New Roofing Material On Pitt Building Will Eat Pollution

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Roofs they are all around us, keeping out the elements.

Yet roofs are invisible especially on tall buildings that dot the landscape.

Now the University of Pittsburgh is experimenting with a new roofing product which eats pollution, says Dan Marcinko, Assistant Vice Chancellor.

Its supposed to pull nitrogen oxide out of the air which comes from car emissions, coal plants and other fossil-burning fuels, Marcinko told KDKA money editor Jon Delano.

Marcinko, who is the Universitys sustainability coordinator, says the roof of Posvar Hall is getting a special treatment of something called eco-activ manufactured by a company called Siplast.

Kirk Goodrum, who heads up research and development for Siplast, says eco-activ attacks the nitrogen pollutants in the air.

It changes it from a gas to a solid because in a gas form it can cause ground level ozone and can lead to respiratory issues, notes Goodrum.

So can one roof at Pitt make much of a difference?

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New Roofing Material On Pitt Building Will Eat Pollution