Lauren White, RCS Editor
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 ...
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 ...
Showcasing next-gen software
By Jesse Sanchez. Roofing tech leader teases major product updates and fresh innovations. Day three of the International Roofing Expo (IRE) brought attendees an inside look at what's brewing behind the scenes at Jobba Trade Technologies, a familiar name in roofing technology. Zach Carpenter, a veteran of more than 15 years with ...
One industry, many career options
By Emma Peterson. Introducing students to commercial roofing through the SkillsUSA competition. Encompassing more than 400,000 individuals, SkillsUSA is the number one development organization for the trades. SkillsUSA is organized around regional, state and national contests that encourage the best from participating industry leaders, students and instructors. Included in the contests are ...
Top February articles: Tradeshow season and industry expertise
By Emma Peterson. Check out what The Coffee Shops™ readers have been interested in this month! For the roofing and construction industries, February is the heart of the famous “tradeshow season.” The Coffee Shops™ crew has loved going from event to event, catching up with colleagues, meeting new friends and learning about ...
Top February stories: Competitions, rewards and new regulations
By Emma Peterson. From the biggest, international roofing event to new innovations and mandates, February was a busy month! In the roofing world, this February was all about trade shows and events. From the International Builders Show (IBS) to the National Women in Roofing (NWIR)’s annual conference. Two of our top articles ...
