This is a blog about Green and Solar Roofing in the Uppermidwest that brings in world issues. There will also be posts youtube about green issues and charity events including AIDS HIV and Cancer.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Solar Installation Video
check out www.fseer.com for more info on installing solar in Mn Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing Inc your Duro-Last cool white roof master elite instaler
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
White cool Roofing In Minnesota with FSEER and Duro-last
In full sun, the surface of a black roof may experience a temperature rise of as much as 90 degrees F, reaching midday temperatures of 150-190 degrees F. A white reflective roof typically increases only 10-25 degrees F above ambient temperature under the same conditions.
That’s why owners of large commercial, industrial and multi-family residential buildings are turning to white reflective vinyl roofing membranes and planted or green roofs to reduce peak energy demand by as much as 10 percent and control energy costs. Reflective single-ply roof systems also enhance the life expectancy of both the membrane and the building cooling equipment. A further benefit: improved thermal efficiency of whatever roof insulation is required. As the temperature increases, the thermal conductivity of the insulation increases.
When a roof can deliver high solar reflectance (or albedo) and thermal emittance values, it is known as a cool roof. A vinyl roof can reflect three-quarters of the sun’s rays – usually far more – and emit 70 or more percent of the solar radiation absorbed by the building envelope. Asphalt built-up roofs (BUR), by comparison, reflect between 6 percent and 26 percent of solar radiation.
Cool roofs also reduce the urban heat island effect, lowering surrounding air temperature and reducing smog formation.
Reflective roofing technologies are increasingly included in federal, state and local energy codes, and specifiers are consulting the Cool Roof Rating Council’s (CRRC) product rating database to help make purchasing decisions.
To reduce electric power generation and associated air emissions, more government entities and utilities are offering incentives and rebates when these systems are installed. In addition, credits associated with reflective vinyl roofing or planted roofs can help achieve certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System®. Here, a third measure, the solar reflectance index (SRI), is evaluated prior to assigning credit. The Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes™ program gives points towards Globes ratings for 100 percent roof coverage with either vegetation or highly reflective materials or both.
Net annual energy savings are typical even in northern climates. Cool roofs can have more impact on energy cost than energy use, cutting consumption during peak power demand when the rates are the highest and offsetting any minimal wintertime increases in use when there is less sunlight to reflect.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
GABES GREEN CORNER BEST GREEN ROOF EVER
gabe from fseer checks out a white roof with the best green roof ever over it I think its duro-last
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
OBAMA WHITE ROOF CAMPAIGN
Dear President Obama,
I am writing you today in regard to your request for information and ideas on environment initiatives that will help the US with sustainability and create a positive impact on job growth. The company I represent Does environmentally friendly energy efficient roofing. We do everything from simple industrial roofs which we replace with white environmentally friendly recyclable roofing membranes to Solar and Green growing roofs. Our company did the largest Solar Roof install in Minnesota last year. As you probably know solar not only produces free clean energy but it also creates the most job hours on a 4 to 1 ratio when compare to other environmentally renewable resource or energy jobs.
Our company Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing is working with the community in Minnesota to connect the green and sustainable energy community through social networking, expo's, seminars and word of mouth. We would like to see white and or solar roofs on all buildings in The metro and rural areas. Minneapolis already has the vision that someday in the near future all flat roof surfaces could be white roofs. We are currently reaching out to schools and social groups to expand peoples knowledge of solar power and what white roofing can do for the environment.
If every flat roof in Minnesota simply put on a white roof with high reflectivity it would reduce global warming and energy usage dramatically. White roofs with high reflectivity dont heat up like most roofs and dont create the heat island effect. White roofs in Minnesota can do two main things for energy use. One they lessen the need for Air conditioning in the summer by reflecting the suns heat back and not absorbing it and allowing the heat to enter the building. Two in the winter the white roof stays cool and does not melt snow pack which in-turn acts as an insulator increasing R-value and decreasing heat loss through the roof. Over the life span of the a white roof it will more than pay for its install with energy savings. On top of this our roofing system is 100% recyclable and never needs to go into a landfill. Our white roofing is also the easiest way to build a green or solar roof with a multi stage design. The white roof can be installed and energy savings are seen immediately and in the future a solar array of green growing matter can be added at any time to the white roof. Adding growing green mass to a roof also decreases the heating and cooling costs and lessens the water runoff into sewer systems, lakes, and rivers.
In short the white roof is one of the easiest ways we can act to change the United States Of America to make us a global leader in environmental stewardship. In the process of converting to white roofs we decrease the heat island effect which leads to global warming, we save energy with high reflectivity, and we ready all of our buildings for Solar arrays or green growing roofs.
I am writing you today in regard to your request for information and ideas on environment initiatives that will help the US with sustainability and create a positive impact on job growth. The company I represent Does environmentally friendly energy efficient roofing. We do everything from simple industrial roofs which we replace with white environmentally friendly recyclable roofing membranes to Solar and Green growing roofs. Our company did the largest Solar Roof install in Minnesota last year. As you probably know solar not only produces free clean energy but it also creates the most job hours on a 4 to 1 ratio when compare to other environmentally renewable resource or energy jobs.
Our company Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing is working with the community in Minnesota to connect the green and sustainable energy community through social networking, expo's, seminars and word of mouth. We would like to see white and or solar roofs on all buildings in The metro and rural areas. Minneapolis already has the vision that someday in the near future all flat roof surfaces could be white roofs. We are currently reaching out to schools and social groups to expand peoples knowledge of solar power and what white roofing can do for the environment.
If every flat roof in Minnesota simply put on a white roof with high reflectivity it would reduce global warming and energy usage dramatically. White roofs with high reflectivity dont heat up like most roofs and dont create the heat island effect. White roofs in Minnesota can do two main things for energy use. One they lessen the need for Air conditioning in the summer by reflecting the suns heat back and not absorbing it and allowing the heat to enter the building. Two in the winter the white roof stays cool and does not melt snow pack which in-turn acts as an insulator increasing R-value and decreasing heat loss through the roof. Over the life span of the a white roof it will more than pay for its install with energy savings. On top of this our roofing system is 100% recyclable and never needs to go into a landfill. Our white roofing is also the easiest way to build a green or solar roof with a multi stage design. The white roof can be installed and energy savings are seen immediately and in the future a solar array of green growing matter can be added at any time to the white roof. Adding growing green mass to a roof also decreases the heating and cooling costs and lessens the water runoff into sewer systems, lakes, and rivers.
In short the white roof is one of the easiest ways we can act to change the United States Of America to make us a global leader in environmental stewardship. In the process of converting to white roofs we decrease the heat island effect which leads to global warming, we save energy with high reflectivity, and we ready all of our buildings for Solar arrays or green growing roofs.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
RT @jumpthecurve: Lung cancer "smelled" by nanotechnology sensors: http://bit.ly/qGjQJ. Of course Mom probably smelled same thing after your 1st cigarette.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
http://ping.fm/3rmwA this is my marin 29'er heading out on the other bike today what do you roll out on? have a great sunday
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Check out the @iheartfaces giveaway from @allpopart! I just entered to win a photo print on canvas worth $85! http://ping.fm/aa9hL
http://is.gd/CGFO this is what happens to people when they drink 6 shots of caribou coffee then a tall amp and stay up late on a holiday
RT @Mortgage_Kyle: Summertime in Chicago -- and the livin' ain't easy - Chicago Sun-Times #Wisconsin #h... http://ping.fm/STCaX
RT @tomziglar: Attend our webcast free - Finding Hope in Turbulent Times - register here http://ping.fm/7oTCQ at Ziglar Success 2.0
RT @MollyDuggan: Guilty Planet: Soft Enforcement and Sousveillence for Conservation http://ping.fm/voYZ0 Full http://ping.fm/4p6nL
Friday, May 22, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
RT @30careers: RT @appropedia 28 mpg is good enough for "10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in the U.S."? http://tr.im/lSIZ - ... size of a gocart
RT @TechCrunch: Every Minute, Just About A Days Worth Of Video Is Now Uploaded To YouTube http://tcrn.ch/2Lf by @parislemon
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
http://ping.fm/flHqR pic of the new house its a rabbler with 2800sq feet 2 fireplaces hardwood and a wet bar and library down stairs
Saturday, May 16, 2009
RT @jerryjamesstone: RT @GreenByDesign: Check out this interesting "easy solar in a box", its for the DIY crowd: http://ping.fm/l1kuz
http://ping.fm/051ry my team in 08 we ate triple that now come join is RRR 2009 300 mile to change the world you can do it
http://is.gd/ABY2 team yes is almost to 14K contribute and help us fight AIDS HIV TOGETHER http://ping.fm/ZGbhy
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
RT @HeidiRichards: (last one) 10 Tips for entrepreneurs and your business to beat the recession http://bit.ly/qXC7E #business
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
RT @BobBurg: That "just 1 more" is so often diff between avg & mega-success. Check out @Randy_Gage newest post http://bit.ly/hTmuc
I will also give a proof of my book to anyone who donates $25 or more to http://is.gd/zcqK to fight AIDS HIV
I will raffle off a product red Ipod and Armani watch to anyone who donates $50 or more to http://is.gd/zcqK help stop AIDS HIV WORLDWIDE
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
http://digg.com/u12RsY sweet solar install we did Biggest in Minnesota Go FSEER now on to a bigger one and maybe a really big green roof
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
RT @MDNRwatch: RT @jaytennier graphic showing how long some natural resources will last at current consumption rates http://is.gd/mP56 Say goodbye to LCDs.
RT @JayGregory: Blogging 'Green News: EPA Releases National Top 50 Green Power Purchasers' http://ping.fm/7fxBy #green
new networking site for Green and Solar community http://ping.fm/HiRiY
check it out and join for anyone interested in LEED
check it out and join for anyone interested in LEED
RT @Andrew_Skelly: deaths associated with the common flu 20K-40K ea. yr. in U.S. Swine flu? Only 1 death so far http://ping.fm/4UdlV
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
http://digg.com/u124oQ Team YES for the Mn RED RIBBON RIDE is about to hit 12K raised this year to fight AIDS HIV GO YWCA ENDURANCE SPORTS
RT @jumpthecurve: The "Green" house of the future: http://bit.ly/RWi9N check it out green house tech
just got back from social media breakfast at allianz http://ping.fm/MxppV green networking with a solar twist
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
TARGET CENTER GREEN ROOF NBA GABES CORNER
5ht LARGEST GREEN ROOF IN USA 10TH LARGEST IN WORLD COME TALK TO ME AT THE LIVING GREEN EXPO IN MN THIS WEEKEND AT THE FSEER BOOTH
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
2009 Initiative Awards - Outstanding Green Venture
Great Video ON MN nonprofit that gives free solar heat to Poor in Rural Mn
2009 Initiative Awards - Outstanding Green Venture
Great Video ON MN nonprofit that gives free solar heat to Poor in Rural Mn
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
French Meadow Bakery With Four Season Energy Efficient White Duro-Last Roof
This is the French Meadow Bakery Off Lyndale Avenue In Minneapolis. They have some of the best baked goods in the metro area. They sell to local grocers and specialize in Organic and healthy food and baked items. Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing Put on a Duro-Last white roof. By doing this French Meadow Bakery took more steps to going green. The new roof has an 86% reflectivity and will reduce the carbon footprint of the bakery by reducing the HVAC needs over the life of the white roof. French Meadow Bakers has long been a leader in the healthfood movement now they are a leader in the Green movement. Nice Job and thanks for offering healthy sweet options for the health food nuts out there.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Living Green Expo Minnesota Twin Cities White Green and Solar Roofing
Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing will be at the Living Green Expo this May. We will be featuring Duro-last single ply pvc products. One of the big projects from the past year was competion of the biggest solar project in Minnesota. We are also working on a cooperative with the livgreen house that will be created by livgreen magazine. We are offering a new product this year called "shingle ply". It is like the original "single ply" pvc that we sell it is 100% recyclable and has a high reflectivity ratio. It will also help in generation of LEED and GREEN GLOBE credits on your house. I will be buying a house in the next year and am looking at the best options for going solar. I just talked to the guy from FreEnerg-y they will lease you a solar system with no up front costs. Its a 15 year lease and you can get a small install for $80 a month totally installed and jacked into the power grid. It may be the way to go for me. We are also researching more solar and green roofing contractors in MN to see who we might want to work with in the near future. Its time for green to come to the head of the market and we will be there when it does. Check out the new video i put on youtube search Darrell Fseer or add my channel to your list. Youtube gaberedribbon
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Water bottles
Well we have all purchased new stainless water bottles in the office so we dont need to use plastic water bottles. I love the Nathan Human propulsion systems ones. I think i am going to do the indoor triathalon at the midtown ywca the first week in april so ill really get to check it out in an event. We are working on ideas for the green life expo and we are researching the livgreen mag that is new to the twin cities market. I am super excited to start working with First Solar to develop a network of solar installers. Remember that Four Seasons Energy Efficient Roofing is already LEED and Green Globe certified and that we already did the biggest solar install in Minnesota. We want to situate to take a big step in solar when the economy comes out of the little slump we are in now. We feel that going green is the way to do it. We will be going geothermal with the heat and cooling in our office in the near future. We also have alot of our office telecommute to reduce their carbon footprint more. The main site is www.fseer.com remember to enter into my competition to win a kindle 2 from amazon by following me on twitter and on my blog. After we get 5K followers one person will win the kindle 2 free and a copy of my book Whally Whally Bing Bang Finds His Fishing Stone well we are back to work here. keep green and love the day
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
SIGN UP AND WIN A KINDLE 2 FROM AMAZON AND FREE BOOK
Here is the deal, be one of the first 5,000 people to follow me on my blog and twitter and once we get to 5,001 someone will win a Kindle 2 From Amazon and a free Copy of My new book Whally Whally Bing Bang Finds His Fishing Stone. The kindle is the Green way to go for conserving paper and trees and its high def. Its the new 1080P way to read your books. Check us out and get your hands on the sought after New Kindle 2 From Amazon for Free
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Check out all the fun Solar and Green Whally Whally Bing Bang Finds His Fishing Stone
http://www.amazon.com/Whally-Bing-Finds-Fishing-Stone/dp/1441445277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235420446&sr=8-1
http://www.fseer.com/blog
www.redribbonride.org/goto/gabe
http://greenwhitesolar.blogspot.com/
www.twitter.com/biggabber
if you add me as a friend on twitter or facebook or linkedin you will be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of my book one winner will get a chance to Win a New Amazon Kindle 2
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Merric Inc Mn Solar Install
The Duro-Last roofing system has been installed on the Merrick, Inc. building in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. The project was completed at the end of August 2008 and is the largest solar electric application in the state, with 525 solar panels installed that are expected to produce 130,000 kilowatts of electricity a year. Beneath the solar electric system, the building is protected by over 50,000 square feet of Duro-Last’s single-ply PVC roofing system. Four SEasons Energy Efficient Roofing www.fseer.com is moving more green and working with Solar installers and contractors around Minnesota and Solyndra from CA
Valentines Days
We went to the TRumpeleau Hotel In WI then on to the Coffee Mills to Ski. The TRumpeleau hotel has great food and great service. The river was very beautiful today although a little cold for a walk. Last week I went to the Greater Greener Uptown event. They used a TPO roof and got some leed credits. the most interesting was the pool which uses a UV system instead of Chlorine to clean most of the water. Next on to the Native American center this week to see about green jobs and maybe a little solar and white talk.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Greater Greener Uptown Event WIth FSEER
We will be at the uptown ywca tomorrow to see the new things that have been going on. They have some leed credits and some very cool sounding ideas they used to make the health club more energy efficient and green. We may also fit in a little spin class and some hot tub in the new uv filtration chlorine light water.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
GO SUPER BOWL GET OUT AND MOVE
GREETINGS EVERYONE.
TODAY IS A DAY WHEN MOST AMERICANS GO OUT AND EAT, DRINK, AND WATCH TV. I WILL BE AT THE YWCA IN UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DOING A 5 HOUR ENDURANCE SPIN CLASS. I AM PART OF THE YWCA ENDURANCE SPORT TEAM. CHECK IT OUT AT www.redribbonride.org/goto/gabe
TODAY IS A DAY WHEN MOST AMERICANS GO OUT AND EAT, DRINK, AND WATCH TV. I WILL BE AT THE YWCA IN UPTOWN MINNEAPOLIS DOING A 5 HOUR ENDURANCE SPIN CLASS. I AM PART OF THE YWCA ENDURANCE SPORT TEAM. CHECK IT OUT AT www.redribbonride.org/goto/gabe
Saturday, January 31, 2009
LEED AND GOLDEN GLOBE ENERGY STAR CREDITS
We are going to go out on a limb here and say that the Obama admn is going to give residential or industrial projects so sort of tax credit for green or energy efficient jobs. Solar being the best since it saves alot of energy and is clean in the long run and produces the most man hours of .work. Its almost a 4 to one ratio over other types of renewable energy.
Friday, January 30, 2009
DURO-LAST DAYTONA BEACH
WELL THE FSEER TEAM JUST GOT BACK FROM DAYTONA BEACH AND THE DURO-LAST CONFERENCE. WE ALL REALLY LEARNED ALOT ABOUT LEED AND GOLDEN GLOBE INSTALLS AND ABOUT 360 SOLAR THAT IS GREAT FOR MINNESOTAS SNOW FALL.
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