Asphalt Shingle Recycling, The Responsible Choice Relieving Our Landfills Of Unnecessary Waste A challenge we face today as a generation of environmental watch dogs is monitoring what is going into our landfills. Regulations are tightening up and programs are being created to reduce the amount of toxic materials or recyclable waste that is dumped each year. This trend […]
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Is It Acceptable to Have Ponding On My Flat Roof? By Allen Sensel Introduction There is a lot of speculation with older building designs and how their flat roofs have a tendency to collect pools of standing water referred to as ponding. The purpose of this report is to provide clarity for a commonly misunderstood
How Energy Efficient Roofing Systems Help Lower Utility Bills Everyone knows that it can get hot in the Summer. For many people, this leads to high utility bills because the air conditioner needs to be on almost constantly in order to battle the heat. However, there are some things that can help reduce this need
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by Allen Sensel Glass-Matt Roof Protection When putting a low-slope roof together it’s important, as a building owner or engineer, to understand how to control moisture, combat mold, and provide fire protection. Cover-boards offer sufficient roof deck protection that meet these requirement for installing a roof. They can also serve as a purpose for re-covering
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Selecting Worthwhile Components For Weather-Tight Protection by Allen Sensel Today, selecting a new roof system might be as easy as finding the right certified contractor to install it for you. Several questions might come up, like which products and manufacturer to use. Typically, the best approach is to do some thorough research and I’m here to
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Leak Barrier Membrane Let’s face it, Washington is rain prone which can eventually lead to ice dam build-up in the winter and early spring seasons among higher elevation neighborhoods. These homes will succumb to an inch or more snowfall more often than sea-level homes will. A key element in providing a functional roof system is
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Single Ply Roof Systems Are Becoming More Sustainable New flat roofing systems, each with their own specific application purposes, are heading in an environmentally friendly direction, especially since President Obama instituted, “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance,” an executive order (No. 13514) released back in October of 2009. Since then, federal, state, and
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Lets face it, we are all concerned about the environment. Our world’s natural resources are being depleted and we are constantly facing issues with global warming and other environmental hazards. This concern has driven virtually every industry on the planet to strive to develop environmentally friendly products. Green building as we call it has become
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