Roof Monitor January Round-Up: News in Roofing, Architecture, Weather, and Technology

Aphoto_blog_12 resort in Hawaii has added a new green roof that’s as beautiful as it is sustainable, via RoofingContractor.com.

AccuWeather.com offers an in-depth synopsis of the last year’s weather, noting record-breaking snowfalls, historic hurricanes, a breathtaking aurora, and more.

Weather.com takes a look at the 14 events that defined 2014’s weather.

Radio frequency radiation poses a serious risk to roofers, argues NRCA’s Harry Dietz in Professional Roofing Magazine.

It’s time to reconsider how we design prisons, via New York Times Magazine.

A deeper shade of green: one New York-based architecture firm is chasing sustainability by growing its own building materials, via Venture Beat.

Roofing Magazine reports that 179D and other tax deductions have been extended.

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The Port of San Diego incorporates solar power into its energy and roofing solutions.

Photo by Port of San Diego, via Flickr with Creative Commons License

Posted on: January 10, 2015