reducing the environmental impact of roofing new and existing homes
Reducing the environmental impact of roofing new and existing homes is extremely important to us. We believe that a home should be a positive addition to the planet, not hurt it. Now builders, roofers, and homeowners can take a stand as well by using Carbon Neutral-certified Green River and Black Hawk cedar shakes and shingles. We are proud to walk the "sustainable"-talk when it comes to reducing the impact of our product on the environment.
For your next roofing project, ask for Green River and Black Hawk shakes and shingles.
Reducing Environmental Impact
Green River is leading the way in the roofing industry with our Carbon Neutral Roofing™ certification. The Reserve Collection from Green River and Black Hawk are now carbon neutral. When you use our shakes and shingles, you are reducing the greenhouse gas emissions which accelerate global warming.
- Installing a Green River or Black Hawk cedar shake or shingle, instead of other roofing materials, has on average the same environmental impact as not driving your car for one year.
- We certify that your shakes and shingles are carbon neutral, from forest to rooftop.
Manufacturing/Shipping Details
Global warming greenhouse gas emissions used in the production of The Reserve Collection shakes and shingles are the lowest in the roofing industry, as independently verified by the Athena Institute.
- Pound for pound, wood products use less energy to manufacture than other materials. It takes 5 times more energy to produce cement products, 25 times more to produce steel, and 30 times more energy to produce a pound of plastic.
- Green River uses environmentally clean energy to produce its cedar shakes and shingles. Then we erase what little carbon footprint we've created by planting more trees that will sequester more carbon during their life cycle.
- Cedar shakes and shingles are lightweight. Therefore we can ship up to 4 times the amount of roofing material on one truck than other roofing materials. That means your reducing greenhouse gas emissions just by shipping our lightweight shakes and shingles instead of heavy tiles and asphalt.
Energy Savings
Green River and Black Hawk shakes keep saving you money every year. With insulating "R-values" that are more than twice that of asphalt, concrete and metal, you reduce your annual energy consumption. And that means fewer greenhouse gas emissions every year.
