The 2011 International Roofing Expo held in Las Vegas hit all the right numbers, including a significant rise in attendance. The show also received rave reviews for its new features, including the Technology Pavilion and Product Showcase.
Energy efficiency, re-use, and recyclability are buzzwords in the roofing industry, and while such terms have a tendency to lose their meaning over time, some in the business take them very seriously. With landfill space at a premium, recycling has become much more than a fad.
As we enter the second decade of the 21st century the low-slope roofing market is still undergoing changes. The recent changes are minor modifications compared to the vast changes that occurred near the end of the last decade.
The newest freestanding academic facility in 33 years at George School in Bucks County, Pa., incorporated many sustainable building elements into its design and construction, starting at the very top with vegetative and metal roofing systems.
Inconsistency and uncertainty characterized the past year, yet neither was necessarily a show-stopper for those of us in the roofing industry that have successfully focused our efforts on continued innovation, value and quality.
James Huntington, President of Indianapolis-based AAA Roofing Co. Inc., credits a deep history, his employees, and company values as three reasons why the family-owned business continues to flourish after being founded in 1923.
Timothy Hershey, President of Thoroughbred
Contractors in Shelbyville, Ky., has been involved in the commercial and
industrial roofing business for nearly 25 years.
Roof consultant Mark Kelly estimates that in the United States alone there are
more than 250 billion square feet of residential roofing and over 750 billion
square feet of commercial roofing. Kelly has more than 30 years of experience
in the design, construction, restoration and preservation of buildings, and his
experiences inspired him to write an in-depth look at the U.S. roofing
industry.
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