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By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Martin DeBono, president of GAF Energy, shares insights on the future of roofing and solar. For most of my career in roofing, I have been the one who was excited about solar rooftops. But more often than not, I was a bit disappointed that ...

Balancing Building Science and Design

July 15, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

By James R. Kirby, GAF. Building science is the study of the effects of heat, air, and moisture (vapor and liquid) on the building enclosure. The design and construction industries are increasingly using building science concepts to design and construct long-lasting, high performance buildings. The concepts are not new, and have been understood ...

Adhered Systems are Cost Competitive Once Long Term Energy Efficiency is Factored In

July 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

By Thomas J Taylor, GAF. Recent research into the overall thermal impact of the fasteners that penetrate roofing insulation has found the effect to be significant. A study shows that when the long term energy cost of thermal bridging due to mechanical fasteners is taken into account, adhered systems can be cost ...

Coatings Challenge: Converting a Warehouse Into Condominiums with a New Roof.

June 19, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

By Don Kilcoyne. With a low investment, and ease of installation, GAF coatings are a great way to grow your business, whether you’re a low slope or steep slope contractor. Welcome to the GAF Coatings Challengewith Michelle Carlin, GAF senior product manager, coatings. Watch this video or read the transcript below. Michelle Carlin: Welcome ...

Coatings Challenge: A Structurally Sound Roof on a Beautiful Stucco Building

June 12, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

By Don Kilcoyne, GAF. With a low investment, and ease of installation, GAF coatings are a great way to grow your business, whether you’re a low slope or steep slope contractor. Welcome to the GAF Coatings Challenge with Michelle Carlin, GAF senior product manager, coatings. Today we're talking about a coatings challenge from ...

Coatings Challenge: A Steep Slope Roofer Looks to Expand His Business.

June 5, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

By GAF. With a low investment, and ease of installation, GAF coatings are a great way to grow your business, whether you’re a low slope or steep slope contractor. Welcome to the GAF Coatings Challenge with Michelle Carlin, GAF senior product manager, coatings. Challenge: A steep-slope pro looking to branch out into small low-slope ...

Are You Considering Adaptation in Your Roof Design?

May 29, 2019 at 1:30 p.m.

By Thomas J Taylor, GAF. Understanding the differences between sustainable and resilient design in roofing. In a recent article, I discussed the difference between sustainable and resilience as pertaining to low slope roofing. Both words are often considered as describing “good” attributes of roofing and are sometimes assumed to be essentially the ...

Fresh Thinking About Cold Storage Roofs

May 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

By James R Kirby, AIA, GAF. A “cold storage building” is a building or a portion of a building or structure designed to promote the extended shelf life of perishable products or commodities. There are varying levels of cold storage, such as coolers, chill coolers, holding freezers, and blast freezers. Coolers range ...

GAF Congratulates 2018 President's Club Award Winners

May 14, 2019 at 1:01 p.m.

The award winners were announced at GAF's recent Wealthbuilder Conference and Expo. GAF, a Standard Industries company and the largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, announced the winners of the 2018 President’s Club Awards, recognizing the most elite residential and commercial roofing contractors in the U.S. Download the list of ...

Solar Power is Now Competitive

May 9, 2019 at 1:09 p.m.

By GAF. For commercial roofing, careful design and material choices can make solar compelling. Each energy production type, such as coal and solar, has a range of costs depending on location, the efficiency of the particular equipment used, etc. Today the range of costs of photovoltaic — or solar —power now overlap ...