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Project Profiles
When Seven Different Roofs Become One
By SureCoat Sytems. The contractor was tasked with repairing seven roofing areas with four different extremely weathered and failing roof systems. Westminster Canterbury, a serene retirement community nestled on the waterfront of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach is where one comes in their later years to enjoy relaxation doused in sand, ...
Replacing Wood Block with the Knucklehead Rooftop Support System
This project involved replacing wood blocks with KnuckleHead supports as part of roof upgrade on a retail building in East Lansing, Michigan. The contractor had applied a two-coat liquid polyurethane coating over an aging BUR. Installers had to work around dozens of deteriorating wood blocks which had been used to ...
Extensive Green Roofs Top Off the New Minneapolis Central Public Library
Green roof specified to reduce storm water runoff into Mississippi River; sets example for Minneapolis sustainable design. The five-story Central Public Library of Minneapolis, MN is an architectural benchmark for Mid-western urban landscapes and sets an example for sustainable building design. The new MN Central Public Library features an extremely energy-efficient ...
Heavenly white roof lifts the spirits of Evangel University
Roof coating project features Henry Company coatings. The roof on the Evangel University Ashcroft Activities Center has survived the grueling elements of Ozarks mountain weather for more than 30 years. With the hope to preserving the roof for another 30 years, the University turned to Henry Company and its premium elastomeric ...
Replacing Wood Sleepers on a Low-Slope Roof
This low-slope TPO roof on a public-school building in Michigan shows the flaws of using wood sleepers and the advantages of Solar / HVAC KnuckleHeads for pipe supports. Loose-laid sleepers are subject to movement, over time causing pipes to bend and contort. In addition, the wood will deteriorate and rot from ...
Metal versus Concrete
By Decra. Stone-coated steel stands up as green. Determining the energy efficiency of a roof is a not an exact science and other factors can have an effect on the building’s efficiency: windows, doors, attic insulation as well as the number of people in the home. There are also external factors such ...
Project Profile: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
The stadium features two custom stenciled Hard Rock Stadium logos on the roof. SRG Roofing is pleased to announce the successful completion of its roof coating logo project on the Hard Rock Stadium located in Miami, Florida. In 2016, the stadium went through a $500 million renovation project and SRG Roofing ...
Duke University Health System Roof Replacement Posed Special Challenges - CFE Inc.
By FiberTite. CFE Inc - Working around preinstalled steel beams with 44 recessed roof areas at various elevations were just part of the challenge. In early 2006, work began to replace the hospital's old and failing built up roof (BUR). As part of the complete re-roofing project, Duke University Health System officials ...
Project Profile: Edgewood Terrace
See how Polyglass was able to solve the severe ponding issues on this Edgewood Terrace project in the nation’s capital. Edgewood Terrace Commons IV, a 258-unit high-rise building in Washington DC, was reroofed with Polyglass’ multi-ply roof system. The 25,000 sq. ft. roof had severe ponding issues and held water after ...
Burton Barr Public Library Survives Microburst and Receives New Roof
By John Plescia – CEO of Star Roofing Inc. Star Roofing helps the environment by recycling over 250 tons of old roofing materials. At 6:00 pm, Saturday, July 15, 2017, a microburst* over the roof of Burton Barr Library* in Phoenix, Arizona, lifted the roof structure (which it was designed to do) ...
