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Project Profiles
Metal versus Concrete
By Decra. Stone-coated steel stands up as green. Determining the energy efficiency of a roof is a not an exact science and other factors can have an effect on the building’s efficiency: windows, doors, attic insulation as well as the number of people in the home. There are also external factors such ...
Project Profile: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
The stadium features two custom stenciled Hard Rock Stadium logos on the roof. SRG Roofing is pleased to announce the successful completion of its roof coating logo project on the Hard Rock Stadium located in Miami, Florida. In 2016, the stadium went through a $500 million renovation project and SRG Roofing ...
Duke University Health System Roof Replacement Posed Special Challenges - CFE Inc.
By FiberTite. CFE Inc - Working around preinstalled steel beams with 44 recessed roof areas at various elevations were just part of the challenge. In early 2006, work began to replace the hospital's old and failing built up roof (BUR). As part of the complete re-roofing project, Duke University Health System officials ...
Project Profile: Edgewood Terrace
See how Polyglass was able to solve the severe ponding issues on this Edgewood Terrace project in the nation’s capital. Edgewood Terrace Commons IV, a 258-unit high-rise building in Washington DC, was reroofed with Polyglass’ multi-ply roof system. The 25,000 sq. ft. roof had severe ponding issues and held water after ...
Burton Barr Public Library Survives Microburst and Receives New Roof
By John Plescia – CEO of Star Roofing Inc. Star Roofing helps the environment by recycling over 250 tons of old roofing materials. At 6:00 pm, Saturday, July 15, 2017, a microburst* over the roof of Burton Barr Library* in Phoenix, Arizona, lifted the roof structure (which it was designed to do) ...
Paver and Strut Knucklehead Upgrade Cooling System Support During Re-Roofing
This project involved the installation of KnuckleHeads to improve the support structure of a rooftop cooling system during a commercial re-roofing job. The building was an approximately 28,000-square-foot facility housing a large internet service provider located in Southfield, Michigan. The cooling system included three large chillers and associated pipes and conduit ...
Medical Center Chooses FiberTite over TPO Roofing
Florida medical center trusts FiberTite to protect their facility. Maintaining the building envelope is essential to the success of a facility with critical interior space. Facilities Managers for hospitals and medical centers need to be on top of the building envelope integrity so patients and valuable assets are protected. The ...
Fire and Rain
By Duro-Last Roofing. How Alternative Roofing Systems, Inc. protected Travis Industries’ “House of Fire” from Washington’s heavy precipitation. Travis Industries is known for manufacturing state-of-the-art fireplaces and woodstoves that can be found in homes, hotels and businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia. Their Lopi™, Fireplace Xtrordinair™, DaVinci Custom Fireplaces™ and ...
Duro-Last Project Profile: Georgia Institute of Technology
Founded in 1885, the Georgia Institute of Technology is home to 700 faculty and 15,000 students pursuing their dreams on a 330-acre campus in Atlanta. Georgia Tech’s challenge is the same as similar institutions of higher education — keeping everyone sheltered under several hundred thousand square feet of roofing. As a leading ...
Contractor Showcases Wedding Barn Roof in Florida Using Fastener-free Adhesive Metal Roofing System, StealthBond®
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. New wedding chapel and venue was the first StealthBond® installation for PDF Roofing; read about their experience. Paul Furr, CPRC and owner of Sarasota, Florida-based PDF Roofing LLC says the StealthBond® system is the future of metal roofing. He should know, since he has been in ...
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