The article will introduce green metal roofing for sale to you. We have already covered the question of planting grass on your roof. In this case we use the term green to imply eco-friendly approach to nature, to living, to people.
Being environmentally friendly is becoming an increasingly important component of construction. You can see the term used in most qualitative types of materials and jobs. And there is a good reason for this. Any construction has its impact on nature: starting from emitting gases or substances, posing threat to the soil and air by construction debris, usage of harmful materials and indecent way of installation overall. This could never happen when you use green sheet metal roofing from Roof Experts as we are committed to go as environmentally friendly as possible. Let’s discuss in detail this idea of being green in roofing industry.
One might wonder why this material is seen as green metal roofing material. Now how is that for a fact: metal proved to be the most environmentally safe roofing system. Come to think of the information that metal panels are 100% biodegradable and are usually produced with a no less than 25% of recycled material. The proportion depends on the kind of metal.
Metal roofs do not emit harmful substances and unpleasant odors
So environmentally-speaking, it is only right to pay special attention to the selection of suppliers, the use of modern certified and environmentally friendly raw materials that save energy.
All kinds of metal roof panels fall within the definition of green metal roofing panels. They do not rot, tear, fracture, break off or deform (unlike lots of other solutions like asphalt shingles, for example). Metal panels are also resistible to insect or animal invasion and can withstand severe weather conditions like snow, ice and hail. Metal coverings do not emit harmful substances and unpleasant odors.
Moreover, if you want to further explore the eco friendliness of metal roofs, you would be pleased to learn that they’re ideal for those who want to collect rainwater from their roofs to water gardens (or for household uses). For those caring about nature we also have the fact that we use bio-based nature-safe coating (BT). And not only that. Standing seam metal panels wonderfully serve as the foundation for thin-film photovoltaic panels, too.
Another benefit is that while having very low lifecycle cost, the metal coverings require almost zero maintenance.
Green metal roofing prices vary greatly depending on the kind of material. You can easily get a metal roof estimation by filling the form on our site. But just to give you the idea expect to pay from $5.50 – $6.50 / sq.f. for an economical metal tile solution up to $12.00 – $20.00 /sq.f. for standing seam metal roof and metal façade installed. The price is based not only on the metal itself, but on many factors such a labor cost, difficulty of the project, finish, underlayment and panel design.
So, as you can see that metal is indeed greenest roofing material. It is made of one 100% natural biodegradable recycled material content; it can last for decades and can be easily reused. However, because metal coverings life is so long, the questions of replacement does not arise, which means less waste in the long run.
