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Designing resilience
By Emma Peterson. Learn how Johns Manville is creating roofing systems that protect both people and the environment. Over the last two decades, there has been a significant rise in the number of extreme weather events. Yale Environment 360 reports that “major floods have more than doubled, the number of ...
Understanding Vapor Barriers
In this RoofersCoffeeShop® Lunch & Learn join Megan Ellsworth and Johns Manville’s Jacob Heaps as they explore how vapor barriers prevent condensation, protect insulation and improve overall system performance. Learn when and where vapor barriers are needed, how climate and building use impact design decisions, and discover Johns Manville’s advanced ...
2025 in review
By Emma Peterson. Raising a glass to the articles, videos, podcasts and more that made 2025 so memorable! It’s time to change over the calendars again! 2025 is coming to a close and here at The Coffee Shops™, we are excitedly getting ready for 2026. But before we leap ...
Celebrando la comunidad en la industria en la recepción de EmpowerAll.
Por Jessica Bravo. ¡Conéctense, compartan y celebren juntos la industria en la recepción de EmpowerAll durante IRE 2026! Están invitados a la recepción EmpowerAll, un evento donde se celebra la comunidad en la industria del techado. Se llevará a cabo el martes 20 de enero de 2026, de 4:00 ...
Johns Manville Announces Launch of JM QuickFoam® Adhesive
JM QuickFoam® adhesive is engineered for broad compatibility, working effectively with all major spray rigs. DENVER – November 25, 2025 - Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company and leading building products manufacturer, announces the launch of JM QuickFoam® Adhesive, a two-part, low-rise polyurethane foam adhesive for attaching fleece-backed ...
The next generation of roofing
By Emma Peterson. Young professionals shared their journeys and passion for the roofing industry. In a recent Coffee Conversations sponsored by Johns Manville, Megan Ellsworth hosted an incredible panel of Gen Z roofing professionals to talk about their journeys and experiences in the industry! This panel included Lilli Tillman Smith, ...
Hear from the Next Generation of Roofing
Roofing is more than a trade — it’s a craft, a career and a community that thrives on innovation and people. As the industry faces a wave of retirements, labor shortages and evolving technologies, the next generation of roofing professionals is stepping forward to shape the future. In this Coffee ...
Nestor Duran named new vice president of engineering at Johns Manville
He will be responsible for all aspects of Capital and Furnace Engineering, including the development and execution of capital projects and driving excellence and standardization across the engineering discipline. Nestor Duran will join Johns Manville as vice president of engineering, effective September 2. He will succeed Mark Charbonneau, who announced his ...
Navigating the world of continuous insulation
By Emma Peterson. Learn how contractors are tackling insulation installations with thorough preparation and innovative products. Traditionally, when insulating roofs and walls, a method called cavity insulation was used, which is a technique where contractors fit pieces of insulation in between struts and beams. However, today’s contractors have a more ...
An adhesive for every project
By Emma Peterson. Jeffrey Job of Johns Manville guides us through their extensive portfolio of adhesives. In a new RoofersCoffeeShop® Lunch & Learn, Megan Ellsworth hosts Jeffrey Job, Johns Manville’s polyiso product manager, for a conversation about the fundamentals of adhesives in commercial roofing systems. Jeffrey opened the conversation by ...
