Your roof is one of the most ignored parts of your building, right from the materials used to maintenance and care. It’s only when you face problems such as leakage or damage that you pay attention to it.
Roofing materials, and their manufacturing, transportation, deployment and waste have a huge impact on the environment. Materials such as tiles, concrete and asphalt, metal and PVC contribute to carbon emissions, dust, noise and contamination at all stages of their use. These materials need to be replaced often as they get damaged, or they go out of fashion. Many of them are not biodegradable and can last for hundreds of years in landfills.
Earlier, the use of asbestos roofing caused major health risks and contamination of soil, air and water. Other materials such as fiberglass, coal-tar, asphalt or PVC damage air, soil and water during their manufacturing, transportation and disposal.
Leave a Reply