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Project Profiles
Parkland Hospital Roof Replacement - Dallas, Texas
By SOPREMA. When it was time to replace the Parkland Memorial Hospital—a Dallas, Texas landmark constructed in 1954, everyone recognized they would be undertaking a high-profile project. This became even more apparent when the plans for a new Parkland Hospital were unveiled: a 2.1 million square-foot, 17 story, 862 bed, full-service acute ...
Hail Headaches Eliminated with Composite Slate
By DaVinci Roofscapes. Everything’s bigger in Texas … including the roofs. Unfortunately that means Mother Nature has a larger target when pelting down hail. What’s the solution? Composite slate roofs from DaVinci Roofscapes. If you’re a homeowner and you get one, maybe two hail storms every few years, it’s a nuisance. Sometimes the ...
IKO Commercial Roofing Portfolio Features Remarkable Projects
By IKO. IKO Industries has a number of remarkable projects in its commercial roofing portfolio. To showcase our global projects, we are featuring some of our most interesting roofs throughout the world in this and future installments of the blog. From Ontario to British Columbia, here are some great Canadian projects and ...
KEE Roofing Membrane Still Performing at BW
By FiberTite. FiberTite Roofing System Still Performing After 30 + Years Don Dubena, Assistant Director of Building and Grounds at Baldwin Wallace University, is the primary care-taker of facilities on campus, ranging from recreational facilities to student housing. The recreational center, in particular, is the epicenter of student activity and experiences heavy ...
Oregon A-Frame Cabin Finishes Best in Class with Malarkey Roofing Shingles
By Malarkey Roofing. In terms of architectural letterforms, the A-frame cabin is ostensibly, far superior to all others. C-cabins are just average, as we all know. Anyone with D-, or F-frame cabins, are subsequently below average, and usually asked to repeat the process altogether. Kidding aside, this A-Frame cabin roof project, by ...
Hurricane Michael Causes Severe Damage to Port St. Joe, Florida --- Except for One Home
When Hurricane Michael came pounding into the Florida Panhandle last year he brought with him winds upward of 150 mph. As recommended, Port St. Joe resident George Fleet evacuated his oceanfront home. When he returned he was stunned … his was the only completely intact beachfront house standing for miles. “Every home ...
Wedge Roofing, MRA’s Best Metal Roofing Project Winner, Proves Greater Protection is a Beautiful Thing
The winner of the Metal Roofing Alliance’s Best Metal Roofing Project Competition proves that better protection can be beautiful. Wedge Roofing, an MRA contractor member located in the San Francisco Bay Area, recently took top honors for a beautiful metal re-roofing project installed on a rustic log cabin home located ...
Construction begins on Texas Border Gates
By METALCON. Construction on the border is ongoing. Despite resistance on behalf of many lawmakers to commit to additional funding and also risking a possible government shut down later this month over this issue, construction on the border wall between Texas and Mexico is ongoing. Construction Dive recently reported, ” U.S. ...
GCP Applied Technologies Partners with HOPE Agua Vita in Puerto Rico Rebuilding Efforts
By GCP Applied Technologies. Donation Helps Effort to Repair Homes Destroyed by Hurricane Maria GCP Applied Technologies a leading global provider of construction products technologies, has donated roofing products to HOPE Agua Vita, a humanitarian mission team, to support the ongoing rebuilding and new construction of homes for families impacted by Hurricane ...
Duro-Last®, Inc. Honors Contractor of the Year and Annual Project Awards at 2019 National Sales Seminar
Duro-Last Project Awards were recognized throughout Seminar activities for the fourth year in a row. Duro-Last’s annual National Sales Seminar, held January 20th through 22nd in Orlando, Florida, welcomed more than 1,900 guests representing over 250 companies. The highly-anticipated event honored multiple contractors for their outstanding dedication and workmanship over the ...
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