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A Closer Look at One of the Oldest Green Roofs in North America
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Scheduled for demolition after 22 years, the green roof provided a unique chance to study its performance. The Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) in Toronto installed a green roof in 1998 that was considered revolutionary at the time. For years, the roof was a testament to ...
Top May Stories: Beautiful Rooftops, Relationships and People in the Industry
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. May 2020 still had a small focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, but our visitors showed that they were clearly ready to move on to other things in roofing. We always love learning the stories of the people that ...
Metal Roofing is a Win–Win for Contractors and Homeowners
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you are not installing metal roofing for your customers, you are missing out on a great opportunity for your roofing business. It is probably no surprise that you can Make More with Metal, as our friends at Sherwin-Williams have been reminding us of the opportunities ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes North Texas Roofing Contractors Association
North Texas Roofing Contractors Association advocates for consumers and roofing professionals. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome North Texas Roofing Contractors Association (NTRCA). NTRCA is the premier resource for professional roofing contractors and associates working and doing business in ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes United Asphalts
The company has been a leading manufacturer of asphalt products since 1961. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome United Asphalts. United Asphalts focuses on the production of cost effective, durable, and safe asphalt products for the roofs of the ...
Experts Predict More COVID-19 Construction Delays
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The authors of this new report by Moody’s Analytics site three reasons why this economic downturn is different from any other. Construction delays are not new. Many new construction projects experience delays for any number of reasons, including weather, change orders, material delays, worker shortage and ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Leap, LLC
Leap helps contractors sell more deals for more money by going digital. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information, and everyday business, is pleased to welcome Leap. Leap is transforming the home services industry as the first-ever, end-to-end point of sale application digitizing every stage of the ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Construction Solutions
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Construction Solutions sponsors Answer Me This… Have you seen the latest RoofersCoffeeShop promotion, Answer Me This…? “Answer Me This” is a quick ‘question of the week’ style quiz targeting contractors to gain feedback about their product needs and address potential improvements. Through their ...
Mark Your Calendars for June 12-14, 2020
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. The 2020 IIBEC International Trade Show and Expo is going virtual! For three days, June 12-14, 2020, International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) is hosting exhibitors, educational sessions, a keynote speaker, and the CEO roundtable at their 2020 IIBEC International Trade Show and Expo. Although ...
Meet Kyle King, Winner of an Optical Comparator
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. General Coatings is giving away one optical comparator each week to a lucky winner. Kyle King, President and Owner of James King Roofing in the Seattle, Washington area, was a recent winner of the giveaway. Kyle and I played phone tag for a week or so ...
