Tile roofs come in many styles, and each has its own preferred applications and intrinsic beauty. An exotic sense of romance is associated in particular with clay roof tiles, which commonly appear on ...

With about $5 and a few hours of work, the roof on a typical house could start eating smog. A recent study from the University of California-Riverside found that in a single year, a low-cost tile ...

A team of University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering students created a roof tile coating that when applied to an average-sized residential roof breaks down the same amount of ...

One of the biggest challenges firefighters face involves tailoring their tactics to the ever-changing construction industry. Often, materials used, especially on rooftops, pose specific challenges ...

A new roof tile coating absorbs asthma-causing pollutants from the air. Roofing manufacturer Marley Eternit has launched a new roof tile coating that will absorb asthma-causing pollutants from the air ...

Engineering students have created a roof tile coating that when applied to an average-sized residential roof breaks down the same amount of smog-causing nitrogen oxides per year as a car driven 11,000 ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) — A team of University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering students created a roof tile coating that ...