Jesse Sanchez, Writer
Designing penetrations for complete envelope continuity
By Jesse Sanchez. Successful penetration details account for air, water, vapor and thermal control layers across the entire building envelope. Building envelope assemblies have become increasingly effective at controlling water, air, vapor and heat, but RPH notes that penetrations remain challenging because each opening must preserve multiple control layers within ...
From roofing opportunities to targeted outreach
By Jesse Sanchez. The platform brings market analysis, property intelligence and targeted outreach together to help roofers identify opportunities and act on them. For roofing contractors, finding the right market is only the beginning. Reworked.ai has builtits platform as a connected system that moves contractors from identifying promising areas to ...
What clogged gutters can do to your home
By Jesse Sanchez. Routine gutter maintenance can help homeowners prevent water damage, pest problems and costly repairs. Often overlooked until a problem develops, gutters are an essential part of a home’s drainage system. Royalty Roofing notes that they help direct rainwater and melting snow away from the roof and foundation. ...
Layered water-saving strategies deliver results
By Jesse Sanchez. Municipal parks departments are combining smart irrigation technology, recycled water, turf conversion and long-term planning to reduce water consumption. As the Irrigation Association reports, municipalities facing tighter water restrictions are finding that no single conservation measure is enough. The most significant savings come from combining irrigation technology, ...
Wildfire resilience takes center stage
By Jesse Sanchez. This seminar brought roofing professionals together for fire-focused education, committee collaboration and new storm investigation findings. The Roofing Industry Committee on Weather Issues (RICOWI) is expanding its research focus as the roofing industry confronts a broader range of weather-related challenges. During this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, ...
Cleaner jobsites can build stronger roofing businesses
By Jesse Sanchez. Jobsite protection can help roofing contractors improve cleanup, strengthen their neighborhood presence and create a more professional customer experience. A roofing project can showcase craftsmanship, but the experience homeowners have on the ground matters just as much. On this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, host Karen Edwards ...
Build a stronger business before it’s time to sell
By Jesse Sanchez. H.S. Exit Advisors shares six strategies roofing contractors can use to strengthen their companies and prepare for a successful exit. For roofing contractors, preparing to sell a business should begin long before an owner is ready to walk away. On this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Karen ...
Before the Snow Falls: Is Your Roof Ready?
By Jesse Sanchez. Snow retention systems can help control how snow and ice leave low-slope commercial roofs, reducing the risk of sudden shedding below. Snow retention may be more commonly associated with steep-slope roofing, but low-slope commercial roofs can also benefit from systems designed to control how snow and ice ...
Early access program puts contractors in control
By Jesse Sanchez. NimbusLabs gives contractors more control over when and how new JobNimbus features enter their workflows. JobNimbus has launched NimbusLabs, an early access environment designed to let roofing and exterior contractors evaluate new features before they become generally available. Through the program, account administrators can browse upcoming tools inside JobNimbus, ...
Why metal is gaining ground with developers
By Jesse Sanchez. Labor pressures, durability concerns and long-term performance goals are prompting developers and building owners to look more closely at metal construction. Metal construction is expanding beyond the warehouses, manufacturing facilities and agricultural buildings with which it has traditionally been associated. As a METALCON blog post recently noted, ...
