Articles Tagged with ''recycling''

Inherent in their makeup, metal roofs are sustainable, durable, and last about three times longer than other roofs. They help to trap less heat and cool a building down quicker.

Jennifer Oblock, executive director of Chemical Fabrics and Film Association-Vinyl Roofing Division, will present an article on PVC (vinyl) roof recycling at the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants International Convention & Trade Show in Houston, Texas, on March 4.

Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Roofing, has acquired the rights to technology from recycling partner Asphaltica that will allow the company to recycle asphalt shingle waste, diverting it from landfill and furthering the company’s commitment to creating a circular economy in its production of roofing shingles.

In early November, Owens Corning announced advancements toward its circular economy aspiration through enhanced shingle recycling efforts. The company intends to recycle two million tons of shingles per year in the U.S. by 2030.

Located in historic New Bedford, an old whaling town on the Southern Coast of Massachusetts, Parallel Products of New England recently completed its Duchaine Boulevard project, a center for processing and technology development—on its 130-acre campus for recycling and the production of green energy.

PVC roofing is the only commercial roofing material that is being recycled, at the end of decades of service life, into the feedstock to make new roofing membranes. 

NAIMA announced the results of a recent survey of its members' use of pre- and post-consumer recycled materials used in the production of insulation and acoustical products in 2021.

Lendlease, Rubicon Technologies, Mycocycle, and Rockwood Sustainable Solutions applied mycology to roofing shingles in what is believed to be a first-of-its kind sustainability study, emphasizing the importance of recycling, reuse, and carbon reduction.

Collected glass will be re-used to make Knauf Insulation products.

This is Kingspan’s second of five planned clean up initiatives globally, and the partnership will contribute to an estimated 120 tons of waste to be removed from Marina del Rey by 2025.