Guest Blog
Guide to Drip Edges for Shingle Roofs
By IKO. What’s the purpose of roof drip edges? Editor's note: If you have new employees, this is a great resource to help educate them about the importance of drip edges and what purpose they serve in a roofing system. Drip edges are metal sheets, usually shaped like an “L,” installed at the ...
Ryan Groth - Sales Transformation Group, Inc. Invites People to Work Out with Him in Vegas
Don’t miss this opportunity to get an hour of exercise under your belt before heading to the educational sessions at the Western Roofing Expo in June. The Western States Expo is one of the most anticipated events in the Roofing Industry each and every year, this year is expected to be ...
Metal Roofing is Red Hot Right Now and Rapidly Gaining in Popularity
Hear from Metal Roofing Alliance's Executive Director Renee Ramey on At Home With Gary Sullivan about the reasons behind its growing popularity. LIsten to the interview here or read the transcript below to learn why metal roofing is gaining traction in the industry. Use the link at the end to ...
Are You Considering Adaptation in Your Roof Design?
By Thomas J Taylor, GAF. Understanding the differences between sustainable and resilient design in roofing. In a recent article, I discussed the difference between sustainable and resilience as pertaining to low slope roofing. Both words are often considered as describing “good” attributes of roofing and are sometimes assumed to be essentially the ...
DuPont Enhances Global Parental Leave Policy
DuPont announced a new, comprehensive parental leave policy that offers four weeks of paid leave for new parents, including adoptive and same-sex parents. For birth mothers, the four paid weeks are in addition to an enhanced paid maternity leave which has been extended to 12 weeks. The new policy takes effect ...
A Day in the Life of a Skilled Apprentice
By Cara Corridoni, CertainTeed. Hear from four students in the International Masonry Institute’s tile apprenticeship program what it's really like be be in a trade school. Over the years, our country’s trade infrastructure has broken down, and the sense of pride in working with your hands has been eroded. A disparity between ...
A New Dimension in Protecting our Employees
By Tremco/Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. Taking maximum precaution to protect ourselves and colleagues during an active shooter event is now a part of our new reality. There has been nearly a 200% increase in mass shootings across the United States over the past decade. During this period more than 160 active shooter ...
How Environmentally Friendly is Metal Roofing?
By METALCON. Magnificent Metal Monday (MMM) turns to our friends at Metal Roofing Alliance to see how metal stacks up against other roofing materials in being environmentally friendly. According to MRA, metal is considered the most environmentally friendly and sustainableroofing material available based on its sustainability, energy savings and value. Metal roofs ...
NRCA Member Profiles: Meet Brandon Dennis
By NRCA. Brandon started out in general contracting but the move to roofing was appealing because of wanting to have more control over what crews were doing. What is your position within your company? I am project manager and estimator for Henson Robinson Co., Springfield, Ill. We are a 159-year-old roofing, HVAC ...
Fresh Thinking About Cold Storage Roofs
By James R Kirby, AIA, GAF. A “cold storage building” is a building or a portion of a building or structure designed to promote the extended shelf life of perishable products or commodities. There are varying levels of cold storage, such as coolers, chill coolers, holding freezers, and blast freezers. Coolers range ...
