Company Smart Roof Advantage

Most people we have talked to would choose going "green" in respect to their roofing needs. The real problem has been that most people do not know where or how to begin looking for a green roofing contractor. Many companies claim being "green", but what does that really mean?

The EPA estimates that over 136 million tons of building-related trash from construction and demolition projects are sent to landfills every year, amounting to 2.8 pounds per person per day. Of this material, between 1 percent and 10 percent are asphalt roofing materials.

According to the National Roofing Contractors Association, "Every year, an estimated nine million tons of asphalt roofing waste ends up in our nation's landfills — at a cost of more than $400 million in disposal fees alone. Yet most manufacturing and tear-off waste from asphalt shingles and roll roofing can be economically and effectively recycled into asphalt pavement for roads and highways."

Landfill space and virgin resources are conserved, and jobs created when consumers choose products made from recycled materials. These eco-friendly options also consume up to 95 percent less energy than materials made from virgin materials and promote a significant reduction in water usage and air pollution created.

Many roofing contractors have started to jump aboard the green building movement and are making claims to being a eco-friendly roofing company solely based on carrying of such materials as metal or recycled roofing products. Others make pledges to do something in the future, meaning not today.

Element Smart Roofing was created to make it easy for the customer to get the most "green" for their buck. None of the below measures, singularly, will be considered a breakthrough in "green" contracting, but as a whole go a long way in setting the standard in the industry.

  • Eco Audit shows the environmental benefits - savings in trees, water, energy, solid waste, and greenhouse gases - of using post-consumer recycled paper instead of virgin paper on all of our paper collateral.
  • 70% Digital Workflow
  • Recycling 90-95% of All Roof Waste (No Landfills!)
  • Roof Recyclers Assocciation Certified
  • Installers of Recycled, Energy Star rated and LEED's Credit Approved Products.
  • Unique Partnerships and memberships with many green companies and associations.
  • Office recycling program.
  • Eco-Logical Roof treatments
  • Solar Products (Photovoltaic Membranes, Panels, Skylight Tubes, Air Vents)
    Coming Soon!: Hybrid and Bio-Diesel Vehicles
    We take green building very seriously and as new technologies emerge and we grow, this list will keep growing until someday we can claim to be a zero energy company...now that's smart!