By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Rooftop in Paris to feature 150,000 square feet of vegetables. A Paris-based urban farming company, Agropolis, designed the rooftop farm that will sit on top of a redesigned entertainment complex, according to an article in Fast Company. While rooftop farms do exist in the U.S. ...
By Lauren White. Junior No. 3 Firehouse expertly restored in Maryland. “Preservation Maryland recognizes people, projects, and places that exemplify and advance the collective preservation movement statewide,” according to a press release from Wagner Roofing Company. This happens every May during National Preservation Month. A Stewardship Award was presented to ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Membership, seminars, and fun; join us in booth #300 at the 2019 RCAT Show September 18 – 20, 2019. RoofersCoffeeShop® will be joining many great manufacturers, distributors and associations as they share new ideas and ongoing promotions with Texas roofing contractors. RCAT proudly hosts one of ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A dispatcher that works from home isn’t something that you see often in the roofing industry. At Tremco’s Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc. (WTI) dispatchers working from home is the norm. The last few months we’ve been talking to people in different positions at WTI to learn more ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The company says it sustained $8 million dollars in damages because of the fires. Walmart recently filed a lawsuit in New York state court against Tesla’s solar subsidiary, known as Solar City at the time of installation. The suit claims that the solar panels caused ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you’re working storms in Texas, waiving deductibles and free roofs are against the law starting September 1. Waiving deductibles for homeowners in Texas has been going on for many years. In fact, in 1989 a law was passed to end the practice, but it was ...
By Lauren White. Skilled workmanship restores copper dome on Cascade County Courthouse. In the roofing industry many companies are demonstrating their excellence and expertise. The Roofing Alliance likes to recognize that workmanship, innovation, and safety with their 2020 Gold Circle Awards program. This elite award recognizes Roofing Alliance and National ...
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Hotel registration closes August 29, 2019. Register today! For forty years, the National Roofing Legal Resource Center (NRLRC), in conjunction with the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), has developed and delivered unique legal products, services and education to enable roofing contractors to successfully manage and ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A recent parliamentary report on labor shortages in Toronto urged the government to take action to protect workers with precarious or no immigration status. Recognizing the economic contributions of its long-term resident construction workers in the face of a growing labor shortage, Canada passed a temporary ...
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A lighting strike can severely injure or kill workers yet is if often overlooked as an occupational hazard. In the United States each year, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur 20 – 25 million times and over 300 people are struck by lightning. There have been an average ...