green roof

Incredible new green museum set to open in San Francisco this fall.

In such a tough real estate market, eco-friendly and sustainable metal roofing can help sell homes by differentiating them from a neighborhood full of cookie cutter look-a-likes.  Metal roofing is attractive as well as energy-efficient, and most systems have lifetime warranties that are transferrable to the next owner.

This amazing architecture is situated in Singapore at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University. It’s a 5 story facility with an all glass façade to provide a high performance building envelope that reduces solar gain and heat load while allowing the benefits of natural views and daylight into creative spaces.

DIY green roof in Brooklyn

Sci-Fi legend blesses plan for community gardens, farmers’ market, green roofs, festival, renewable energy and a new green technology center named after the acclaimed writer. Bradbury grew up in Waukegan, IL, and immortalized it in stories as "Green Town," a lush and inviting place. Over time, population growth, sprawl and deterioration took its toll. Now, a green rebirth is being launched.

This is a great article that discusses eco-friendly alternatives for residential roofing. I was really surprised at the aluminum and steel roofing information.