Best Roofing Materials for Rainy Climate. From metal to slate, durability, maintenance, costs to help you choose the right ...

Abstract: Load forecasting (LF) is a crucial process of predicting future energy load and demand in smart grids, allowing for mitigating equipment failures and power outages, besides facilitating ...

“Sensitive to heat, zinc is a material that expands a lot and is difficult to fix without risk of damaging the roof,” Créawatt's general director, Laurent Mimaud, told pv magazine France.

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio (WSYX) — A Muskingum County man has been sentenced to prison time for stealing tiles off the roof of a home. Authorities said the suspect, 61-year-old Harold Lighthizer ...

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) unveiled a lightweight spacesuit on Saturday, following four years of research and development. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the suit is designed to ...

Maybe it’s because I live in Los Angeles, where we don’t have to suffer through month after month of dreary, subzero temps (#sorrynotsorry), but I love slipping on a lightweight jacket once ...

It is a heavy roofing option that may not work for some buildings. Clay tiles are fired in a kiln ... Metal roofs are lightweight and can weigh about half as much as asphalt shingles.

However, when used within structural lightweight concrete mixes or to facilitate internal curing, this material can offset its production footprint and contribute to more ecologically conscious ...

Dan Simms is a contributing writer at USA TODAY Homefront specializing in home repair, renovation and renewable energy. While working as a property manager for one of the largest real estate ...