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Californians: What You Need to Know about Wildland-Urban Interface Code
By DaVinci Roofscapes. If you’re building a home in California, then it’s important that you know about the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code. Designed to reduce the risks of wildfire spread from forest areas to life and property, the WUI code includes the evaluation and identification of building products that resist flame spread, ...
Using Architectural Shingles to Revive Victorian-Gothic Architecture
Since the Music Hall is a National Historic Landmark, renovations must be true to the original design, and any departures from the original design must be approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Founded in 1788, the city of Cincinnati is one of the Midwest’s oldest. It’s famed Over-the-Rhine neighborhood ...
Momentum Solar – Prospecting at the Speed of Light
By Nearmap. Nearmap's high-resolution PhotoMaps™ cut proposal lead time from two weeks to two days and qualifies nearly double the homes in the same amount of time. Momentum Solar is a rapidly expanding solar installation company. Originally focused on the New Jersey and New York area, Momentum is now expanding its service ...
National Historic Buildings Replace Roofs with Windsor® XL
By Malarkey Roofing Products. Home to over 12,000 students, the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings (Go Jackrabbits!) has 168 buildings, including two halls listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “The buildings have been on campus for over 100 years,” said Malarkey South Dakota Sales Rep, Mark Hausman. ...
Malarkey Roofing Shingles Mid-Pacific Institute Hawaii
By Malarkey Roofing Products. The second post in this series of historic building roof renovations, features an iconic building in Manoa Valley on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Featured in the above video, Honolulu-based roofing contractor MRC Roofing LLC installed Malarkey's Legacy® shingles in Midnight Black to replace the roof of ...
Parkland Hospital Roof Replacement - Dallas, Texas
By SOPREMA. When it was time to replace the Parkland Memorial Hospital—a Dallas, Texas landmark constructed in 1954, everyone recognized they would be undertaking a high-profile project. This became even more apparent when the plans for a new Parkland Hospital were unveiled: a 2.1 million square-foot, 17 story, 862 bed, full-service acute ...
Hail Headaches Eliminated with Composite Slate
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Everything’s bigger in Texas … including the roofs. Unfortunately that means Mother Nature has a larger target when pelting down hail. What’s the solution? Composite slate roofs from DaVinci Roofscapes. If you’re a homeowner and you get one, maybe two hail storms every few years, it’s a nuisance. Sometimes the ...
IKO Commercial Roofing Portfolio Features Remarkable Projects
By IKO. IKO Industries has a number of remarkable projects in its commercial roofing portfolio. To showcase our global projects, we are featuring some of our most interesting roofs throughout the world in this and future installments of the blog. From Ontario to British Columbia, here are some great Canadian projects and ...
KEE Roofing Membrane Still Performing at BW
By FiberTite. FiberTite Roofing System Still Performing After 30 + Years Don Dubena, Assistant Director of Building and Grounds at Baldwin Wallace University, is the primary care-taker of facilities on campus, ranging from recreational facilities to student housing. The recreational center, in particular, is the epicenter of student activity and experiences heavy ...
Oregon A-Frame Cabin Finishes Best in Class with Malarkey Roofing Shingles
By Malarkey Roofing. In terms of architectural letterforms, the A-frame cabin is ostensibly, far superior to all others. C-cabins are just average, as we all know. Anyone with D-, or F-frame cabins, are subsequently below average, and usually asked to repeat the process altogether. Kidding aside, this A-Frame cabin roof project, by ...
