The layer is placed on top of the primary roof structure, such as wood, hard plastic or fiberglass. The combination creates a partial seal ... Solar shingles and solar photovoltaic panels take ...

Dezeen Showroom: global materials brand The Good Plastic Company aimed to make recycled plastic lustrous and elegant with its Polygood Translucent panel collection, made from old CD cases.

Asphalt shingles are typically the most cost-effective roofing option. You will also find some plastic and corrugated metal panels that cost less than average, but they must be able to withstand ...

Rachel is a home improvement writer and content editor. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for small businesses and creative agencies. She uses her home improvement ...

One of our readers, Rune Eriksen*, sent us photos of his design for a home-built deck drainage system, and we were impressed enough to check it out. His low-cost, easy-to-build under deck drainage ...

corrugated panels, and standing seams. Metal shingles are the smallest and are useful if you have a roof that requires fitting the material around chimneys and unusual shapes. Metal panels are ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

Easyfairs UK, the multi-format event organiser, has confirmed that 2024’s London Packaging Week, held at the prestigious ...

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a holiday lodge in New Zealand by DCA Architects of Transformation. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Local firm DCA Architects of ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

It's a demonstration project by Vienna's University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), to show how a green roof can be combined with solar panels while preserving the feel of a garden.