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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.
Jim Hoff
Jim Hoff
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.
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Membranes

Putting Membranes to the Test

A Comparison of Methods for Predicting Long-Term Performance of Commercial Roofing Membranes
Kim Deaton Nate Martin
June 1, 2013
The artificial weathering performance of commercial roofing membranes has been a vital characteristic to measure and evaluate in regard to predicting long-term field performance.
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bridgestone

High-Tech Tech Center

Bridgestone Americas Technical Center Showcases Green Design
Chris King
November 21, 2012

 When Bridgestone Americas, Inc., designed its new tech center in Akron, Ohio, the company had a lot to live up to. After all, the site has been a center of innovation for more than a century, ever since Harvey S. Firestone founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company there in 1900.  


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LCA

Life Cycle Analysis

ERA Invests in LCA to Assess the Environmental Impact of EPDM
Louisa Hart
November 19, 2012

Choosing a sustainable roofing system presents architects, building owners and specifiers with increasingly complicated decisions — changing government regulations, a proliferation of “green” products, and variations in roof color must all be weighed against cost considerations and design requirements. 


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