Roofers and Waterproofers Local 2, the local representing commercial roofers in St. Louis, in coordination with its international, the United Union of Roofers Waterproofers and Allied Workers, recently partnered with GAF Roofing Academy to provide roofing and safety training to 33 applicants seeking a career in the commercial roofing industry. The story, which originally appeared…
A Sarasota, Fla. retiree, Joseph McCarthy, says the 12% increase in his home’s value as determined by the local property appraiser’s office after having his roof replaced told a reporter at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune he felt “cheated” out of protections in Florida’s ‘Save Our Homes’ law. The law, passed in 1992 by a voter referendum…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) is recommending that federal, state and local governments, as well as regulatory bodies, pause the development and implementation of reflective roofing and cool roofing mandates. This recommendation from ERA is based on the findings of two studies funded by the association, which attempted to measure the efficacy…
