Guest Blog
Habitat for Humanity Receives a Helping Hand from Florida High School and GCP Applied Technologies
By Rob White, GCP Applied Technologies. High schoolers get an opportunity to work with GCP for a great cause. The Project GCP Applied Technologies and the Weitz Construction Academy at Seminole Ridge High School, in Loxahatchee, Florida, have been partnering for the last five years. GCP is able to educate the next generation ...
Keep Business Running and Customers Happy During COVID-19
By Carol Katarsky, CertainTeed. As the economy begins to reopen, manage your client relationships with these tips. While some restrictions on construction and other economic activity are being lifted by state and local governments, it’s going to take a while until everyone is back to business as usual. While that happens, ...
OSHA Reverses Course, Requires Most Employers to Track COVID-19 Cases
Editor's note: The following is a COVID-19 update from ARCA. Governor Doug Ducey held a press conference recently to announce updated COVID-19 guidance aimed at preventing spread. Ducey announced that local governments may now implement mask/face covering policies as well as determine enforcement for these policies. As you may remember, Governor Ducey's ...
Take Care and Be Mindful
By Nearmap. In these stressful times the importance of taking a break has never been greater. It is easy to allow stress to overcome you in these strange and uncertain times. For the sake of yourself and those around you it is more than beneficial to give the brain a break and ...
Being Mindful of Tenants When Replacing Roofs
By Western Colloid. Advice for minimizing disruptions and avoiding complaints during roof tear-offs. Maintaining your building requires maintaining the roof and ensuring it is in good repair. Roofs protect building inhabitants from wind, rain, snow, hail and damaging UV rays, for decades. Due to their level of exposure to the elements, roofs ...
Hiring an Estimator: Four Skills for Success
By Joe Pettit, Estimating Edge. Estimating help wanted! Wouldn’t it be nice if it was that easy to find an estimator? Just hang the sign out and have qualified people lined up? Finding the right person can be a challenging and time-consuming process, but it is critical for the continued success and ...
Do You Know the Most Crucial Part of a Re-Roofing Project?
By A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply. Often overlooked, a healthy roof deck is vital to a healthy roof. Although it is difficult to notice and it often gets less attention than the roof itself, the roofing deck has a crucial job of holding up the roof and helping keep everything underneath dry ...
Here’s Why I Decided to Join National Women in Roofing
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Roofing has traditionally been a male-dominated industry, but that is changing. Women make up just over 10 percent of the workforce in the construction industry. One of the four pillars of National Women in Roofing (NWiR) is the recruitment of women into the industry. NWiR is ...
Does Your Back Hurt?
By Equipter. Avoid and reduce the risk of back pain with these helpful tips. It’s not uncommon for roofing professionals to have back problems due to the intense physical labor required by their job and the nature of the roofing industry. In one year, 50% of construction workers reported lower back pain, ...
The Heat is on: MRA Urges Homeowners to Conduct Wildfire Safety Check-up for the 4th Holiday
It’s a combustible combination: The Fourth of July holiday happens to fall during the peak of wildfire season in many areas of the country, making this celebratory event particularly fraught with danger. Editor's note: Share this important information with your residential customers on protecting their homes and roofs from wildfire threats. In ...
