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New Jersey Couple Receives New Roof

November 14, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Restoration by Donation program gives back to families facing financial and health challenges. Merryfield Construction Group, a family owned company for three generations, is dedicated to giving back to others. On their website they share, “In hard times, we don’t turn our backs on members of ...

NRCA Member Donates Roof to Residence for Homeless Veterans

November 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

NRCA member Wedge Roofing, Petaluma, California., has again joined with Rebuilding Together® to help combat the increasing homelessness epidemic in California. In partnership with NRCA members GAF, Parsippany, N.J., and ABC Supply Co. Inc., Beloit, Wis., Wedge Roofing donated a new roof to Rocca House, an eight-bed sober living residence for ...

Make Sure You Attend the MRCA Conference and Expo This Year

November 7, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Don’t miss out on the Monte Carlo fundraiser, Roofer Olympics, and a dance through the decades November 20 through November 22. The 70th Annual MRCA Conference and Expo is coming up! Mark your calendars for November 20-22, 2019. The Midwest Roofing Contractors Association is hosting ...

MRCA Announces Free Education Sponsored by GAF on the Expo Floor at 70th Annual Conference & Expo!

November 3, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

Visit the GAF Expo Floor Classroom for free educational sessions that will help you improve your knowledge and help grow your business. The Midwest Roofing Contractors Association's Annual Conference will be held November 20-22 in Overland Park, Kansas. While you are there, be sure to take advantage of the ...

Parapets Part 1 — Continuity of Control Layers

October 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

By Benjamin Meyer, GAF. The parapet is so much more than the intersection of roof and wall. It’s also the junction where building aesthetics meets structural performance, air and moisture management, energy efficiency, construction trade sequencing, and operational maintenance. Each of these perspectives is critical for the long-term performance of the building, ...

GAF Offers Aerial Roofing Measurement Software

October 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. GAF QuickMeasure is the solution to your roof measuring needs. “Any contractor that came up to me and said, listen, ‘I want to make high profits, I want to get more jobs done, I want to be more accurate on my estimates.’ First thing I would ...

Veteran Housing Project Receives New Roof

October 3, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Companies donate roofing materials to Bryan’s Home. Bryan’s Home, part of Operation Rebuild Hope (ORH), is a veteran advocacy group. Based in North Bend, Oregon, they are dedicated to assisting veterans and preventing veteran homelessness and suicide. Founded in 2016 by Patrick Wright, United States ...

Roof Design Considerations when Incorporating Solar

September 20, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

By GAF. When considering rooftop solar, the roof system should be designed to have an equivalent or longer lifespan than that of the solar arrays If photovoltaic systems (solar arrays) were installed on all the commercial buildings in the US with roofs over 5,000 sq. ft., they are estimated to provide enough ...

Make-A-Wish® Receives $125,000 Donation from RCASF to Grant Wishes to Children with Critical Illnesses

September 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

40th Annual Fishing Tournament Raises $125,000 to Grant 25 ‘Wishes’ for Make-A-Wish Foundation and also raises $20,000 for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Junior Angler’s Educational Program. The roofing community is making a splash in South Florida with the largest non-corporate donation to The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida as ...

Meet the Roof Raisers: Brook and Keshia Reese of Reese Roofing

September 13, 2019 at 6:00 a.m.

By GAF. After being laid off from work five years ago, Brooke Reese decided to start a roofing company. Now he's a GAF Master Elite contractor. “When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one ...