All of us in the green roof industry love to see a project come together and see how a green roof can change a building and a neighborhood. But green roof projects can be complex. Pulling together a successful green roof can involve many disciplines and specialties, from engineers and architects to roofers and installers. Because of this cross-discipline effort, it’s important to have proven solutions that work out of the box. Things that make your job easier and the overall green roof process smoother.  That’s why we created a new innovation in green roof soil: green roof soil syste ..read more

Landenberg, PA, February 27, 2024  – Skyland USA announced today that TE Walrath, Inc. has joined its official blender network in the greater Seattle Tacoma, Washington area, serving a region with a growing green roof industry. TE Walrath is a family-owned company with multiple divisions that serve a variety of industries, including Soil Technologies, landscape supply, marine services, trucking and construction. As the premier provider of green roof media in the United States, rooflite is committed to bringing its high-quality soil products to every region of the U.S. Washington state is ..read more

Landenberg, PA, January 5, 2024 – Skyland USA today announced that Alan Rayfield has joined the company as a Technical Sales Representative. Alan joins Skyland with an impressive background in commercial landscaping, bringing his expertise and passion to our sales department. With 16 years of experience in a variety of roles, including field work and management, Alan is poised to make significant contributions to our company. In his role as Technical Sales Representative, Alan will handle critical tasks for the company. He will work with green roof customers through the various stages of the s ..read more

rooflite is a green roof soil provider, but we also have many years of technical experience in the green roof industry, which has given us a lot of knowledge that we can share with you and our customers.  When you’re picking your green roof soil product to meet the design of your roof, we can help with a variety of decisions and steps, including: Picking the right product: we can help make sure you order the correct product for your design and ensure that it’s compatible with everything else you’re planning on your green roof. Understanding product weights: we can help you pick the perfe ..read more

Since our founding almost 20 years ago, we’ve been obsessed with making sure our green roof soil products are the highest quality possible. We want landscape designers to have long-lasting, successful green roof designs, and we know our products have to be up to the task.  The environment of a green roof is unique. Anything installed on a roof has to contend with wind, rain, snow, and other weather conditions. This includes our green roof soil, which has to stand up to these harsh and unforgiving conditions.  So how do we make sure our products will withstand these conditions? Our pr ..read more

At rooflite, our vision has always been to give the green roof industry the tools to create creative and dynamic green roofs. We want to be your partner in green roof soil, so you can create any kind of green roof masterpiece you want. So how do we do this? First, we have to deliver on our core promise: creating the highest-quality green roof soil. Green roof soil is unique, and we have spent many years perfecting our soil so it meets the needs of a green roof project. It must be lightweight, retain and drain water, supply the right amount of nutrients for the plants on a roof, and be l ..read more

Jason Brown, our Sales Director, recently went on a six-day, 500-mile biking trip through the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. Jason is an avid biker and has done many biking trips over the years, including a recent trip through Utah exploring the Aquarius Trail and a trip from Durango to Moab utilizing the San Juan Huts through the beautiful high elevation back country. He loves exploring new places on bikes, so when his friend hatched a plan to do The Cascade 500, a biking trip that goes through the Northern Cascades, down the eastern side through the high desert, and then returns t ..read more

When you’re designing a green roof, you probably already know that you need to get the right volume of green roof soil for your plants and design. Your design largely determines the volume you need.  But are you accounting for soil compaction when you determine how much soil you need? It’s an essential part of any green roof soil order, and we want to walk you through compaction. Green roof soil is a blend of lightweight aggregates and organic matter components. Like any soil, green roof soil has a specific composition and moisture content. Depending on the green roof soil product, more o ..read more

VerdeActivo es productor de rooflite desde hace mucho tiempo en Santiago de Chile. Fundada en 2010, la empresa implementa tecnologías para la construcción de techos verdes que permiten un desarrollo urbano sostenible, con beneficios ambientales, sociales y económicos. VerdeActivo se convirtió en productor rooflite en 2012 y construyó su primer techo verde con suelo rooflite en 2013. María de la Luz Barros, directora ejecutiva de VerdeActivo, lidera un equipo de arquitectos paisajistas, diseñadores e instaladores de techos verdes en Chile. Los techos verdes son personales para ella. Como ella ..read more

VerdeActivo is a long-time rooflite blending partner located in Santiago, Chile. Founded in 2010, the company implements technologies for the construction of green roofs that allow sustainable urban development, with environmental, social and economic benefits. VerdeActivo became a rooflite blender in 2012 and built its first green roof with rooflite soil in 2013.  María de la Luz Barros, the CEO of VerdeActivo, is leading a team of landscape architects, green roof designers and installers in Chile. Green roofs are personal for her. As she explains, “I like to live in the city, and that’s ..read more