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April 15 is the deadline for NRCA's 2015 Children's Art Contest.

ASTM International has revised its product standard applicable to oxidized asphalt used in roofing.

As NRCA works to minimize intrusive regulations on its members, the importance of ROOFPAC, NRCA's political action committee, continues to grow.

In June and July 2014, Versailles, France, welcomed 20 teams from 17 countries and three continents to Solar Decathlon Europe 2014. First organized by the Department of Energy in 2002, the Solar Decathlon challenges teams of university students to design and build energy-independent solar houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and attractive. Team Réciprocité from the U.S. and France placed first in the Energy Balance Contest and fourth in the Communication Contest.

NRCA will be heading to New Orleans for its 128th Annual Convention Feb. 22-26. Held in conjunction with the 2015 International Roofing Expo,® the events promise a week of opportunities for roofing industry professionals to learn and network, including roofing safety classes, a young contractors' roundtable discussion, Community Service Day, a legal luncheon, golf tournament, silent auction, awards ceremony and a construction management student competition.

Ruff Roofers Inc., Baltimore, was selected to perform the roof system renovations on two buildings at Towson University, Towson, Md. The renovations included selective demolition of copper flashings on a slate roof system; replacing decorative copper gutters, downspouts and conductor heads; performing selective slate repairs and replacement; fabricating and installing standing-seam copper roof panels; installing nail boards and slate on a new addition; and demolishing and replacing low-slope built-up roofing with polymer-modified bitumen membrane roofing over eight elevations and configurations.