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Cognitive Bias in Construction: High-Levels of Safety Gear Doesn’t Guarantee Safety.
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Study finds more safety equipment can lead to a false sense of security and riskier behaviors. New research has found that roofing workers with more safety gear take more risks. According to Popular Mechanics, workers are less safe overall when they place their trust ...
Roofing Rental Equipment Can Move Your Business Up Leaps and Bounds
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Equipter offers innovative equipment for professionals that can save you time and money. From drivable dump trailers to a compact crane, Equipter has all the equipment a pro in roofing, construction, and restoration could dream of. Read on to see how roofing rental equipment from ...
Coping With the Psychological Drain of Remote Work
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter New research can help employers and tech companies avoid “zoom fatigue” and maintain more positive remote work environment. Video calls seemed like an elegant solution to remote work when the pandemic broke out, but after a year of working online, people are beginning to ...
Which is Better: Reroofing or Recoating?
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. A look at both sides of the industry-wide debate. Why recoat The key to successfully recoating a metal roof is selecting the right coating system. Recoating systems are not one size fits all because metal roofs have many variations between metal types and factory-applied coatings. ...
Top April Stories: Recycled Asphalt, Material Shortages and Race Cars
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. Material shortages are definitely what’s being talked about throughout the roofing industry this spring with industry experts sharing tips for managing this unchartered situation. It’s no surprise that this made it into our top articles for ...
The Top 20 Influencer Articles of 2020
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. 2020 brought to the forefront how resilient and resourceful the roofing industry is; these articles represent the strong and kindred spirit of the roofing community this year. Leaders within the industry have always been invaluable, but especially in unprecedented times, it cannot be stated ...
Let’s Show Up
By James Ellsworth, RCS Business Development. Find time to meet with your local legislators to make your voice heard and promote change. Two months ago, we in the roofing industry came together to express our priorities and concerns with Congress during the annual Roofing Day in D.C., hosted by ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes HomeAdvisor
With HomeAdvisor, contractors can quickly and easily connect with homeowners, making it easier than ever to win a job. RoofersCoffeeShop, the award-winning place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business, is pleased to welcome HomeAdvisor into its community for contractors. HomeAdvisor provides a platform for homeowners ...
What Roofing Job is Perfect For You?
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Take this roofing personality quiz to see what kind of roofing job best suits you. The internet oracle has struck again! With this online quiz you can finally discover what roofing job is the best match for you based off of personality. Celebrating the ...
Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
By Lauren White, RCS Assistant Editor. OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down event raises awareness of fall hazards in construction and how to stop preventable falls. Did you know that the leading cause of death for construction workers is falls from elevation? In 2019 alone, 401 of the 1,061 construction ...
