Guest Blog
How Mushrooms Can Transform Our Roofs
By Joanne Rodriguez, Mycocycle. Every day the news has stories on plastic pollution in our oceans, bag taxes or elimination of straws. As our population has increased so has our consumption. Because many of us recognize these as issues within our control we can make choices that start to ...
MRA Issues U.S. Canadian Residential Metal Roofing Industry Outlook For 2020
Leading trade organization points to climate extremes, heighten environmental awareness and resilient home trends for sustaining growth. With the first month of the year solidly underway, forecasts for the 2020 U.S. and Canadian metal roofing market are becoming clearer as the prime spring and summer roofing season approaches. According to the Metal ...
How will Construction Evolve in 2020?
By METALCON. In a recent article, Construction Dive offers five predictions on how construction will evolve in this New Year. Here are the top trends to expect in 2020 in the nation’s second-largest industry: Scrutiny into structural processes will aim to make catastrophes more impossible. Modular will see more momentum in the market. Diversity ...
NFP’s Shelly Duhaime Featured as Guest Blogger
RoofersCoffeeShop® guest bloggers are roofing industry experts who share their perspectives and expertise each month on a variety of topics. Insurance can be complicated, so many of us just don’t like to think about it. But when it comes time for you to the use that insurance, it’s critical to have ...
Low-Slope Roofing Mistake No. 3: Welding Start-and-stop Voids
By Don Kilcoyne, GAF. Robotic welders are a terrific way to ensure consistent, durable welds. But they do leave occasional unwelded voids where the welder is stopped and started. The operator will then have to carefully hand-weld these areas to prevent leaking. In this segment of the Roofing it Right miniseries on ...
Sometimes a Man Needs a Pork Shoulder to Cry On
By Amie L. Grant, Tremco Roofing & Waterproofing. Happy New Year! For a lot of people, January is a time for resolutions to eat better, exercise more, save money, etc. Those are great goals and taking steps to better yourself is never a bad thing! But what about incorporating ...
The International Roofing Expo Gives Back to Dallas Via Community Service
Event participants to renovate three local projects as part of IRE’s overall connection to Dallas area. Before the International Roofing Expo (IRE)® kicks off in Dallas next month, some event participants will be giving back via the event’s Community Service Day. The 11th annual Community Service Day is on Monday, February 3. ...
Value Engineering — Optimizing Performance or Reducing Costs?
By James R Kirby, GAF. Value engineering. We’re familiar with the term, and many of our roof designs have been ‘value engineered’ during our careers. I’d argue that in today’s construction world, real value engineering, i.e. optimizing functional value, isn’t being performed, but rather value engineering (VE) is more ...
A Beautiful Day for Golf! Our 30th Annual Jim Nienow Tournament Wrap Up!
By Southern California Roofing Contractors Association. We were back on a Tuesday at Oak Creek Golf Club in Irvine for our 30th Annual Jim Nienow Golf Tournament! The morning began cool and sunny which is perfect for September. We have had some rainy tournaments in the past! Keeping with tradition, committee ...
Help Customers Protect Their Homes During Wildfire Season
By Tilcor Roofing Systems. Learn the dangers of burning embers and the importance of Class A fire ratings and closed roof systems. When homeowners are concerned about the condition of an aging roof, the last thing they need is for an environmental disaster to strike. We all know that Mother ...
