Sustainable Roof Finishes

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Sustainable roof finishes.

Fenner group manager existing stores construction building envelope target corporation. Of course that assumes the roofing comes from sustainably harvested sources. Wood shakes and shingles are arguably the most and perhaps only sustainable roofing materials because wood is a sustainable resource. Green roofs can reduce outside sound penetration by 40 60 decibels.

Shakes and shingles are fairly energy intensive to produce and are only moderately durable much less than slate and clay tile. Cool roof rating council. In addition a green home design reduces the amount of rainwater runoff offers you home additional cooling and insulation and above all its natural beauty supplements the appearance of your house. Increased home value increased efficiency means an increase in property value.

Tar and gravel roofs are the least sustainable roofing material on this list. For this reason a living roof can help with home sales lease outs and lower tenant turnover. Planting a green roof has numerous benefits especially in urban areas since it helps to moderate the heat effect and it cleanses the air. In addition green roofs are a marker of the popular green building movement.

The most widely recognized definition of a sustainable roof system comes from the proceedings of the sustainable low slope roofing workshop held at the oak ridge national laboratory in october 1996. They are dangerous to install can cause adverse health effects to those in close proximity during install and the fumes put off but the roofing material promote smog.