These recycled rubber roof shingles from Euroshield are an economic as well as environmentally responsible green building material. Made from 75% recycled materials, they’re designed to ...

The first synthetic slate tiles—made using a Staroba-developed recycled rubber and plastic formulation called Starloy—were sold in the U.S. in 1996, with EcoStar launched nationwide in 1998. In 2001, ...

Clay tiles are made of sand cast or fire clay and therefore break easily. ... so it’s common to see an entire tile roof with mortar protruding from each individual tile.

I've been around long enough to see if not the birth of rubber roofing, certainly its early, chaotic years. Rubber roofing had all the elements of a good story: innovation, market potential, brutal ...

DULUTH — The Carnegie Library building at 101 W. Second St., remains a valuable and stately local landmark. But, quite frankly, it has seen better days. Many of the structure's terra cotta roof ...

A: No, roof tiles are made of three different materials. They are all fireproof, but they wear differently. Concrete tiles are made of Portland cement, sand and water.