A Silicon Valley startup aims to disrupt roofing, and has raised money to do just that. Roofr, which aims to disintermediate roofing through aerial photography and algorithms, has graduated the Y Combinator startup accelerator in … Read more
Solar installers and wind turbine technicians are in high demand as the appetite for renewable energy grows. According to Clean Technica, those two occupations are about as hot as it gets. The site reports: According … Read more
Do you want solar power with that new roof? The world’s largest roofing company thinks an awful lot of homeowners will answer yes to that question. Standard Industry has launched GAF Energy aimed at driving … Read more
Just how many property owners have installed solar panels? No one knows the precise answer—yet. But Stanford University scientists hope to change that using a combination of imagery from space and machine learning. According to … Read more
California has become the first state to require solar panels for new houses. The state’s Building Standards Commission signed off on the new requirement last week. The new rules will go into effect in 2020 … Read more
The sunshine state is ready for a solar explosion. The price of photovoltaic panels is dropping and so is the cost of installation. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in a recent study, notes that Florida … Read more
There may be no better time to go solar, thanks to increasing adoption, falling prices and tax issues. Check this july winner That’s what Don Moreland, a past chairman of the Georgia Solar Association, has … Read more
To see the future of the roofing industry, maybe it’s time to look to the sky. That’s the premise of a recent article at the Builder website. According to the article, drones may just be … Read more
Researchers at UCLA have set a record for efficiency with a new kind of solar cell. It’s the type of research that could ultimately make its way to roofing materials. According to ScienceDaily, researchers made … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now expects a “below normal” hurricane season, thanks to El Nino. That could be a blessing for those forced to make roof repairs by last year’s tough season. USA … Read more