An industry of tree huggers | As I was saying ...Bill Good
We've all heard the story, or variations of it, dozens of times:
A roofing contractor is invited to a party. The hostess greets him
and strikes up a conversation. Inevitably, she asks what kind of
work he does. When he tells her, she immediately checks the carpet
to be sure he hasn't tracked in anything from the roof.
Well, we've come a long way in changing such perceptions. That
same contractor now provides a unique service—installation of
a product that often conserves energy, reduces ambient temperature,
mitigates storm-water runoff and enables recycled products to be
put to good use. And more often than not, his shoes are clean at
the day's end.
The fact we've outlived social carpet-checking is not, by
itself, that important. What is important is we're at the forefront
of an incredible transformation of our industry. We now can
position ourselves as experts about energy conservation and the
environment. We can help homeowners and building owners save
energy—and money—every day and explain to them why a
quality roof system matters.
We can be resources for architects, specification writers, roof
system designers and government officials interested in recycling
and sustainability. We can, and should, know which roofing
materials use recycled materials, which can be recycled, which can
be maintained over time and which can contribute to the...
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