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Green Building Certification for Every Building

Barry Giles
Barry Giles
January 27, 2017
Newly launched BREEAM USA In-Use is the latest regional standard from the 97-year-old science-based company BRE, the grandfather of all green building rating systems in the world
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The Sustainable Metal Roofing Contractor

High-performance metal roofing systems that will last can only be installed by a field crew that embodies the best of craftsmanship.
Jim Hoff
October 21, 2016
This month’s focus on metal in Roofing Contractor provides a great opportunity to look at the sustainability of one of the oldest roofing systems.
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Publisher's Note

Introducing Building Enclosure Magazine

October 3, 2016
I'm sure most of you haven't failed to notice the big change. Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing/WC Architect is now Building Enclosure!
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Hats Off to the RCMA! RCMA Advances Roofing Research

Organized peer-reviewed research in roofing tended to drift for almost a decade … until now.
Jim Hoff
September 6, 2016
When I first got involved in the roofing industry in the 1980s, one of the most important events for researchers like myself was a series of technical conferences co-sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Industry Voices

Making IBC Wind Compliance a Breeze

SPRI Initiates Online Listing Program for Roof Materials
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Mike Ennis
August 19, 2016
The SPRI Listing Program for IBC Chapter 15 Compliance will be an industry-wide program that will contain listings from roofing material manufacturers
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Selling the Sustainability of Roof Underlayments

Jim Hoff
August 3, 2016
This month we shine the spotlight on one of the fastest-growing categories of roofing products: roof underlayments.
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The Sustainable Season of Roofing Adhesives for Contractors

June 3, 2016
For roofing adhesives today, the roofing industry has entered a new season that may or may not relate to the actual seasonal weather conditions we face on the roof.
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All the CEUs You Need

Lindsay Lewis is the Editor of Building Enclosure magazine.
Lindsay Lewis
May 6, 2016
Hear the good news: CE Campus is now on CE Center!
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Building Business with Safety

Roofing contractors can make a much greater contribution to long-term rooftop safety.
May 2, 2016
If your company is submitting dozens of quotes every week, you should consider adding a wide variety of permanent rooftop safety solutions as options to your quote.
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Performance Modeling Tools for Any Designer

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Daniel Overbey
April 4, 2016
There are a number of different energy modeling tools to choose from
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