November 26th, 2007 
Holly I am always on the lookout for new green design products. I found this wonderful roofing product while looking for alternative building materials for my class today. I had to share it with you as it’s really a cool product.
The product is called EcoStar and it’s a US based company that supplies sustainable tiles for your roof. The best part is that they also have a 50 year warranty. Check out there products page and take a look at what there different products look like. I have decided that I really want the house on the main product page, but thats not for this blog. I love the look of wood shingles, they just stand out and complete the look of the home.
Excerpt from website:
Seneca is engineered to meet the need
for a safe, durable alternative to wood
roofing while maintaining the look of
shake. Produced using some of today’s
strongest, most flexible recycled
materials, rubber (EPDM) and plastic
(TPO), Seneca emulates the exact look
of wood shake, yet is durable. Seneca
Shake is available in nine different
colors, offering unique architectural
opportunities.
I like the idea of these tiles as we all need to start looking at our effect on the environment and ways to recycle what we already use. I know this is something I’m going to recommend to my parents who are thinking of redoing the roof on a home they are going to be selling once the market is better. I think this would add a great value and selling point to the home. I’m sure they would also get there money back on this investment.
This site also has other types of tile, not just the wood looking kind. I loved there selection, I just wish they had one’s that looked like clay tiles. Those are my favorite and I want to use them on my own home if I can ever build it.
I would appreciate your thoughts on this post, why not comment?
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Interesting post. I submitted this to digg.
Another alternative for roofing is where they actually plant grass on the roof. This is more for industrial plants and not usually used on homes. I saw an article somewhere on how Ford was doing this to one of their huge car factories.