University Of Wisconsin Roof Shingle From Recycled Glass

Commercial roofing that is not residential such as no membrane roofs etc.

University of wisconsin roof shingle from recycled glass.

Highway engineers have investigated use of shingles that are recycled into an additive for hot mix asphalt to build or repair roads. Sawyer road oconomowoc wi 53066 phone. Wisconsin environmental management division. If donations exceed and continue past the goal shumaker said she would love to carry on the project s intent and continue to build additional roofs on st.

Ras or recycled asphalt shingles refers to roofing shingles that have been shredded and ground to a specific size for use in road construction. While the water you collect is generally safe for ornamental gardens washing cars and other outdoor. Buildings located within national parks should not only complement their surroundings in terms of aesthetics they should be constructed and managed in ways that minimize environmental impacts. An estimated 247 000 tons of asphalt shingles were landfilled in wisconsin in 2009.

Dane bradford lives in billings montana and is president of bradford roof management inc a 75 year old commercial and industrial roof contracting and roof consulting firm. Recycling shingles has many benefits especially when the price of oil and virgin asphalt is high. Casey lamensky wisconsin gov 608 267. Recycle plastic and rubber roofing shingles.

Wisconsin shingle recyclers. The national park service s nps commitment to sustainability extends to buildings and other structures as described in the nps sustainable building implementation plan sbip. Rain barrels are a great way to capture rain water. Garbage scrap metal tin or aluminum cellophane strips wood sub roofing materials and other items from the shingles that are getting recycled must be removed or the 46 ton waste disposal fee will be charged for the entire load.

Common applications include binder modification and depending on the size of the shredded material aggregate. These specifications permit manufacturer ras use and not post manufacturer. Dane received a business management degree from montana state university in 1981 and has been active in the roofing industry since 1985. Rain barrels and asphalt shingles.

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. Once the donation goal is met shumaker said she hopes the family resource center will be the first roof made entirely of the recycled shingles that vi wise is able to install. The wisconsin state department of transportation has set specifications for use of recycled asphalt shingles ras in the state s mixes. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the use of recycled glass increases solar reflectance index sri without affecting the performance of asphalt roof shingles.

Badger materials recycling llc office. Asphalt shingle recycle center 3117 county road o janesville wi 53545 608 449 3452 e mail.