LEADING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES COMBINE TO HELP ROOFERS AT THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL ROOFING EXPO
Growing profits through technology will be the focus of these show-floor educational sessions. This year will be a little different at the International Roofing Expo. Technology leaders have combined forces to help roofing contractors be more organized and profitable. The TechKnowHow Pavilion is a place where roofing contractors can see and learn about available products, which can help enhance their business practices. Presentations run from 11:15 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16 and Thursday, February 17. Friday, February 18, will feature product demonstrations from 11:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. READ MORE
SPRAY ON SOLAR PANELS?
(Nanowerk News) Have you seen those big, bulky, breakable photovoltaic cells that now collect the sun's rays? Well, what if solar energy could be harnessed using tiny collectors that could be spray painted on a roof, a wall or even a window?
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EAGLEVIEW TECHNOLOGIES OFFERS CUSTOMIZED REPORT COVERS
EagleView Technologies, the leader in aerial roof measurements, now offers contractors the option to customize their EagleView report cover with their company logo and contact information. Contractors simply upload their company logo and choose from one of the five different report covers to receive a persoanlized EagleView report. READ MORE
METRODOME LANDLORDS CONSIDER USES FOR 10 ACRES OF OLD ROOF
Sometime next month, 10 acres of worn, faded fiberglass will be detached from the Metrodome's rim and brought down for good. The contractor that puts a new roof on the Dome will be expected to dispose of the old fabric. READ MORE
ROOF THATCHER KEEPS HIS WITS ABOUT HIM
With a tight grip on the handle of his Louisville Slugger, William Cahill went to work on a pretty good pitch. With a short, steady stroke, he swung away, making contact again and again. By the time he was finished, his hit was dead-on. Don't be confused, though. Cahill's no ballplayer. The 48-year-old Irishman is a thatcher, a roofer with a specialty older than his adopted homeland. For the past 30 years, five in Ireland and 25 in the U.S., Cahill has perfected the art of making a thatched roof. He declined to discuss the economics of the profession but said that while thatched roofs are expensive, they aren't the most expensive. Stainless-steel roofs, he said, are the most expensive. READ MORE
TILE ROOF CAN BREAK DOWN SMOG
A California company is selling a "smog-eating" concrete tile roof that it says neutralizes the nitrogen oxides spewed by automobiles. Boral Roofing says each year, one of its concrete tile roofs on a typical 2,000-square-foot house can break down the same amount of nitrogen oxides as a car's engine typically produces during 10,800 miles of driving. READ MORE
GM BUILDING BECOMES LARGEST ROOFING RECYCLING PROJECT
In a real-world demonstration of "closed loop" recycling, Sika Sarnafil completed the largest vinyl roofing recycling project in North America last July at a General Motors Customer Care & Aftersales building in Lansing, Michigan, according to the company. This extensive project involved the reroofing of 475,000 square feet of roof, nearly 1,000,000 square feet of recycled vinyl roofing membrane, and was conducted in two phases over a two-year period. The old vinyl membrane removed in Lansing during phase one was reprocessed and later used in the manufacture of new vinyl membrane. Some of the new vinyl membrane installed at the GM facility during phase two contained recycled vinyl recovered from phase one. READ MORE http://www.sustainablefacility.com/Articles/Industry_Watch/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000993509
WORK ON HISTORIC ROOF SPARKS CONSENT WARNING
"Ignorance is no defense" and those who carry out work on historic buildings without the appropriate resource consents could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars or imprisoned, the Dunedin City Council has warned. READ MORE
PURR-FECT END TO THOMAS THE CAT'S BAD DAY
RESCUING animals is not part of Adrian Dethridge's job description. But the kind-hearted roofer still saved the day when Thomas the ginger tom cat got stuck on a roof for more than a day. Thomas's owner, Lisa Olds, of Brackla, contacted Ashfield Roofing to come to her pet's aid after the RSPCA told her they couldn't help. READ MORE
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