In March, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new law that will bring about tort reform. The bill, titled Civil Remedies, will make substantial changes to the way lawsuits are filed and how they are litigated. DeSantis claims that this legislation will limit insurance and injury litigation, as well as attorneys’ fees, which will result…
It is a fundamental right of every employee to be safe in the workplace, and for more than 50 years, the Occupational Safety Health Administration has issued rules and guidelines, generally referred to as “standards,” intended to improve workplace safety. Employer compliance with these standards is enforced through OSHA workplace inspections and audits. The agency…
The industry witnessed much merger and acquisition activity in 2021 and 2022. Many roofing contractors received calls from business brokers, consolidators, competitors, and private equity groups (investors) looking to acquire commercial and residential roofing companies. These are external buyers versus internal transactions like a Management Buyout (MBO) or an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The…
To properly generate enough solar power, the Honolulu Program of Waste Energy Recovery (H-POWER) in Kapolei, West Oahu turned to solutions offered by S-5! to install one of the largest rooftop solar projects in Hawaii. The Project H-POWER generates up to 90 megawatts of energy for Hawaiian Electric Company — enough to meet nearly 8% of Oahu’s energy needs.…
Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19 shutdowns, MircoTech could count on a reliable contractor and S-5! to upgrade its Costa Rica facility into a resilient and renewable energy building. The Project Based in the beautiful Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, MicroTech’s state-of-the-art certified manufacturing facility provides precision manufacturing and supply chain innovation through capability and…
In this fascinating case study, learn how S-5! products helped this New York orchard combine metal and solar roofing on approximately 42,000-square-feet of roofing space to create long-term sustainability and lower operating costs. The Project In 1984, as a senior at Cornell University studying pomology (fruit science) and economics, Chip Bailey founded KC Bailey Orchards, a…
When the old asbestos diamond shaped shingles began to fail on the Cornerstone Bible Church in Glendora, Calif., ATAS’ CastleTop was chosen as a replacement. The shape of the .032 aluminum panels, which resembled the original shingles in appearance, was an important factor in their choice of a replacement roofing material. They also loved the idea of…
Bruce Goode, a retired cattle-ranch owner and airline pilot, recently downsized and purchased a small eight-acre equestrian estate with spectacular mountain and lake views of the Okanagan Valley area of British Columbia, Canada. The property features a new 3,500-square-foot, multi-purpose barn with a 24-gauge Cascadia Metals Black SMP Standing Seam Metal Roof. The spacious main floor will…
Finding humor in a one-off similarity has a way of morphing into a through line, as it did for the two men who turned a once-small roofing company into a $60 million annual sales juggernaut. For Bryan Klepinger and Stacy Agnew, the president and the director of business development for C.E. REEVE Roofing, a Tecta…
A typical building loses up to 25% of its heat through the roof. To ensure an office building in Boston could buck that trend, building designers and contractors turned to Elevate roofing and insulation systems by Holcim for the construction of the world’s largest “Passive House”-certified office building: the Winthrop Center in Boston. buzz Designed…
