Tag: GAF Energy

  • GAF Energy adds Timberline Solar roofing manufacturing capacity

    GAF Energy opened a 450,000-square-foot Timberline Solar manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas, last week. GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company, built the facility to meet the growing demand for the company’s solar roof, Timberline Solar — the solar and roofing industry’s first nailable solar shingle. The new GAF Energy Timberline Solar manufacturing facility, the company’s……

  • GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar roofing earns Miami-Dade approval

    GAF Energy’s nailable solar shingle system, Timberline Solar, has been approved by Miami-Dade County’s Product Control Sector after an extensive multi-month review and evaluation. This is notable because Miami-Dade has stringent requirements for rooftop mounting, and GAF says Timberline is the only solar roofing system to earn its approval to this point. Approval by Miami-Dade……

  • GAF recalls Timberline solar shingles due to fire hazard

    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Division posted notice of a recall involving TLS-1 jumper modules and TLS-1 energy shingles from the Timberline residential solar product line, manufactured by GAF Energy LLC, of San Jose, Calif. The electrical components in the solar energy shingles can malfunction, posing a fire hazard. The recall affects about 2,100 units….…

  • GAF solar shingles overcome HOA objections in Virginia

    Via Energy News Now: If Jonathan Lockwood had to spring for a new roof, he was determined to find a versatile cover that could go beyond just keeping his 1981 townhome dry. He also wanted to slash his escalating electric bill. Aware that greenlighting traditional rooftop solar panels would be a tough slog in his……

  • LA County approves GAF nailable solar shingle for installation

    GAF Energy‘s Timberline Solar, the world’s first nailable solar shingle, has been approved for installation in Los Angeles County after a multi-month review and evaluation by the Research Section of the Department of Public Works Building and Safety Division. The review confirmed that Timberline Solar meets or exceeds the County’s 2023 Codes for Electrical, Residential,……