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Rick Damato

Rick Damato is the editorial director of Roofing Contractor. He can be reached at 770.246.3448.
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Metal Roofing's 'Graduation'

Rick Damato
October 17, 2016
If one of my children was graduating from college today, and he or she was interested in a career in roofing, I might likewise give them one word of advice: Metal.
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Habitat for Humanity International

Homeward Bound: The 2014 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project Helps Dallas Community

Rick Damato
September 14, 2015
In the fall of 2014, the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (CWP) with Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) continued the annual tradition in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.
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slate roof

Set in Stone: Observations on Natural Slate Roofing

Rick Damato
August 10, 2015
One of the perks of being an observer of the roofing industry is the ability to occasionally take advantage of unique learning opportunities.
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Metal Banner

An Extraordinary Past A Promising Future

Rick Damato
March 7, 2011
Something new may be learned from nearly every retrofit roofing project. Every roofing project is completed with different materials in different places on different structures and often with different clients. The renovation of the roof and parapet of the Green-Meldrim House in historic downtown Savannah, Ga., is one project that provided more than its share of lessons.
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The Safe Roof Initiative

Rick Damato
June 10, 2010
It is not uncommon for a commercial roofing contractor, designer or consultant to have the “what to do after we leave” discussion with his building-owner client.
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The Safe Roof Initiative

Rick Damato
April 7, 2010
It is not uncommon for a commercial roofing contractor to have the “what to do after we leave” discussion with his building-owner client. It is not uncommon for a low-slope roofing warranty to include language that spells out what the building owner can and cannot do on top of the new membrane.
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The Safe Roof Initiative

Rick Damato
March 1, 2010
It is not uncommon for a commercial roofing contractor to have the “what to do after we leave” discussion with his building-owner client.
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Roofing And Waterproofing in China

Rick Damato
February 4, 2010
This is a report of the third visit by Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing and Roofing Contractor to China. Why China? The answer becomes clearer as the years so by. Most folks in the United States recognize that we are part of a world economy - a world economy in which China looms larger as it continues to grow.
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International Roofing Expo Was a Winner

Rick Damato
February 10, 2009
In spite of the continuing struggles of the nation's economy, the 2009 International Roofing Expo (IRE) will go down as one of the best.
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Expert Panel Discussion on Growth and Trends Opens IRE 2009

Rick Damato Tom Watts
February 4, 2009
Greeted in the morning by a panel of industry superstars at the keynote address and complemented in the afternoon by nearly 400 companies showing off the newest trends, the International Roofing Expo opened Tuesday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center with a pledge for better times ahead.
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