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Sustainable Roofing

Shining a Light on Daylighting

If you’re not sure daylighting is important for roofing contractors, try this quick test.

August 12, 2013

Does your company’s website include a section on daylighting? If not, you may be missing out on one of the fastest-growing trends in both commercial and residential roofing.

Bringing New Light to School

Rachel French

July 1, 2013

When a middle school in Kentucky opens in the fall, green products and design techniques intend to revolutionize the new environment for the expected 610 new students.

Turning Green into the Black

Jim Hoff

May 13, 2013

Learn how to turn green practice into green profit for your business.

Parking Structures: A Forgotten Sustainable Haven

April 23, 2013

Implementing design elements like electric lighting, equipment and daylighting provides for immense potential energy savings.

Prismatic Daylighting Solution

Sunoptics

December 5, 2012

Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces the LightFlex™ system, a high performance prismatic daylighting solution for suspended-ceiling applications from Sunoptics.

Firestone SunWave SMRT™ (Solar Motion Response Technology) Daylighting System is a premium daylighting solution for the commercial roofing industry, providing better performance and sustained savings.

Content Is King: Upcoming Webinars

Chris King

February 8, 2012

Our next ARW University Webinar is “The Energy Savings Value of High Performance Toplighting: Daylighting with Skylights,” and it will take place Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Commercial Daylighting: Thermal Loss Vs. Electrical Energy Savings

Grant Grable

September 30, 2011

Daylighting is the use of natural light as a main illumination source from a myriad of glazing devices in both vertical and horizontal positions within a building.

Open Up to Sustainable Design

Mark Albertine

September 8, 2011

Imagine a shopping mall that doesn’t need air conditioning, even in the height of summer; a restaurant patio that can stay open year-round; or a beautiful office atrium that’s open to sunny skies with a soaring glazed roof that opens when the weather’s nice - but closes up at the first sign of rain.

Pearl of Wisdom

Derrick Teal

July 20, 2011

Solaleya Design first introduced its Domespace house to the U.S. market in 2007. The design, utilizing a motor to rotate the entire structure relative to the sun to increase or decrease solar collection, was intended to dramatically reduce energy consumption versus traditional housing.