The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design Lives Up to its Name
The Kendeda Building is engineered to produce more energy than it consumes and capture rainwater for collection in an underground cistern for reuse. Photo: Jonathan…
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The Calcaire House Meets Strict Energy Codes — and Does it in Style
The residential compound is made up of five interconnected buildings and features both gabled standing seam metal roofs and low-slope TPO roofs. Photos: S-5! The…
Installing Tubular Skylights on Cement and Clay Tile Roofs
Elite Solar Systems installed six tubular skylights and solar-powered attic fans, incorporating them into the existing tile roof of this 3,900-square-foot Gilbert home. Photos: Elite…
Skylight Design Lets Glass Take the Spotlight
Good skylight design and project integration can mean a product not only provides light and possible ventilation — it also can make a statement as…
A Talented Team and the Right Products Secure Massive 1.32 MW Solar Array
Replacements, Ltd.’s facility in in Greensboro, North Carolina, is topped by a 200,000-square-foot array of photovoltaic panels. Photos: S-5! Replacements Ltd., based in Greensboro, North…
GAF Energy Aims to Transform the Residential Solar Industry
Photo: GAF Energy Earlier this year, Standard Industries launched GAF Energy, a new company with a lofty goal: revolutionizing residential rooftop solar. Working in tandem…
Projects: Office and Warehouse
BMC ISSAQUAH, ISSAQUAH, WASH. Team Roofing Contractor: Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal, Kent, Wash. Project Foreman: Rudy Sanchez Roof Materials Because of the steep slope…
Projects: Offices/Manufacturing
Accident Fund Holdings Inc. Headquarters, Lansing, Mich. Team Roofing Contractor: Bloom Roofing, Brighton, Mich. Construction Manager: The Christman Co., Lansing Architect of Record: HOK, St….
Nashville, Tenn., Begins Revitalization of Its City Center with a New Convention Space that Features a Truly Unique Roof
It isn’t often that a nightmare becomes a pleasant reality. Andy Baker, vice president of Raleigh, N.C.- based Baker Roofing, recalls the year he spent…