Going Green
SOPREMA® Donates $5,000 to Arbor Day Foundation on Behalf of Contractor Who Used Tree Inspired Smog-Reducing Granules
Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing of Texas used SOPREMA’s smog-reducing ECO3 granule surfaced roofing membranes on an airport terminal. SOPREMA®, Inc., a leading manufacturer of sustainable solutions in the building envelope fields, announced today, on Arbor Day, the donation of $5,000 to the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of Chamberlin Roofing and ...
The Future is Fungi
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Converting waste streams into value streams one mushroom at a time. Joanne Rodriguez is the CEO of Mycocycle™, a company she founded two and a half years ago to address the problem of waste in the roofing industry. Through the process of bioremediation, Mycocycle diverts ...
Earth Day 2021: 8+ Million Pounds of Waste Recycled at DaVinci Roofscapes
Net zero landfill scrap achieved. Marking the company’s ninth year of dedicated recycling efforts, DaVinci Roofscapes has now reprocessed more than 8,000,000 pounds of polymer scrap materials. The announcement comes in conjunction with Earth Day 2021, a focus on restoring our earth. “In 2020 alone we reprocessed more than 1.1 million pounds ...
This April a Tree Will be Planted for Every Leap into Digital New Customer
By Leap. Celebrate Earth Day by switching to sustainable options and contributing to global reforestation! Part of Leap’s core values have been to make the sustainable transition to go digital and save paper. Being a software company that helps contractors go digital, you know they had to go big ...
GAF Manufactures Industry's First Asphalt Shingles Containing Recycled Waste Shingles
This breakthrough represents an important milestone in delivering more sustainable, affordable roofing materials. GAF, a Standard Industries company and the largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, announced a new patented shingle recycling process that has successfully produced the industry's first asphalt roofing shingles containing recycled material from post-consumer and ...
How the EC3 Tool Reduces Carbon in Construction
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. This sustainable solution helps the construction industry choose the best materials for their project and the Earth by promoting transparency in business practices. According to the carbon leadership forum, the building sector contributes approximately 30% of all global carbon emissions, with at least 8% ...
SOPREMA® Introduces Toundra Box: The All-in-One Modular Pre-Vegetated System
Factory-made from 100% recycled polypropylene, the modules are light, can hold a large volume of water and offer excellent wind uplift resistance properties. SOPREMA®, Inc., has released the SOPRANATURE® TOUNDRA BOX just in time for spring. This all-in-one modular pre‑vegetated system is composed of a module containing a filter cloth that ...
