Articles

  • As I was saying …

    • April 2015

    Arizona has agreed to comply with OSHA's residential fall-protection rules after the agency threatened to take over enforcement of the state's construction regulations.

  • Focus

    • March 2015

    NRCA's new app offers NRCA publications free to members and their employees.

  • Tech Today

    • March 2015

    NRCA tests reveal polyisocyanurate R-values are lower than product manufacturers' published long-term thermal resistance values.

  • Capitol Hill

    • March 2015

    With a pro-business majority now in Congress, NRCA is working to advance legislation designed to provide the roofing industry relief from burdensome regulations.

  • Facing the wind

    • March 2015

    Roof membrane blow-off often is caused by inadequate attachment of edge flashings and copings. Until about a decade ago, it was common for edge flashings and copings to be weaker than the nailers to which they were attached. But with the incorporation of ANSI/SPRI ES-1 into the 2003 edition of the International Building Code, this has changed. It is vital nailers be appropriately designed and installed to achieve good wind performance offered by edge flashings and copings that comply with ANSI-SPRI ES-1.

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