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Ahead of the Curve: Green Knight® Lands Top Honors in MRA Best Residential Metal Roofing Competition
The incredible design of the roofs featured in this project highlight the benefits of metal roofing. Green Knight Metal Roofing in Austin, Texas has landed top honors in the Metal Roofing Alliance’s (MRA) 2020 Best Residential Metal Roofing quarterly competition for a challenging, environmentally-friendly roofing project that features a custom, ultra-modern ...
Study Finds Construction Workers Have the Highest Positivity Rates of COVID-19
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Learn why construction workers are among the highest in positively tested, asymptomatic Coronavirus cases. According to Construction Dive, construction workers have the highest positivity rates for asymptomatic COVID-19 cases out of any occupation. These results were found after tracking more than 730,000 COVID-19 tests and ...
Less Availability of Building Materials Emerges as Significant Pandemic Challenge for Contractors
71% of commercial construction contractors face at least one material shortage. More contractors are facing a shortage of building materials as the pandemic continues, according to new fourth quarter data from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index). This quarter, 41% of contractors say less availability of building products ...
Strong Demand and Tight Supply Have Caused Lumber Prices to Soar
By Roseann George, Director of Procurement, Duro-Last. A spike in do-it-yourself projects and a strong resurgence in the housing sector have caused increased demand and higher prices for lumber. Lumber supplies in the U.S. are facing a shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, presenting issues for the housing and construction ...
Dodge Data & Analytics Expects Construction Starts to Recover in 2021
Dodge Outlook 2021 predicts a slow and uneven recovery throughout the year. Dodge Data & Analytics (https://www.construction.com) today released its 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The COVID-19 pandemic ...
Projects Still Being Delayed or Cancelled Due to COVID
By National Roofing Contractors Association. Survey indicates second wave of business being affected by the virus. Associated General Contractors conducted a survey of construction companies where many were reporting that their businesses are being disrupted due to COVID-19-related issues according to www.constructiondive.com. Three quarters of contractors surveyed said they had projects delayed or ...
Employment Immigration – 3 Things to Know for Canada
By Jeremy Power, Cotney Construction Law. There are perhaps no two countries more inter-connected than the United States and Canada. The United States is Canada’s largest trading partner, where goods, services, and people normally flow unimpeded across the world’s largest international border. However, COVID-19 and associated government actions related to it have ...
Latest MRA Industry Research Show Jump in Metal Roofing Demand for U.S. New Home Construction
The demand for metal roofing for new home construction has doubled in the past year. The latest industry report for the U.S. residential roofing sector shows that growth for metal roofing for new home construction has doubled in the past year, and continues to enjoy an ongoing steady demand among the ...
Why Most Employers Have Not Implemented COVID-19 Liability Waivers
By NRCA. Employers, businesses and schools are seeking protections from coronavirus related lawsuits. A recent survey from law firm Blank Rome recorded that nearly 75% of employers were not pursuing COVID-19 employee liability waivers. Additionally, only 8% of employer respondents said with certainty that they require such waivers to ...
What to Look for in the New Stimulus Packages
By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo. A closer look at what’s being proposed in D.C. and how it could impact the roofing industry. Proposals from Democrats and Republicans on future stimulus funding are currently being debated in Congress. These proposals range from $1 trillion to $3 trillion and the NRCA ...
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