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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 ...
Check Out This 300-Year-Old Roof
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Sitting within seven acres of California’s Silicon Valley is a piece of old Italy — literally. Estimated at $23 million, the Mediterranean-style villa located at 30 Trail Lane in Woodside, pans 7,956 square feet. According to The Sacramento Bee, many of its architectural elements ...
Talk About a Good Neighbor!
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A ”neighborhood handyman” in Waco, Texas receives a new roof after his neighbor realizes the condition of his home and reaches out to the community to help him. Good neighbors are hard to come by, but not in this neighborhood in Waco. James Macwhorter ...
The Roof’s Role in Decarbonizing the Economy
By Colin Sheehan, RCS Reporter. Earlier in August, a new bill was introduced aimed at making it more affordable for homeowners and business owners to install solar power roofs. The Revamping Appropriate Incentives for Solar Energy (RAISE) the Roof Act, introduced by New Jersey House Representatives Mikie Sherill and Bill ...
The Living Roof Series: Semi-intensive Green Roofs
By Molly Nelson, RCS Intern. An overview of the characteristics of semi-intensive green roofs and what to know when planning an installation. Semi-Intensive green roofs combine features from both extensive green roofs and intensive green roofs. Consider this type of living roof as a middle ground that provides the simplicity ...
Greta Bajrami - One of Beacon’s Female Roofing Professional Finalists of the year - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Greta Bajrami, CEO and owner of Golden Group Roofing. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi, explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a long ...
Sean Fraker - The Future is Here – Liquid Applied Roofing Membrane - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Sean Fraker of Sika. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast Speaker 1: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a long-term professional within the trade. Listen for ...
Ben Rucka - How Shingles are Reducing Smog - PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION
Editor's note: The following is the transcript of an live interview with Ben Rucka of Malarkey. You can read the interview below or listen to the podcast. Heidi Ellsworth: Welcome to Roofing Road Trips with Heidi. Explore the roofing industry through the eyes of a longterm professional within the trade. Listen for ...
Undulating Canopy Roof Creates “Garden-like Living Room for the City”
By Cass Jacoby. This roof was designed to build coherence and unity of indoor and outdoor spaces while making the three buildings it covers more energy efficient. The civic center in the city of Jiaxing, China will be topped with a continuous roof designed by architecture studio MAD. The canopy ...
