"Most homeowners replace their roof only once," they say, the roofing industry, that is. It's a laughable − yet serious − thing to say to longtime homeowners routinely buffeted by severe storms in ...

There are many issues that can eventually lead to needing a roof replacement; curling shingles are one of them. Here's what ...

About 75% of the roofs in North America are covered with some kind of asphalt shingles. That’s a testament to the fact that asphalt offers a good compromise between attractive appearance, ease of ...

Dear EarthTalk: My roof needs replacing and I’m also thinking about getting solar panels. Do solar shingles make sense or are they still too newfangled to trust? – Peter. H., Boston, MA Going solar is ...

Eight years ago I was in the middle of a roof replacement project on my own home. My 30-year warranted asphalt shingles looked like they were 50 years old. They were curled, large patches of felt ...

Dow Chemical said Thursday it has bought solar startup NuvoSun, which developed a thin film technology that Dow will use for its solar roof. The company has since expanded the sales of the solar ...

In the early 1990s, the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Transportation wanted to find out if shingles could be used for more than putting roofing on houses. Laboratory and ...

Long before Green Bay became known for its outstanding professional football team, the city was the capital of the shingles industry. A man from Green Bay called the "shingle king" was the owner of ...

Asphalt naturally repels water. It's a readily available commodity as long as we continue to use petroleum. Asphalt is a by-product of refining crude oil; it's what's left over after the ...