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Items Tagged with 'severe weather'

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Extreme Weather Special Section

Fortifying Roofs for an Era of Extreme Weather

Contractors can help protect homes and buildings with weatherproofing strategies and materials built to withstand extreme conditions
Gregg Malanga is a Senior Product Manager at ICP Group.
Gregg Malanga
July 14, 2025
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Contractors can help protect homes and buildings with weatherproofing strategies and materials built to withstand extreme conditions
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Extreme Weather
Extreme Weather Special Section

Storm Season 2025: Preparing for Uncertainty

Experts warn of an active storm season with up to 18 named storms, nearly 1,500 tornadoes and large hailstones
Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
July 14, 2025
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With an intense storm season, rising heat, and economic uncertainty on the horizon, roofing contractors who prepare now will be the ones who stay ahead of the chaos.
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Inside the GAF-IBHS FORTIFIED Alliance
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Inside the GAF-IBHS FORTIFIED Alliance

GAF and IBHS FORTIFIED have a unique partnership geared to level up roofing contractors for the future of resilient homes.
Art Aisner, Editor-in-Chief of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Art Aisner
July 10, 2025
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The FORTIFIED home movement is more than 80,000 residences strong nationwide and growing. RC catches up with leaders in the resiliency space to discuss the opportunity ahead for roofing contractors.
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Extreme Weather Special Section
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Built for Business: How Titan XT® Shingles Keep Proving Their Value

Titan XT® shingles have delivered peace of mind through punishing hurricane seasons — and they’re helping roofing contractors keep more money in their pockets.
July 1, 2025
Titan XT® shingles have delivered peace of mind through punishing hurricane seasons — and they’re helping roofing contractors keep more money in their pockets.
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Extreme Weather

IBHS Recognizes 76 FORTIFIED Service Providers During 10th Annual Awards

Awards recognize roofing contractors, inspectors and more who provide customers with FORTIFIED Home designations
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Roofing Contractor Staff
June 13, 2025
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The 10th Annual FORTIFIED Awards honor organizations that have helped at least 100 customers earn a FORTIFIED Home designation and contributed to the record number issued in 2024.


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Rooftops

Exploring Warranties in Roofing

Manufacturers use them to market products to contractors and contractors use them to market to customers. But who reads the fine print?
Melissa Dunson is the Director of Marketing for Central States Manufacturing
Melissa Dunson
June 6, 2025
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Few people actually read a warranty's fine print and understand what is covered and for how long. Melissa Dunson translates the rhetoric into easy-to-understand terms.
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Manufacturer News

CertainTeed Collaborates with IBHS, Announces List of FORTIFIED Roof Products

Two new products have been introduced that meet FORTIFIED requirements
Chris Gray, editor of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro
Chris Gray
May 29, 2025
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CertainTeed has released new details about the products contractors can use to build roofs that comply with the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety's FORITIFED standards.


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FM Global's testing standards improve insurability of solar-equipped roofs in storm-prone states like Florida.
Solar Insurance Markets

FM Global Begins Offering Solar Panel Certification for Hail, Fire Resistance

In Florida, known for carriers fleeing and denying coverage, the mutual insurer fills a gap
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 28, 2025
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As insurers shy away from solar-equipped roofs, FM Global introduces a new certification system for fire and hail resistance — aiming to boost coverage, safety and resilience in severe weather zones.


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An EF3 tornado approaching St. Louis on May 16, 2025, caused widespread damage.
Storm Season 2025

UPDATE: May's Severe Storms Lash U.S. Roofs with Tornadoes, Hail and High Winds

Anticipated blooms have been eclipsed by extreme weather, featuring rain, hail and tornadoes, causing chaos across regions of the country
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 21, 2025
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Severe storms this month, including tornadoes, hail, and high winds, have slammed roofs across the U.S., pushing claims, costs and contractor demand beyond historical norms.


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Roofing contractors face unclear guidelines after New Orleans started requiring permits for roof replacements without public notification for months.
Regulatory News

Under Pressure from Insurers, New Orleans Adopts Roofing Permit Requirement

A potentially complicated permit process sows confusion in The Big Easy
Bryan Gottlieb
Bryan Gottlieb
May 14, 2025
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New Orleans now requires permits for major roof work to boost insurer confidence, but unclear enforcement and rollout confusion have raised concerns among contractors.


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