Lauren White, RCS Editor
The Equip experience: Churchill Downs, puppies and bourbon
By Lauren White. From bourbon tastings to hands-on demos, the 2025 Equip Expo delivered an unforgettable mix of innovation, networking and Kentucky charm. It's been a couple months since the 2025 Equip Expo in October, but we can't stop thinking about it! Not only was Louisville, Kentucky a fun place ...
My first (and second) roof donations with NWIR!
By Lauren White. As a newly established NWIR council we wanted to give back to our community; little did we know that meant providing two and a half reroofs to local veterans in need. It’s the season of giving and that’s exactly what the Central Oregon NWIR council sought to ...
Understanding snow retention
By Emma Peterson. Looking ahead to the upcoming winter season, learn what snow retention is and how it keeps people and property safe. It might seem far away right now, but before we know it, we’ll be bundling up in warm jackets and hats for the winter season. And with ...
Students in the spotlight: SkillsUSA success
By Lauren White. Roofing made its mark at the 2025 SkillsUSA, inspiring the next generation of tradespeople and showing thousands of students why the future looks brighter from the rooftop. The 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference (NLSC) was a celebration of hands-on talent, industry partnerships and student potential. ...
Cool city, cool people and cool surfaces
By Lauren White. There’s no voodoo involved when talking about cool surfaces at the CRRC Annual Meeting. Between ghost tours, vampire apothecaries and beignets, the Big Easy hosted the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC) annual meeting. From June 10-12, 2025, members of the CRRC, committee members, sponsors and ...
Ready, set, compete!
By Lauren White. The 2025 Building Envelope Olympics showcases sportsmanship and skills. Professionalism. Precision. Pride. All things that come to mind when thinking about Olympians, which we’ll see soon for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The same is true for the more than 100 competitors who convened in Scottsdale, ...
Top May articles: Insights from industry leaders and exciting product overviews
By Emma Peterson. Explore the top ten May articles from The Coffee Shops™! This past month we saw a variety of articles make it onto our top ten list! From sharing heartwarming stories about brands giving back to their communities to informational articles about products and industry shifts, here at ...
Top May articles: Spring cleaning and community care
By Emma Peterson. See what interesting topics caught the eyes of AskARoofer readers this past month! As April showers turned into May flowers, the AskARoofer readers started to investigate how to care for their roofs this spring. In one of our top articles, Trevor Underwood from DECRA Metal Roofing shared five essential ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® announces opening of 2025 Roofing Industry Trends Survey
This Trends Survey, sponsored by QXO, uncovers the current challenges and business priorities for roofing contractors. RoofersCoffeeShop®, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, announces the opening of its latest Roofing Industry Trends Survey, sponsored by QXO. The Trends Survey, in its eighth year, invites ...
Building the future, one skill at a time
By Lauren White. Students, teachers and industry leaders come together at Oregon SkillUSA to inspire the next generation. What do a builder, a coder, a leader and an artist have in common? Skills. And they were on full display at the Oregon SkillsUSA state competition in April. This two-day competition held at ...
