Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcomes Duro-Last’s Tim Hart and Dan Ervin
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. In this Roofing Road Trips podcast, RCS Partner Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Duro-Last Vice President Tim Hart and Director of National Accounts Dan Ervin. As you may have heard, Duro-Last was able to quickly shift gears in their manufacturing facility to begin making much-needed ...
NOAA Predicts Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Forecasters at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released their 2020 hurricane season predictions. With a confidence level at 70 percent, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting 13 – 19 named storms this season with six to 10 of those becoming hurricanes with winds of ...
A Closer Look at One of the Oldest Green Roofs in North America
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Scheduled for demolition after 22 years, the green roof provided a unique chance to study its performance. The Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) in Toronto installed a green roof in 1998 that was considered revolutionary at the time. For years, the roof was a testament to ...
S2: E27 Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcomes Tremco’s Chris Cooper and Ashley Cooper
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. This RRT episode is all about using technology on the rooftop. Chris Cooper, southern Indiana Tremco foreman, and Ashley Cooper (no relation), Tremco product manager for Knovi Monitoring Technology and its SmartDrain product join Heidi to talk about how this cool rooftop technology works and the ...
A Smart Solution for Flat Residential Roofs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Are you offering spray foam roofing solutions to residential customers? You might be missing an opportunity. Spray foam roofing, SPF, or coated foamed roofing, provides an energy-efficient, long-lasting waterproof solution for flat residential roofs. They are excellent new and recover roof systems installed by spraying a ...
Roofing Road Trips with Heidi Welcomes Sherwin Williams’ Mark MacDonald
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Mark shares with Heidi how Sherwin-Williams is innovating and digitizing the metal roofing market. When you think of the metal roofing market, do you associate that with innovation? Sherwin-Williams does and Sales and Marketing Manager Mark MacDonald shares with Heidi just what the company is doing ...
Metal Roofing is a Win–Win for Contractors and Homeowners
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. If you are not installing metal roofing for your customers, you are missing out on a great opportunity for your roofing business. It is probably no surprise that you can Make More with Metal, as our friends at Sherwin-Williams have been reminding us of the opportunities ...
Experts Predict More COVID-19 Construction Delays
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The authors of this new report by Moody’s Analytics site three reasons why this economic downturn is different from any other. Construction delays are not new. Many new construction projects experience delays for any number of reasons, including weather, change orders, material delays, worker shortage and ...
Style Boards, Visualizers and Help from the Experts
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Owens Corning provides all the tools your customers will need to choose their next roof. The Owens Corning® TruDefinition® Duration® Designer Shingles web page is packed with information, tools, design boards and professional advice to help your customers choose their new roof. This line of shingle ...
Roofing Technology Think Tank Launches New Community
The RT3 Community will allow more members of the roofing industry to engage with RT3 members. Roofing Technology Think Tank (RT3), a group of progressive roofing professionals focused on technology solutions for the roofing industry, announced the creation of a new, non-voting membership called the RT3 Community. “In more traditional ...
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