Recycling Asphalt Roof Shingles

By Robert Robillard

Recycling Roof Shingles Asphalt shingles are the most widely used roofing products in the United States.   The most likely reason for this is availability, ease of install, durability and cost. Anyone who has ever worked with asphalt roof shingles knows that its a bear to dispose of them.   They are heavy, bulky and this non-biodegradable…

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CertainTeed Shingles

By Robert Robillard

CertainTeed’s Landmark Solaris Shingle CertainTeed Corporation a major manufacturer is CertainTeed Shingles, asphalt roofing and building materials has added a new line of roof shingles that reportedly repels the rays of the sun. CertainTeed Shingles: The CertainTeed Shinglet line called, Landmark Solaris, uses proprietary reflective granule technology to repel the sun’s rays and lower the…

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Green Roofs Combat Pollution

By Robert Robillard

Green Roofs May Reduce Carbon Planting the rooftops in Detroit would have the same environmental benefit as removing 10,000 SUVs from the road, a new study shows. Michigan State University researchers found that planting vegetation on roofs can store heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The theory that green roofs combat pollution is not a…

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