INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of a comprehensive "Roots to Rooftops" portfolio of products, announced today it has been awarded the 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award in two categories: Global Leadership and Advancing Sustainable Roofing. The 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Awards recognizes the best in design and installation of long-lasting, energy efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems. Annual award winners are selected from projects that best exemplify the mission and meet the criteria of RoofPoint. RoofPoint is a voluntary, consensus-based green rating system developed by the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing to provide a means for building owners and designers to select nonresidential roof systems based on long-term energy and environmental benefits. RoofPoint serves as a simple, transparent and professional measure to validate that new and replacement roof systems are designed, installed and maintained in accordance with the best sustainable practices available today. The 2012 RoofPoint Excellence in Design Award contest recognizes design excellence in eleven categories. Firestone Building Products received the following awards: Global Leadership Award Award Recipients of this award have demonstrated the best application of RoofPoint beyond the borders of the United States. Advancing Sustainable Roofing Award Recipients of this award have demonstrated how an individual roofing project may be used as a model for expanding sustainable roofing awareness and practice.
