Industry News
NRCA Advises Property Owners to Contact Professional Roofing Contractors
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The association is promoting its tool to help property owners locate a reputable, professional contractor following storms. We’ve seen an onslaught of hurricanes and winter storms. Starting in July with Hurricane Barry, we’ve continued to see more tropical storms and hurricanes, most recently Hurricanes Dorian ...
EagleView Achieves Unanimous Intellectual Property Win as Jury Affirms Xactware, Verisk Willfully Infringed EagleView's Patents
The jury found that the patents asserted in the case were valid and that Xactware and Verisk infringed them and did so willfully, awarding $125 million to EagleView in damages. EagleView, a leading technology provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, today announced a critical legal decision establishing that ...
ARMA Releases 2019 Third Quarter Report on Asphalt Roofing Product Shipments
The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has released its Quarterly Product Shipment Report, covering asphalt roofing product shipments in the United States and Canada in the third quarter of 2019. The report includes year-to-date shipment information and a comparison with the prior year’s data. “ARMA’s shipment report provides interested parties with direct ...
METALCON Gives Back to the Local Community
METALCON is helping Pittsburgh-area veterans. The metal construction industry’s largest international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, gives back to the local community during its annual tradeshow and conference taking place Wednesday, Oct. 16–Friday, Oct. 18 at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center. This year, METALCON has partnered with the ...
WSRCA Adds Member Benefit
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Access safety information in the palm of your hand. Being a member of the Western States Roofing Contractor Association (WSRCA) just got better. The WSRCA Mobile Safety Solutions website gives you the freedom to hold a safety meeting anywhere. According to WSRCA, members can now ...
Women in Construction Industry Reaches Pre-Recession Levels
By NRCA. Bringing more women into the construction workforce can help the industry combat its skilled labor shortage. The number of women employed in the construction industry grew significantly in 2018, increasing to 1.1 million—a total reached before the Great Recession, according to eyeonhousing.org. Labor force statistics from the Current Population Survey offer ...
5 Ways to Stay at the Forefront of the Roofing Industry
The International Roofing Expo® has opened registration for the 2020 conference scheduled for February 4 – 6, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. The roofing industry has evolved a long way over the past 60 years. The International Roofing Expo® is the event that helps professionals and businesses stay at the forefront of ...
Solar Industry Maps Out Next Steps for 20% by 2030 Goal
As part of the first steps into the Solar+ Decade, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a roadmap that puts solar energy on a path to reaching 20% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. The SEIA roadmap is a 10-year strategic vision for the solar industry that highlights both opportunities ...
CertainTeed Launches Roofing Ventilation Calculator Mobile Application
This free digital tool gives building professionals a fast and accurate way to determine the amount of ventilation products needed to outfit an attic space with balanced ventilation. CertainTeed, North America’s leading building materials manufacturer, has announced the availability of its new Roofing Ventilation Calculator mobile application. “Simplicity was the key in ...
Beacon Roofing Supply Announces Beacon of Hope Contest Finalists
Voting open now through Nov. 1 to reward Veteran homeowners. Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) (“Beacon”) today revealed the 10 finalists in its first annual Beacon of Hope contest, a nationwide contest awarding deserving Veteran homeowners with new roofs. The public can vote for their favorite finalists now through ...
