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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. ...
Meet MVP and Best of the Best Winner Brandon Reese
By Lauren White. A Sergeant First Class in the National Guard has found a career in roofing. Every year, outstanding employees are nominated by their coworkers for the Roofing Alliance’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award program. This award recognizes and celebrates workers in two categories: 1) Workers who exemplify dedication ...
Cookout Shows Appreciation for Employees
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Tremco/WTI team members were able to take a break from the summer heat, network and enjoy a cookout hosted by their supervisor. We’ve shared many articles about the team at Tremco’s Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. (WTI) and the great culture that they have created at their company. ...
In Swiss Storms, Stormseal Shows its Strength
By Stormseal. In June 2018, to test Stormseal’s weather resistance under the most extreme natural conditions we could access, we installed it on the roof of a hut high in the Swiss Alps. With the end of the European winter approaching, Andrew Markopoulos, Operations Director for Stormseal Industries, returned to Zermatt – ...
The Garland Company Inc. Joins NRCA's One Voice Initiative, Becomes NRCA Partner Member
The National Roofing Contractors Association has announced The Garland Company Inc., Cleveland, has joined NRCA's One Voice initiative, joining NRCA as a partner member. In 2017, NRCA launched its One Voice initiative to unite the roofing industry and speak with one voice about matters critical to the roofing industry's continued success. To ...
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC)
Registration now open for IIBEC’s 2022 International Convention and Trade Show! IIBEC’s premier annual event features over 17 hours of live, in-person educational seminars, a two-day trade show, and live product demonstrations. Full Registration and Student Registrations receive access to the virtual Convention. Virtual Only registration is also available. Learn more. International Institute of ...
Employers Need to Tread Carefully When Using Drones on Projects
By Kyle Gretel, Cotney Construction Law. Potential pitfalls of drone use on construction sites. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more colloquially known as drones, are the topic of conversation in multiple industries and are used in a variety of different applications. From delivery of a kidney to a transplant recipient to aerial photography, ...
