What is Green Roofing?
It is really pretty simple. Green roofing is about reducing the energy consumption of non-renewable fuels and about producing renewable energy through PV-Solar-electric and Thermal-Solar roof and exterior applied systems. And, its about saving money while helping the planet.
The choices that one may make about roofing material, ventilation, and renewable energy systems can have a profound effect on the amount of coal, natural gas and other non-renewable fuels we burn here in the State of Colorado and across the country. And, as the cost of energy consumed goes up, our efficient use of it and clean production of it acts as a dividend. We are saving more and more money over time and reducing more and more of the green house gases and pollution that harm our environment and our health.
Green roofing is also about resource conservation. There are many excellent field-tested roofing materials available that have high recycled content. Steel and other metals are among those. And, while the industry of recycling old asphalt shingle and cedar shake roofing material is limited here in Colorado and across the USA, there is a growing interest and new opportunities to reuse these roofing products.
The time is now for making thoughtful energy and resource conscious choices about residential and commercial/industrial construction materials. Green roofing materials and systems play a very important part in this process. Thank you for considering 3R Roofing and we look forward to working with you on your Green Roofing project!
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