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Euroshield Eco-Friendly Roof Shingles Made from Recycled Tires

Euroshield Eco-Friendly Roof Shingles Made from Recycled Tires

These recycled rubber roof shingles from Euroshield are an economic as well as environmentally responsible green building material. Made from 75% recycled materials, they’re designed to replicate

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Nashville Musician Re-Uses Vinyl Records as Roof Shingles

Nashville Musician Re-Uses Vinyl Records as Roof Shingles

According to Jazz.com, Nashville-based musician Matt Glassmeyer has been known to create his own instruments. This time, however, Matt has fashioned a roof for his porch using 350 damaged records. In lieu

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Clay Birdhouse Shingles Turn Your Roof Into a Roost

Clay Birdhouse Shingles Turn Your Roof Into a Roost

Don’t have cash for rooftop solar panels but still want a green roof? Dutch designer Klaas Kuiken has a solution: rooftop tile birdhouses. Kuiken explains, “Nowadays birds are not welcome

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WWF Completes Third Largest Green Roof in Washington D.C.

WWF Completes Third Largest Green Roof in Washington D.C.

The recently finished green roof atop the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) headquarters in Washington, D.C. is the third largest in the nation’s capitol. The project involved replacing the original 24 year-old

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SYDNEY PLANS TO GREEN THE CITY’S ROOFS

SYDNEY PLANS TO GREEN THE CITY’S ROOFS

If Sydney-based architect Tone Wheeler gets his way, the Australian metropolis will soon be sporting brand-new rooftop playgrounds and open space areas as a means to green the city. How? By greening every

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