Sustainable Roof Finishes

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Sustainable roof finishes.

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. While the gravel can be reused when the roof is removed the rest is waste.

Planting a green roof has numerous benefits especially in urban areas since it helps to moderate the heat effect and it cleanses the air. Increased home value increased efficiency means an increase in property value. Wood shakes and shingles are arguably the most and perhaps only sustainable roofing materials because wood is a sustainable resource. Sika sarnafil a division of sika corporation.

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. 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. 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. Of course that assumes the roofing comes from sustainably harvested sources.

A roofing system that is designed constructed maintained rehabilitated and demolished with an emphasis throughout its life cycle on using natural resources efficiently and preserving the. Tar and gravel roofs are the least sustainable roofing material on this list.