Codes and regulations play a large role in our day-to-day business operations. They dictate what is required on projects and influence everything from material selection to application techniques. The codes and regulations are constantly changing and it appears we are headed into an environment where regulations will increase and became more stringent.
Mark Santacrose, President and CEO of Tecta America Corp., knows the benefits of teamwork. Tecta America is made up of 3,000 roofing professionals working in some 50 locations, reporting to a corporate headquarters in Skokie, Ill.
David “Bruce” Fryer first worked for a Nashville, Tenn., architectural firm out of college and then one of the world’s largest general contractors before being transferred to California to work on two hospitals and an industrial project. “There I met and eventually went to work for a commercial roofing contractor,” said Fryer, 52, CEO of Fryer Roofing Company Inc. of Fresno, Calif.
The concept is fascinating: you just type in the address of a residential or commercial building and receive an aerial photo and line drawings of the roof with length, pitch and area noted for easy and accurate estimates and professional presentations. That’s the concept behind EagleView Technologies, which supplies contractors with detailed reports of roof measurements based on its patented software.
More than ever, homeowners and building owners are using color and texture to personalize their roof and distinguish their property from others. Bold statements are being made with vibrant colors available with today’s composite slate. In fact, it’s not unusual now for a roof to have four, five, even six different colors of tiles.
The association’s 35th annual convention and trade show showcased the latest in roofing technology, roofing tools, machinery, materials and services available to the western roofing contractor.
Florida has recently completed the implementation process of the 2007 Florida Building Code. Among the numerous changes, the minimum requirements for underlayments used for residential re-roofing has been upgraded to ASTM D 226 type 1 or 2 felt.
Lake Presidential Golf Club, a new championship golf course, sits on 1,200 acres of rolling, wooded land, interspersed with streams and a 30-acre lake, within BeechTree, a planned residential community in Upper Marlboro, Md. Such picturesque surroundings demand equally impressive clubhouse and golf cart storage facilities, with much attention given to curb appeal.
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