Building Management Hawaii August/September - (Page 18)
Roofing
Eco-friendly Metal Roofing
Why metal panels offer significant advantages and adaptability
By Richard Foust
W
hen is a red roof green? When it uses "green"
metal roofing panels, which help support a
sustainable environment.
Considering the heightened interest in and demand for
ecologically sound building materials these days, metal
roofing systems are becoming the design product of choice,
no matter whether the color of the roof is red, brown or blue.
What's So Green About Metal Roofing?
"Green" and "sustainable" are words we all banter
around, but what do they really mean? According
to Middletown Thrall Library's Going Green web
guide, "going green" means "to pursue knowledge
and practices that can lead to more environmentally
friendly and ecologically responsible decisions and
Solar photovoltaic panels easily attach to metal roofing panels.
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