If you've noticed a white, powdery substance on a surface in your home, you may accidentally mistake it for mold at first. However, upon closer inspection, you'll see that it's something else: ...

However, upon closer inspection, you'll see that it's something else: efflorescence. Efflorescence is what that white powder on your walls really is -- it can appear on a surface wherever moisture ...

A green or living roof is a flat or low pitched roof with a layer of planting over the waterproofing membrane. The layers of soil and planting provide insulation to the roof along with protection to ...

A concrete tile roof is a lower-cost alternative to traditional clay tiling. It’s made from mixing sand, cement, water, and iron oxide, then shaping and heating the materials to form tiles.

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Leonardo David is a writer and energy consultant who has worked on projects funded by the Inter-American Development Bank. An electromechanical engineer, he has written about solar energy and the ...

SunTegra offers affordable solar shingles and tiles installed directly over your current roof. Its solar shingles are installed in large sheets over composite shingles, while its tiles are ...

Rising interest rates are keeping people in their houses for longer, increasing the appeal of roofing companies. Roofing demands persist due to maintenance needs, making roofing stocks less cyclical.

A German company has debuted a new photovoltaic roofing tile that could help change how homes around the world are powered. While solar tiles were already an option, Paxos focused on tiling that could ...

An Iligan-based startup company is aiming to convert tons of single-use plastic wastes into roofing tiles that can tackle the problem of pollution and at the same time, provide materials to modular ...