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RT3 Members Present on Data and AI at METALCON
By Karen L. Edwards, RT3. METALCON 2019 took place in Steel City - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and RT3 members were well represented at the show, exhibiting and speaking. On the first day of the show, RT3 hosted a discussion on the importance of artificial intelligence and utilizing data for contractors. Moderated by ...
This Old House® Selects GCP Applied Technologies Residential Building Materials for 2019 Rhode Island Project
GCP Applied Technologies’ high-performance products featured on This Old House® fall 2019 season. GCP Applied Technologies (NYSE:GCP), a leading global provider of construction products technologies, is pleased to announce that the This Old House crew has again chosen its building materials for the renovation of the new home renovation project in ...
Marco On the Move. The Future Looks Bright!
Check out October’s issues of Rural Builder and Metal Construction News for an inside look at the past, present and future of one of our favorites here at Roofers Coffee Shop®: Marco Industries. Both publications feature an article of the company’s history along with recent changes that signal their future direction. ...
Stormseal Underpinned by Strong Patent & Trademark Protection
Stormseal installers are providing proven, patented protection for their customers. Stormseal founder and managing director Matthew Lennox said patent protection was one of the first things he arranged after inventing Stormseal, a polyethylene film that heat shrinks to cover damaged roofs or walls. The product provides secure, cost-effective protection from the ...
App Aims to Reduce Injuries and Save Lives
By Karen L. Edwards, RT3 Using videos and images, the app notes health and safety issues related to a specific building’s design. A Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University in the UK, Billy Hare, has developed an app geared toward architects and designers to help them improve the health and safety of construction ...
The Hottest Construction Technology Solutions
Construction Tech Hub to be featured at METALCON 2019. In keeping with the number one industry hot topic right now, METALCON 2019, the metal construction industry’s largest international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, will feature its new construction technology hub, CONTECH, at this year’s conference and tradeshow in ...
Primer 101: A Guide to Asphalt Primer
By IKO. Choosing the right primer will depend on the substrate, the weather conditions and the type of coating or membrane application. By definition, a primer comes first and serves as a base for what should follow — whether it’s attending the primary grades at the beginning of school, priming an engine ...
Green Roofs & the Storm Water Crisis
By Damla Boyer, Product Manager, GCP Applied Technologies. Green roofs offer significant benefits in urban storm water mitigation. From Chicago City Hall to Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel, green roofs are growing fast. They’ve been well established in Europe for years, and now have taken hold in North America. In 2016, Toronto was recognized ...
Did You Know About IKO’s Canadian Roots?
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. IKO shares its history as a pioneer and leader in the global roofing and related products industry. IKO was founded in 1951 in Canada. It first manufactured building paper and then expanded to include coated roll roofing. Its first asphalt shingle was made in 1954, and ...
Get your FREE Productivity Toolkit
By Trimble. For construction business owners, one of the biggest challenges can be knowing where to start when it comes to increasing productivity. In today’s technology-driven world, most industries have transformed in productivity performance over the last decade. However, compared to other industries like retail, construction significantly lags in ramping up productivity. ...
