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JM Cheers on Climate Scientist as She Traverses Greenland
By Johns Manville. Franzi Heim, daughter of longtime Johns Manville employee goes on expedition to collect important climate data. Frani Heim took off on an adventure to one of the coldest and loneliest places on Earth last April. The journey is 500 miles over 45 days, where the ...
Sustainable Products Win This Company More Than One Kind of Green
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Malarkey’s sustainability makes it a prized acquisition for other green brands looking to lead the industry in performance and sustainability. At Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW) show Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Malarkey Roofing Product’s Rene Williams to discuss what is new ...
Why Green Roofs are Better for Cities
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A rooftop garden is more than just a beautiful oasis for city dwellers to escape all of the concrete, it is actually better for the city as a whole. Rooftop gardens might seem like a superfluous luxury in the city, but contrary to ...
NASA Turns its Eyes to the Roof for Ways to Beat the City Heat
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. With urban heat as a growing issue in cities, NASA researchers look into the efficacy of green roofs as a solution. It is summertime in the city, and while plenty of us are rejoicing in the sunny weather, we are also lamenting that there ...
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint – How Hunter Panels Reduces Impact
By Hunter Panels. Learn what exactly a carbon footprint is and where the roofing industry fits in. What is a carbon footprint and why does it matter? A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by people’s actions. Pollutants that are included in these calculations ...
Solar Mounting is Going Off the Rails
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Learn the advantages of rail-less solar mounting and discover why homeowners and contractors alike are choosing to mount directly to their metal roofs. Rails have been the conventional choice when it comes to attaching solar modules to metal rooftops. When interest in mounting solar PV ...
How Sustainable PVC Membranes Can Be
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. IB roof makes it easy to see when IB PVC reflective membranes will become carbon-neutral in each state. Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with brothers Jason and Shawn Stanley of IB Roof Systems™ in a Roofing Road Trips episode to talk about the future of ...
One Million Trees' Worth of Smog-fighting Capacity Installed on Roofs Using Malarkey Roofing Products' Shingles
3M™ Smog-reducing Granules, integrated into Malarkey roofing shingles, remove smog gases from the air with the same effect as trees. Since the launch of the world's first smog-reducing shingle, Malarkey Roofing Products has provided the industry with enough roofing materials to protect more than 400,000 roofs. Because each roof has the ...
ICP Receives ASC Innovation Award for Spray Foam That Meets Changing Environmental Regulations
Products using HFO blowing agents are helping phase out high Global Warming Potential (GWP) counterparts; ICP is proud to engineer climate-friendly options that outperform. ICP Building Solutions was named second runner-up in the 2022 Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) Innovation Awards Program. The award was recently presented at the 2022 World ...
Preserving Earth With Carbon-negative Technology
By LP Building Solutions. LP® SmartSide® Trim and Siding unveils the product’s Environmental Product Declaration. LP Building Solutions is committed to Building a Better World, which means providing customers with sustainable solutions by manufacturing environmentally responsible products. Products like LP SmartSide Trim and Siding represent more than just a ...
