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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...