20 Years of Experience: A Timeline 2002-2025
Posted in Anniversary, Blog, Timeline on August 1, 2025
We are so thrilled to celebrate our company’s 20th anniversary! It’s a great time to take a look back at all the exciting milestones that got us to this point.
- 2002: Before we started rooflite, we dipped our toes into the industry and produced & supplied 25,000 sq. ft. of soil for on-structure applications.
- 2005: Skyland USA, creators of rooflite soil, is founded.
- 2005: Peter Phillippi, MLA, joined Skyland. Prior to joining Skyland, Peter had his own green design and build company in Germany, and he helped develop the German FLL Green Roofing Guidelines, which are the state-of-the-art guidelines for green roof construction still used today.
- 2006: Completed first NYC project, featured in National Geographic & the New York Times.
- 2008: Now have 1 million sq. ft. of rooflite soil installed.
- 2009: Developed first ultra-lite soil blend (MCL) for Target Center green roof in Minneapolis.
- 2010: Now have 5 million sq. ft. of rooflite installed.
- 2010: Created agricultural soil blend for Brooklyn Grange II, a GRHC Award Winner.
- 2011: Green infrastructure bill passed in the US., giving the industry a boost and helping Skyland have a growth spurt close to 50%.
- 2012: Completed Nashville Music City Center project.
- 2013: Full National Coverage/LEED Map.
- 2013: Completed US Coast Guard Headquarters Project in Washington, D.C.
- 2014: Now 10 million sq. ft. of rooflite soil installed.
- 2014: Developed open source compaction standard for the industry.
- 2015: Created rooflite intensive base product, which is an underlying layer that mimics and improves upon natural soil horizons while also being lightweight and free draining. It allowed green roof designs to install to much greater depths with more freedom and flexibility in plant palette.
- 2015: Created deeper soil system for use on projects like the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
- 2015: Created three-part Planter Soil System, which is designed for the planter environment with limited root space. It allowed designers to install planters on green roofs.
- 2015: Completed CIRA Green project in Philadelphia, PA.
- 2016: Now have 10 Soil Systems for distinct applications & plant palettes.
- 2016: Developed regional specifications & CAD drawings for all soil systems.
- 2017: With new blender in Australia, now have 3 international blenders including one in Chile & one in Mexico.
- 2017: Now have 20 million sq. ft. of rooflite installed.
- 2019: Launched revamped web site with full set of green roof design tools .
- 2021: Streamlined product and sales process to meet growing trend of amenity space on green roofs.
- 2022: Installed 215 projects in 24 states.
- 2023: Now have 30 million sq. ft. of rooflite installed.
- 2023: Updated regional specifications and weight classes now available.
- 2024: Delivered 3000 yards of rooflite soil for the new Montgomery County Justice Center in Norristown, PA.
- 2024: Installed rooflite intensive 700 at the Dillon Gym project at Princeton University.
- 2024: Installed rooflite intensive 700 at the Health Center project at Princeton University.
- 2024-2025: Installed almost 4000 cubic yards of media for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Building at Princeton University
- 2025: Provided rooflite media for the Stephens Hall project at Princeton University, a continuation of the Dillon Gym project
- 2025: President Joe DiNorscia retires.
- 2025: Jason Brown takes over company leadership and is named Director of Skyland USA.
