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Targeting Sustainability: Contractor and Manufacturer Collaborate to Recycle

Imperial Roof Systems Receives Recycling Project of the Year Award From Sika Sarnafil

Samantha Meux

October 29, 2013

Sika Sarnafil has long been committed to environmentally friendly building construction and practices.

Content Is King: Free Best of Success Webinar on Recycling

Chris King

October 9, 2012

ARW’s sister publication, Roofing Contractor, will hold a free webinar for roofing contractors onOct. 17 titled “Recycle Your Way to Profits.”

Your Green Roofing Partner

August 20, 2012

With this month’s Roofing Contractor focus on distribution and the supply chain, I thought it would be important to talk about how your local distributor can be an important partner in building a successful and sustainable roofing business.

Contributed by Structura Inc.

Contemporary Art

One of Austin’s greatest artistic and historical landmarks undergoes a transformation on a nonprofit budget.

June 27, 2012

Arthouse at the Jones Center, one of Austin’s greatest artistic and historical landmarks, recently underwent a refurbishment, restoration and addition process.

The Steel Deal

Robert Warr

May 8, 2012

Building a high-performance building envelope with cold-formed steel framing.

Sustainable Roofing: Summing Up Sustainability With RoofPoint

Jim Hoff

February 1, 2012

Every year in the United States more than 3 billion square feet of nonresidential roofs are installed on new and existing buildings.

EPDM Recycling Is a Sure Thing

April 12, 2011

Energy efficiency, re-use, and recyclability are buzzwords in the roofing industry, and while such terms have a tendency to lose their meaning over time, some in the business take them very seriously. With landfill space at a premium, recycling has become much more than a fad. Instead, it is increasingly providing a cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and easy alternative to skyrocketing waste disposal rates.

On Target

Jayendran Srinivasan

June 10, 2010

The Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, home of the Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team, is now also home to the largest vegetated roof in the state.

EPDM Roof Recycling

George Evanko

April 7, 2010

In just a few short years, recycling EPDM roof membrane has transformed from a nascent concept full of potential into a cost-efficient, environmentally sound reality that is being embraced by roofing professionals on tear-off re-roof projects across the United States and portions of Canada.

Metal Roofs

Chuck Howard

February 3, 2010

Retrofitting flat roofs with sloped metal roofs is a concept that is tailor-made for these declining economic times. Interestingly, of the 40 billion square feet of roofing annually installed in the United States, only a fraction of that amount entails retrofitting roofs with sloped metal systems.