Recycled Vinyl Tops Homes and Buildings as Innovative Roofing Shingle
WAGONER, Okla., Nov. 4, 2011 – A roofing shingle made of 100 percent recycled vinyl and wood fibers has been designed to resemble and replace wood shake shingles.
Eco-shake®, produced by Re-New Wood, Incorporated, is durable and lightweight. The shingle has a Class A fire rating and a Class 4 impact rating. It has performed well in a variety of climates, withstanding extreme freeze/thaw conditions, excessive heat and humidity, and high winds and rain.
The shingles are available in three colors designed to replicate the look of a weathered wood shake roof – teak, umber, and charcoal – and custom colors are also available. The shingles are 22 inches long, and packaged in 5-, 7-, and 12-inch widths.
Kim and Jeff Ternes started Re-New Wood, Incorporated, in the 1990s, and brought the eco-shake shingle to the market. “Our goal was to make the best shingle,” said Kim Ternes. Working with other materials initially, she explained, “we had a very hard time making the product fire retardant.”
The solution was to use vinyl. Noted Ternes, “Vinyl is naturally a self-extinguishing plastic.” Post-industrial vinyl is combined with post-consumer wood products such as sawdust, plus UV inhibitors to prevent fading and discoloration.
The product has been used on new and renovated homes throughout the United States and Canada, as well as buildings in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park; Beaver Creek, Colo.; the EcoVillage housing community in Loudoun County, Va.; and a resort in the Caribbean.
In addition to being made of 100 percent recycled material, the eco-shake shingle is also 100 percent recyclable, so roofing scraps and old shingles can be returned to the company for grinding up and making new shingles.
For more information, go to: www.renewwood.com
The Vinyl Institute represents the leading manufacturers involved in the production of PVC vinyl in the United States, and promotes the value of PVC and vinyl products to society.
For more information, contact:
Jeffrey B. Palmer
Director of Marketing & Communications
The Vinyl Institute
571-970-3327
jpalmer@vinylinfo.org
Also go to: www.vinylindesign.com, www.vinylinfo.org, and www.achievegreen.net.