Celadon in Panama City Beach, Fla., was one of the first high-rise condominiums to be designed after the 2004 Florida building codes took effect. The 220-foot-tall structure has 193 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and it is just yards away from the Atlantic Ocean.
There are many advantages to running a single-lock standing seam profile through your roll-forming machine. The single-lock profile is clean looking because the ribs are tight. It is efficient, consuming only 3 inches of material for 1-inch-tall ribs (and 4 inches for 11⁄2-inch-tall ribs).
Marquee projects are a double-edged sword. Sure, high-profile jobs look great in the company's portfolio, but any mistakes made in the spotlight are magnified a thousand-fold.
Faced with the inevitable consideration of installing a new flat roof on one of his company's plants in Akron, Ohio, Paul Michalec, president and CEO of the Ruscoe Co., decided to avoid a tear-off and a new installation.
When a consortium of major commercial roofing manufacturers, contractors and industry associations announced the launch of the SpecRight program at the 2006 International Roofing Expo in Las Vegas, the industry took notice.
Consumers and business owners remain concerned about high energy costs and are in search of innovative and cost-effective tools and methods for improving energy performance.
Despite great strides toward a unified building code throughout the country, the goal of roofing contractors having to learn just one basic set of codes is a distant dream.
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"To reroof or not to reroof, that is the question." With apologies to Shakespeare, the decision faced by Hamlet can pale beside the agony faced by some building owners when confronting a leaking roof. Is a full replacement required? What are viable alternatives? What are the costs involved? Is financing available? How much money am I losing through increased energy consumption and building usage?
Metal roofs have long been popular with architects for their dramatic appearance and long-term performance characteristics, particularly their low maintenance costs and durability. With the concept of sustainability now being widely embraced by the architectural community, metal roofs are being seen in a new light. Metal roofing can contribute significantly to the sustainable building movement.
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