Project Profiles
More Award-winning Asphalt Roofs
As we are getting excited about the next round of ARMA winners, RoofersCoffeeShop® wanted to highlight the past winners. The Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) has launched its ARMA Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program for 2019 which provides recognition of the best steep and low-slope asphalt roofing projects from ...
Henry® acrylic roof coating system helps retirement community slash costs
Friendship Village saves $150,000 by using its own maintenance team to install Henry Company system. The Challenge Friendship Village is a continuing care retirement community consisting of apartment- and casita-style living. As a not-for-profit operation, Friendship Village needed a cost-effective roof restoration solution for its on-site health care center. After a local contractor ...
Henry® and Florida roofing company complete silicone roofing project
Restoration saves money in short- and long-term maintenance, as well as reducing building’s energy costs. Project Background Located on a busy corner in downtown Coral Gables, Florida, a four-story, multi-tenant office building had a recurring problem; repeated failures on its 12,454 sq. ft., modified bitumen flat roof that eventually led to leaks ...
Henry® provides Building Envelope Systems® solutions for Miami Beach Convention Center renovation
Covering existing roof with Henry roofing, air barrier, and waterproofing products provides economical solution. Project Background Built in 1957 and expanded in 1989, the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) has hosted many historic events, including several national party conventions and the 1964 World Heavyweight Championship boxing match in which Cassius Clay, later ...
When Seven Different Roofs Become One
By SureCoat Sytems. The contractor was tasked with repairing seven roofing areas with four different extremely weathered and failing roof systems. Westminster Canterbury, a serene retirement community nestled on the waterfront of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach is where one comes in their later years to enjoy relaxation doused in sand, ...
Replacing Wood Block with the Knucklehead Rooftop Support System
This project involved replacing wood blocks with KnuckleHead supports as part of roof upgrade on a retail building in East Lansing, Michigan. The contractor had applied a two-coat liquid polyurethane coating over an aging BUR. Installers had to work around dozens of deteriorating wood blocks which had been used to ...
Extensive Green Roofs Top Off the New Minneapolis Central Public Library
Green roof specified to reduce storm water runoff into Mississippi River; sets example for Minneapolis sustainable design. The five-story Central Public Library of Minneapolis, MN is an architectural benchmark for Mid-western urban landscapes and sets an example for sustainable building design. The new MN Central Public Library features an extremely energy-efficient ...
Heavenly white roof lifts the spirits of Evangel University
Roof coating project features Henry Company coatings. The roof on the Evangel University Ashcroft Activities Center has survived the grueling elements of Ozarks mountain weather for more than 30 years. With the hope to preserving the roof for another 30 years, the University turned to Henry Company and its premium elastomeric ...
Replacing Wood Sleepers on a Low-Slope Roof
This low-slope TPO roof on a public-school building in Michigan shows the flaws of using wood sleepers and the advantages of Solar / HVAC KnuckleHeads for pipe supports. Loose-laid sleepers are subject to movement, over time causing pipes to bend and contort. In addition, the wood will deteriorate and rot from ...
Metal versus Concrete
By Decra. Stone-coated steel stands up as green. Determining the energy efficiency of a roof is a not an exact science and other factors can have an effect on the building’s efficiency: windows, doors, attic insulation as well as the number of people in the home. There are also external factors such ...
