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ABSTRACT Land use, vegetation, albedo, and soil-type data are combined in a global model that accounts for roofs and roads at near their actual resolution to quantify the effects of urban surface and white roofs on climate. In 2005, ;0.128%… Read More

“It’s not so unusual. Right after the first couple sunny spring days you get a call. The owner complains his roof is leaking but it hasn’t rained for a week. You investigate. It is not a roof leak. It is… Read More

“It’s not so unusual. Right after the first couple sunny spring days you get a call. The owner complains his roof is leaking but it hasn’t rained for a week. You investigate. It is not a roof leak. It is… Read More

The start of the new year marked an important date for many commercial roofers that significantly will impact how their jobs are completed.  

The San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) oversees seven public high school facilities just outside of San Francisco, Calif. In an effort to lower its $1.1 million annual electricity bill, the district sought to install photovoltaic (PV) panels on… Read More

Good roofing practice has always been to tear off an existing roof to the deck and replace it with new material, but that is beginning to change. The time has come in which tearing off and older roof may not… Read More

Onondaga County sought to evaluate the energy and water retention performance of green or vegetative roofing systems relative to other conventional and energy-efficient roofing systems. A major roof replacement project on multiple buildings at the Jamesville Correctional Facility offered the… Read More

This paper described results from two sets of 20-yr global simulations under different model conditions to examine (i) the effects of urban surfaces (roofs and impervious ground surfaces, termed roads) and (ii) converting roofs to white roofs on global climate…. Read More

“New volatile organic compound (VOC) regulation implementation scheduled for Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and the District of Columbia will not go into effect this year as expected. VOCs found in roofing sealants and adhesives are regulated by the Environmental Protection… Read More

During a recent visit to Penn State University, University Park, Pa., President Obama introduces the Better Buildings Initiative – a multipronged effort designed to make commercial buildings 20 percent more energy-efficient during the next decade.