The start of a new year signals the beginning of many resolutions, but it can also be the perfect time for you to give your home a fresh start, paying particular attention to your roof. After all, your roof is tasked with protecting your home from the elements and basically every other threat out there. Getting a new roof is great but working with a green roofer to do so, taking into consideration how your home affects the environment, is even better.
What can you expect from a green roofer?
For starters, not all contractors can call themselves green roofers. To boast of being a green roofer means meeting certain requirements, after all, and not just simply installing green roofing options. Offering green roofing products is one of the signs of a green roofer but to be truly called one, a contractor also has to:
• Support overall sustainability measures in their business;
• Complete approved Green Roofer training programs;
• Recycle in their office and at job sites;
• Transport old asphalt shingles and other materials removed during a job to a recycling facility; and
• Report recycling totals to the Certified Green Roofer program.
The Benefits of Hiring a Green Roofer
Hiring a green roofer means you also get to apply their green principles. For instance, a green roofer makes it possible for you to do your bit for the environment by making use of recycling programs in place. Tons of old asphalt shingles are removed from roofs every year, accounting for about 40% of the volume in landfills all over the United States. When you replace your asphalt shingle roof through a green roofer, your old shingles can be recycled, ground up and turned into paving material.
As a green roofer will also be offering green roofing options, they can also help you improve energy efficiency in your home, allowing you to make wiser use of electricity. This helps the environment by helping reduce strain on the grid but will also benefit you by letting you save on your energy bill every month.
Looking to refresh your roof but don’t want a full replacement? Head on over to Part 2 to learn more about roof coatings and what they can do for you.