"Most homeowners replace their roof only once," they say, the roofing industry, that is. It's a laughable − yet serious − thing to say to longtime homeowners routinely buffeted by severe storms in ...

About 75% of the roofs in North America are covered with some kind of asphalt shingles. That’s a testament to the fact that asphalt offers a good compromise between attractive appearance, ease of ...

Dear EarthTalk: My roof needs replacing and I’m also thinking about getting solar panels. Do solar shingles make sense or are they still too newfangled to trust? – Peter. H., Boston, MA Going solar is ...

Eight years ago I was in the middle of a roof replacement project on my own home. My 30-year warranted asphalt shingles looked like they were 50 years old. They were curled, large patches of felt ...

Long before Green Bay became known for its outstanding professional football team, the city was the capital of the shingles industry. A man from Green Bay called the "shingle king" was the owner of ...

Dow Chemical said Thursday it has bought solar startup NuvoSun, which developed a thin film technology that Dow will use for its solar roof. The company has since expanded the sales of the solar ...

There are many issues that can eventually lead to needing a roof replacement; curling shingles are one of them. Here's what ...

In the early 1990s, the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Transportation wanted to find out if shingles could be used for more than putting roofing on houses. Laboratory and ...

It sounds like something from a sci-fi movie: a virus that lingers in your body, lurking within your nervous system until it one day emerges without warning, often as a cluster of nasty blisters and a ...

If you're over age 50 or have a suppressed immune system, you may have heard your doctor recommend the shingles vaccine. But ...

Advocates are encouraging Albertans to urge politicians to begin covering the cost of the shingles vaccine for senior citizens. As Alberta’s senior population continues to grow, experts are asking the ...