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First 3D-printed Community Coming to Latin America
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The homes are 3-D printed and will be completed in 24 hours. New Story, a non-profit working to end global homelessness, has partnered with Icon, a homebuilding robotics company, and Fuseproject, a renowned design firm, to create the world’s first 3D printed community. The homes would ...
Solar Installations in the U.S. Hit 2 Million Mark
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Solar in the U.S. is on the rise with installations expected to double again by 2023. A new report shows that there are now two million solar installations in the U.S. The two million number was reached only three years after the installations first reached 1 ...
The Holidays will Never be the Same for Beacon Roofing Supply in Austin, Texas
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner Management helps employees find time for a special Mother’s Day gift. We recently saw a very cool Facebook post about how the Austin, Texas branch of Beacon Roofing Supply helped their employees celebrate Mother’s Day. In fact, when talking with Branch Manager, Chelsea Oesch, we ...
Our Contractors Top the List of Most Popular Blogs This April
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. April followed the trend of crazy weather patterns with much of the country underwater and experiencing storms and heavy rains. Many of you took those down days to catch up on the latest news in the industry through ...
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By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. All it takes is 7 minutes and you could win and help the roofing industry. The Roofing Alliance needs your help for a Workforce Survey. They have engaged Arizona State University to help capture workforce demographics to help with programs that will attract the next generation ...
A Day in the Life of a WTI/Tremco Technician
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. In this series, we’ve been learning more about the people who work at Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc and Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance. So far, we’ve learned that the company has a great culture of caring and people who work there tend to thrive. Let’s see what ...
Lowe’s Takes Big Step to End the Skills Gap
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Lowe’s just launched a workforce development program to educate young people on careers in trades like construction. Generation T, or Gen T, is a consortium of 60 member organizations including manufacturers, schools and other stakeholders who are trying to end the skills gap. Lowe’s Skilled Trades ...
Contractor Convos Featuring Tre Rudig of Core Contractors
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Host Ryan Groth interviews Tre in this edition of Contractor Convos about Core Contractor’s Denver impact with their “Core-munity Outreach.” Tre Rudig manages marketing and brand positioning with Core Contractors in Denver, Colorado. He sat down with Ryan Groth of Sales Transformation Group to talk about ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® Welcomes Owens Corning Roofing
Owens Corning Roofing offers contractors the tools and resources needed for success in their businesses. RoofersCoffeeShop, the place where the industry meets for technology, information and everyday business is pleased to welcome Owens Corning Roofing. Owens Corning Roofing is a market leader in roofing systems. Owens Corning Roofing offers the Total Protection ...
NAHB Survey Cites Worker Shortages Remain Elevated
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey for the third quarter of 2018 showed that 59 percent of roofers reported shortages of workers. In a recently released National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey from 2018, roofing ...
