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Associates Enjoy New Office Green Roof

A Xero Flor Green Roof System has been installed at MetroTop Plaza. 

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Part Ship, Part House: Cladding Helps Contemporary Art Installation Project...

Philadelphia architectural firm Austin+Mergold won top honors for its part ship, part house large-scale art installation.

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On the Shore: Historic Hotel at Famous Lakeside Theme Park Gets New Roof

Theme parks generally rely on off-season time to do major renovations, including roofing projects. 

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Blending In: Metal Roof Panels Provide Residential Look for New Neighborhood...

Construction of the new Beverly Farms Elementary School in Potomac, Md., was part of Montgomery County Public Schools ongoing revitalization/expansion program. 

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Phasing in Neighborhood Developments

A Milwaukee project team has few precedents to follow when achieving one of the rarer LEED certifications.

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Twice the Size and Half the Footprint

The performance of a renovated house in Virginia dwarfs its predecessor, despite adding space to meet the owner’s needs.

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Urban Development and Sustainability

The best way to effect the most sustainable good is to focus on the places where the largest amounts of energy are being used.

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Shaking It Up

After almost a quarter of a century with wood shingles overhead, the Butler family decided to shake up its roof.

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Back on Track

The venerable Coxe Cage field house at Yale University remains an integral part of the school’s track and field history thanks to the building’s new metal roof.

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Switching to Shake: Condo Community Swaps Cedar for Polymer Shake Roofing Tiles

What helps protect the Dakotas at Arrowhead Townhome Association from massive amounts of snow? 

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Collegiate Canopy: New University of Louisville Soccer Stadium Sports...

The University of Louisville men’s and women’s soccer teams have moved into the largest collegiate soccer venue in the country, sporting a 4,000-square-foot PTFE fiberglass canopy roof over the...

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Standing Out: Historic St. Paul’s Cathedral Highlighted by Fire Brick Red Roof

The heavily-damaged St. Paul’s Cathedral and Parish House finally have new, long-lasting polymer roofs overhead.

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Keeping History Alive: Manufacturer Donation Helps Preserve Buildings on...

Drexel Metals’ generosity will help ensure future generations can experience historical Doylestown, Pa., and the Mercer Museum. 

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Not Your Garden-Variety Feature

 If you’ve seen our Other Uses for Product Samples video series, then you know all about how we’ve found ways products can be used for things other than their intended purpose.  

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Sustainable Star Gazing

Roofing choices play a key role in an education center, and its observatory, earning LEED Platinum.

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The Power to Save Lives

This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, completed the construction of a solar power project to provide 61 percent of its energy needs to the building.

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A Sunny Outlook: Large-Scale Solar Installation Produces Clean Energy for ATI...

 As of October, ATI Decorative Laminates is offsetting half of its power consumption with renewable energy.  

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Net-Zero Energy Military Installation Achieves Mission Impossible

Through private financing – the hot trend, and nearly only route, for implementing energy conservation measures – reducing energy spend and shrinking the environmental footprint of federal real estate...

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Serene Sustainability: Hawaii Resort Incorporates Native Elements into Unique...

Honolulu Roofing Company recently completed the installation of a sustainable green roof at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. 

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Roof Renovation on International School

In taking on the design and administration of a rooftop renovation project for the United Nation’s International School in Manhattan, the team at Bone/Levine Architects wanted to honor the school’s...

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