If you’re looking to upgrade your property’s roof and you’re looking for something that’s as easy on the planet as it is on your budget, here are some options you might like to consider:
Green Roof
This is a unique environmental initiative for improving outdoor air quality while enhancing urban landscapes and communities. A green roof is an alternative roofing concept which can be achieved by growing a low-lying, specifically designed roof garden. Green roofs also absorb solar radiation and carbon dioxide, making them a safer environment for the property's inhabitants, while increasing your home’s market value.
Rubber Shingles
Using the latest technology, plastic bags, rubber tyres and other recycled materials, are transformed into roofing which is durable and long-lasting. Not only are recycled tyre roof shingles considerably lighter and cheaper than the standard roofing materials, they are excellent insulators, can withstand 80 mph winds and can complement your home’s character perfectly.
Recycled Metal Roofing
Metal roofing, otherwise known as a ‘Cool Roof’, is another excellent example of alternative roofing for the environmentally conscious. These steel roofs are a great choice for home owners in hotter climes as they can make a considerable difference to energy bills. And metal roofing naturally repels light rays reducing the overall indoor temperature of the home. The amount of recyclable material in a metal roof can vary considerably according to the product manufacturer, so it’s worth shopping around to find the most eco-conscious solution for you.
Solar Power PV Shingles
Solar shingles, also called photovoltaic shingles, are solar cells which harness the power of the sun without the need for bulky solar panels. Resembling typical asphalt shingles, solar shingles first became commercially available in 2005 and are popular for their aesthetic appeal as well as their functionality.
And a couple of Eco options you possibly hadn’t considered:
In Pernambuco, Brazil, toothpaste tubes are recycled into eco-friendly roof tiles. The aluminium and plastic tubes are crushed by machines, combined with resins and ‘baked’ at high temperatures, to produce light and water-resistant boards and sheets that are used as building materials.
Some forty thousand tiles are manufactured monthly, each one made from 1,000 empty toothpaste tubes. The tiles are highly weather resistant and more cost-effective than tiles made of clay, steel or aluminium. They do not conduct heat and are less noisy than metal in inclement weather!
The UK’s first nappy-recycling plant opened in Birmingham in 2010. Almost three billion disposable nappies end up in landfill sites each year and the plastic from this unlikely source is now transformed into roof tiles, decking and cladding!
Green Roof
This is a unique environmental initiative for improving outdoor air quality while enhancing urban landscapes and communities. A green roof is an alternative roofing concept which can be achieved by growing a low-lying, specifically designed roof garden. Green roofs also absorb solar radiation and carbon dioxide, making them a safer environment for the property's inhabitants, while increasing your home’s market value.
Rubber Shingles
Using the latest technology, plastic bags, rubber tyres and other recycled materials, are transformed into roofing which is durable and long-lasting. Not only are recycled tyre roof shingles considerably lighter and cheaper than the standard roofing materials, they are excellent insulators, can withstand 80 mph winds and can complement your home’s character perfectly.
Recycled Metal Roofing
Metal roofing, otherwise known as a ‘Cool Roof’, is another excellent example of alternative roofing for the environmentally conscious. These steel roofs are a great choice for home owners in hotter climes as they can make a considerable difference to energy bills. And metal roofing naturally repels light rays reducing the overall indoor temperature of the home. The amount of recyclable material in a metal roof can vary considerably according to the product manufacturer, so it’s worth shopping around to find the most eco-conscious solution for you.
Solar Power PV Shingles
Solar shingles, also called photovoltaic shingles, are solar cells which harness the power of the sun without the need for bulky solar panels. Resembling typical asphalt shingles, solar shingles first became commercially available in 2005 and are popular for their aesthetic appeal as well as their functionality.
And a couple of Eco options you possibly hadn’t considered:
In Pernambuco, Brazil, toothpaste tubes are recycled into eco-friendly roof tiles. The aluminium and plastic tubes are crushed by machines, combined with resins and ‘baked’ at high temperatures, to produce light and water-resistant boards and sheets that are used as building materials.
Some forty thousand tiles are manufactured monthly, each one made from 1,000 empty toothpaste tubes. The tiles are highly weather resistant and more cost-effective than tiles made of clay, steel or aluminium. They do not conduct heat and are less noisy than metal in inclement weather!
The UK’s first nappy-recycling plant opened in Birmingham in 2010. Almost three billion disposable nappies end up in landfill sites each year and the plastic from this unlikely source is now transformed into roof tiles, decking and cladding!
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