Excellence in Roofing Nominations Open September 13, 2016 Download the complete nomination form and details. The Ohio Valley Chapter of RCI, Inc. is accepting nominations for an “Outstanding Award for Excellence in Roofing.” This award is established to recognize the installation of quality roofing systems. The Ohio Valley Chapter of RCI is pleased to solicit nominations of roofing contractors for this award. Nominations […] Read More
Document Competition 2016 – First Place, Small Projects September 09, 2016 Download Document Competition 2017 Entry FormsDeadline for submission: October 31, 2016 Edward Bradley | Martin Riley Architects/Engineers | Gas City Historical Housing | Gas City, Indiana The East Ward School was built around the turn of the century and served as a schoolhouse for the town of Gas City, Indiana, for around 85 years. In […] Read More
Document Competition 2016 – Third Place, Small Projects August 26, 2016 Jeffrey Levine | Levine & Company | Sanders Laboratory of Physics, Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, New York Editor’s Note: For the next several weeks, we will be highlighting last year’s document competition winners. If you want to get involved, think about submitting something for the 2017 Document Competition. But hurry, the deadline is October 31, […] Read More
Document Competition 2016 – Second Place, Large Projects August 23, 2016 Editor’s Note: For the next several weeks, we will be highlighting last year’s document competition winners. If you want to get involved, think about submitting something for the 2017 Document Competition. But hurry, the deadline is October 31, 2016! You can download all the document competition details in a pdf. Douglas Arena, AIA | Bell […] Read More
Document Competition 2016 – First Place, Large Projects August 22, 2016 Editor’s Note: For the next several weeks, we will be highlighting last year’s document competition winners. If you want to get involved, think about submitting something for the 2017 Document Competition. But hurry, the deadline is October 31, 2016! You can download all the document competition details in a pdf. Douglas Arena, AIA | Bell […] Read More
ASTM Meetings on Roofing and Waterproofing June 2016 August 05, 2016 by Walt Rossiter In 2008, ASTM Technical Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing established Subcommittee D08.24 on Sustainability in answer to topical pressures to develop sustainability-related standards for these vital building envelope components. Over the last eight years or so, the subcommittee members — and particularly the task group chairs — have enthusiastically and persistently […] Read More
RCI Foundations Support Roofing Calculator August 02, 2016 The RCI Foundation (U.S.) is the major non-governmental organization (NGO) contributing to a project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), titled “Roofing Capabilities for the Roof Savings Calculator.” While there are many other supporters of this venture, the Foundation’s board approved a grant of $30,000 to be a major supporter because of the positive impact […] Read More