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NRCA Announces Significant Updates to Roof Wind Designer Online Wind-Load Calculator
The free web-based application has been updated to reflect the significant changes made to ASCE 7. Rosemont, Ill.-The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has announced the update of Roof Wind Designer, an online wind-load calculator intended to provide roofing professionals with an easy way to determine a roof system's design wind ...
OMG’s RhinoBond System Nearing 2.0 Billion Square Feet of Installed Single-Ply Roofing Membrane
The RhinoBond System is leaving Rhino membrane tracks around the globe. Agawam, Massachusetts – OMG’s RhinoBond System, the leading global induction roofing technology is closing in on 2.0 billion square feet of installed single-ply membrane around the world. The RhinoBond System has left tracks in more than 35 countries around ...
Core Contractors Inc.'s Alan Baird Awarded The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress' 2018 MVP Best of the Best Award
Baird also was a 2018 MVP Award winner for outstanding on the job performance and other noteworthy contributions and activities. New Orleans -The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress has announced Alan Baird, foreman of Core Contractors Inc., Denver, as the recipient of the Best of the Best Award. Baird was announced ...
NRCA Announces National Roofing Week Dates, Art Contest
Thanks to RCS partners A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply and the International Roofing Expo for sponsoring this exciting contest. National Roofing Week will be June 3-9, and NRCA is holding its annual Children's Art Contest, sponsored by A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply and the International Roofing Expo,® to promote the importance of having ...
There's a New ASTM Test Method That Accurately Quantifies the Content of Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) Roofing Membranes
Before this new test, there was no publicly available analytical technique to accurately quantify the content of KEE in roofing membranes. By Jerry Beal, FiberTite®. ASTM D6754 Standard Specification for Ketone Ethylene Ester Based Sheet Roofing was adopted and published in 2002. The standard offered an alternative to PVC thermoplastic roofing membranes ...
WSRCA ROOF TALK: Texas Courts Will Nail Roofers for Acting as Public Adjusters
Be careful not to cross the line between being a contractor for the insured and being the insured’s negotiator with its insurer. by: Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law. In Texas the abundance of storm damage from the 2017 hurricanes has brought to light an important and costly lesson for contractors repairing the ...
Get your Texas Roofing License!
Register NOW for the RCAT Texas Roofing License Boot Camp and exam session Saturday April 7, 2018! The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas’ Boot Camp is a special three-class session designed to help you prepare for the required licensing exams for a Texas roofing license: Business & Safety Exam Residential Roofing Exam AND/OR Commercial ...
FRSA Convention & Expo - Registration Now Open!
Register for the FRSA Convention & Expo by May 27th for the best pricing on full registrations and all sports tournaments! The Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo is FREE to attend, but all attendees must have a badge to enter the hall. Register online now to avoid long lines ...
TARC Scholarship Program Accepting Applications
TARC Scholarship applications must be submitted by May 1, 2018. The Tennessee Association of Roofing Contractors (TARC) has established a Scholarship program to assist employees, immediate family members of employees or immediate family of TARC contractor members, who plan to pursue post-secondary education in college and vocational programs.Eligibility Applicants to the TARC ...
CertainTeed® Siding Boasts a Bold, Modern Look with Four New Colors
Update home exteriors and combine premium performance and durability with the latest hues for eye-popping curb appeal. Malvern, Pa. - By popular demand, CertainTeed introduces four rich, bold shades – Midnight Blue, Slate, Espresso and Castle Stone – to provide even more mix-and-match color options to many of the popular ...
