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Top September Stories: Warranty Costs, Material Shortages and Vaccine Mandates
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. In looking at our most popular articles for the month of September, our visitors were most interested in the topics that are hot in the roofing industry – material shortages, warranty costs and vaccine mandates. ...
Back to School Just Got a Lot Cooler
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. White roofs were installed on Chelsea Public Schools to keep students cool and reduce energy costs. More and more schools are making greener choices with their buildings in an effort to reduce energy costs and better serve their communities. Among the schools that are ...
Land of the Rising Sun Plans to Go Fully Solar
By Cass Jacoby. Eventually every building, parking lot and farm in Japan will be fitted with rooftop solar panels to reach 2030 emissions reduction goal. Earlier this year, Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, announced an ambitious new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to reduce emissions to ...
Coffee Conversations - 3rd Quarter Review - TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Jennifer Ford-Smith, Johns Manville; Deryl Kratzer, NRP; Adam Oaks, Estimating Edge; and Will Lorenz, General Coatings. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast here. Heidi Ellsworth: Hello, and welcome to Coffee Conversations. My name is Heidi ...
Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Constructs Home for Couple That Spent Seven Years Apart
By Cass Jacoby. GAF partners with Habitat for Humanity to provide roof materials and labor to build the first habitat home in Batavia, Illinois. Janice and George Owino both grew up in Kenya. Janice moved to the United States and studied chemistry. After four years apart, she flew back ...
Western Roofing Expo 2021 Declared a Success
By Western States Roofing Contractors Association (WSRCA). Big turnout at this year’s Expo brings people from all over the industry together. The Western Roofing Expo had one goal in mind for their in-person event this year: to help industry professionals improve their business and find a way to grow. With ...
5 Reasons You Should Turn Your Flat Roof Into a Garden
By Cass Jacoby. Garden roofs are more than just good for the environment, they are also good for your roof! Do you dream of transforming your flat roof, also known as a low-slope roof, into a green wonderland? Maybe you have thought about adding some greenery to your property, ...
Coffee Conversations - 2021 3rd Quarter Review
Sponsored by Johns Manville Join Heidi Ellsworth on the next Coffee Conversations as she welcomes CEOs and executives Adam Oaks of Estimating Edge, Deryl Kratzer from National Roofing Partners, Will Lorenz of General Coatings, and Jennifer Ford-Smith of Johns Manville. These industry leaders will share an in-depth look of 2021’s third ...
Veteran Known for Helping Other Veterans Receives Free Roof Replacement From Community
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Vietnam veteran in Pennsylvania is gifted roof from his community. Walter Torres has lived in his Lansdale, Pennsylvania home since 1976. Walter fixed up his roof in 1995, but recently problems have begun to start with his roof again, and he wasn’t able ...
4 Ways to Tell if You Need a New Roof
By Cass Jacoby. You don’t have to wait for your ceiling to start leaking to know it’s time for a roof replacement. Watch for these signs to help you decide when to call a roofer. It can be difficult to the untrained eye to tell when it is time ...
