Posts in Category ‘Sustainable Roofing’

Cool Roofing Beats Summer Heat

Cool Roofing Solutions for the Summertime Heat White Roofs Keep Buildings Cooler Cool roofing beats summer heat. Eco-friendly roofing materials are not a fad. White, or reflective, roofs have been in use for the past 20 years. Commonly referred to as “cool roofing”, they have been designed to reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat than…

What is Leed Certification?

What is Leed Certification? LEED Certification is increasingly popular in the Construction Industry. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as an objective certification program, intended to promote eco-friendly methods of construction. LEED certifies buildings that score high on a standardized scoring model…

Rain Water Harvesting

Rain water harvesting is a process of collecting and storing rainwater that falls on a catchment surface (typically a roof, although other external surfaces could be suitable) for use separate from the main water supply. This reduces demand on the public supply, offers some resilience from local supply problems and reduces the amount of energy…

Green Versus Sustainable: What’s the Difference?

At Joseph David Roofing, we love to read about new roofing technologies and the growing shift toward green and sustainable buildings. Many people use the words “green” and “sustainable” interchangeably, but there are important differences between the two categories. A building is green when it helps reduce the footprint it leaves on the natural environment…

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