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Why Urban Infrastructures Need Blue Roofs
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. How blue roofs can help cities withstand extreme weather events and avoid sewer system disasters. While designs differ slightly in look and function, a blue roof is made to collect and temporarily store stormwater before gradually releasing it downstream or until it has been evaporated. The ...
METALCON Announces Top Products Award Winners
Award winners were determined by an electronic vote. METALCON, the metal construction industry’s only global event for metal construction and design products, technologies and solutions, announces the METALCON Top Products Award winners. This year’s exhibitors were invited to nominate their top metal products in a variety of categories. Products must have been ...
Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Colubia Roofing and Sheet Metal. You can read the transcript below or listen to the podcast. Megan Ellsworth: Hello, and welcome back to another Roofer of the Month episode. I am so excited to be here with the people, ...
Nick Nobbe - Selling Beyond the Shingles - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Nick Nobbe of Quarrix. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Megan Ellsworth: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a long-term professional within the trade. Listen ...
96-year-old Veteran Receives Surprise Free Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Keith Gauvin Roofing finds the perfect candidate for their first “on the house” roof giveaway. Keith Gauvin, of Keith Gauvin Roofing, had been thinking for some time now that he wanted to do a free roof giveaway when he met Geroge Evans. The ...
Famously Steep Church Roof in Redding Gets Replaced
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. After sustaining damage from a hailstorm, the First Presbyterian Church finds a solution to steep roof pitch problems in RestoreMasters Contracting LLC. A reroof of a church usually isn’t newsworthy, but the First Presbyterian Church on Placer Street in Redding is extremely high-pitched. The building ...
Don’t Get Hacked, Get a Better Password!
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Hackers are targeting the construction industry’s cybersecurity because of our notorious bad password hygiene. Read on to learn why it’s time to step up the protection of your companies' data. When you spend most of your time outside for your job, it can ...
Mid-year Economic Outlook
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. What to expect for the latter half of 2021 and what the aftermath of the 2020 pandemic has taught us so far. 2020 brought the construction industry bans, lockdowns, work –from-home orders and budget constraints. However, out of the decline in activity, uncertainty in ...
Land of the Rising Sun Plans to Go Fully Solar
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. 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 ...
MCA Releases New White Paper "MCM Best Practices: Proper Surface Preparation for Stiffener Adhesion"
The technical document focuses on the proper preparation for the two most predominant materials used for stiffener adhesion. The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has released a new white paper, “MCM Best Practices: Proper Surface Preparation for Stiffener Adhesion.” Metal Composite Material (MCM) cladding systems are an attractive and popular choice for aesthetics ...
