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Habitat for Humanity of

San Antonio’s Challenge to

the Building Community

San Antonio, TX, April 2019 – In the fall of 2018, the higher quality Malarkey shingle to become the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) first production builder in South Texas that uses
downgraded Bexar County’s air quality rating to these special shingles. What’s so cool about these
marginal nonattainment. This rating states that our shingles is that they contain recycled rubber and
air quality is deteriorating and has reached a level plastic material and have patented smog-reducing
that can impact our health. The State has given our granules that capture and reduce smog.
City until 2021 to improve our air quality or the State This is important because each roof built with
will step in. Our air quality won’t improve unless we all these shingles has the smog-fighting strength
take proactive steps to make a difference. of 2 or more trees and diverts the equivalent of

5 tires and over 300 plastic milk jugs from our
What Habitat Already Does
landfills and oceans.
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio places an
emphasis on being an environmentally responsible This higher quality, more environmentally friendly
builder. We use building materials that have low roof will now be a standard feature on Habitat
or no emissions so we don’t negatively impact our homes. While smog isn’t usually a topic of discussion
environment. We use products that create a safe for us South Texans… imagine the improvement to
environment for families, while keeping our house Bexar County’s air quality if ALL builders switched to
costs affordable. these shingles. This would almost certainly get our
TCEQ air rating back to a compliant level and help us
Habitat homes already have high-quality roofing, provide cleaner air for future generations.
as we partner with Malarkey Roofing Products and
use Class 4 impact-resistant shingles to combat San By taking the initiative as a nonprofit, we feel
Antonio hail storms. We are proud to partner with that all home builders should be able to do
Malarkey as they not only make a great shingle, this too! Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio
but share our concern for the environment by challenges all home builders and remodelers to
actively working to be an environmentally conscious match Habitat’s efforts to improve our air quality
manufacturer. through this cost-effective roofing solution. We
also challenge our City to match Habitat’s smog-
What We Will Be Doing to Improve reducing and sustainability efforts by switching
We are proud to announce that we are making the City’s own White Roof and Rehab programs
a significant product change that will improve to using this smog-fighting roofing solution.
San Antonio’s air quality. We will be using an even Councilwoman Ana Sandoval has been leading

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