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  • Ryan with wife Mary Anne and children Daniel, Katie, John Paul and Jack.

ASHRAE revises energy standard

ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) have increased the minimum required prescriptive R-value for roof and wall insulation levels 33 percent from R15 to R20 in the 2007 version of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings." The increased insulation values apply to all commercial high-rise residential buildings covered by Standard 90.1.

"ASHRAE is to be commended for establishing a new benchmark for building energy efficiency," says Jared Blum, the Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association's president. "According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial buildings and homes account for 40 percent of the energy consumed in the U.S. The increased values establish a new national standard minimum against which all codes can be compared and pave the way for buildings with improved efficiency and a decreased carbon footprint."

The standard is available for purchase by contacting ASHRAE Customer Service at (800) 527-4723 or visiting www.ashrae.org/bookstore.

ABC Supply names CEO

Beloit, Wis.-based ABC Supply Co. Inc. has named David A. Luck chief executive officer (CEO). Luck, who joined ABC Supply as president and chief operating officer in July 1998, also will continue in his current position as the company's president. He replaces Ken Hendricks, the company's founder and former chairman and CEO, who died Dec. 21, 2007.

Bradco Supply's founder retires

Barry Segal, founder and chief executive officer of Bradco Supply Corp., Avenel, N.J., has announced his retirement. Ted Boylan, founder of Admiral Building Products, Woburn, Mass., will succeed Segal as Bradco Supply's chief executive officer. Brad Segal has been named chief operating officer and will continue to serve as the company's president. Martin Segal will continue to serve as the company's vice president.

Bradco Supply has more than 155 locations throughout 30 states and serves the residential and commercial construction sectors. The company stocks various products, including roofing, siding, windows, skylights, decking, doors and tools.



DETAILS

Dennis Ryan
President of Waterproofing Associates, Mountain View, Calif.

What is the most unusual roofing project you've performed?
Installing a roof membrane in eight small wells at the top of the 250-foot-tall Hoover Tower at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.

Why did you become a roofing contractor?
I started working in the roofing industry for what I thought was a summer job. Here I am 34 years later still at it.

What was your first roofing experience?
I carried shingles up a ladder on a 12-in-12 (45-degree) sloped roof at the Saw Mill River Bait shop in Yonkers, N.Y.

What are your favorite items on your desk?
Some great pictures of my family and my miniature Zen garden.

What do you consider your most rewarding experiences?
Having and raising four children and being a part of what has so far been a successful business.

What was your first job?
I delivered newspapers on my older brother's paper route when I was seven.

What are the most challenging aspects of your job?
Keeping our backlog sufficient enough to maintain our commitment to our employees and their families.

What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who come to me with problems and no solutions.

What do you consider a waste of time?
Not having things done right the first time.

What are your best and worst habits?
My best habit is I work hard and play hard. My worst habit is I sometimes work too hard or, more likely, play too hard.

What is your favorite vacation?
Winter skiing trips and summer biking trips with my family.

If you could invite any three people to dinner (dead or alive), whom would you invite and why?
John Lennon—I've always enjoyed Lennon's music (what he wrote as a Beatle and his post-Beatle music). He had a great sense of humor and a great outlook on life. Maybe we could even jam a little? My Dad—he always was curious about what I was up to. This would give us a chance to catch up. And my wife, Mary Anne—she would enjoy the company and conversation.

What is your favorite stress reliever?
Jamming with my band.

What is your roofing industry involvement?
I'm a vice president of the Western States Roofing Contractors Association and a member of NRCA and the Roofing Contractors Association of California.

People would be surprised to know …
I am the proud owner of a lawn gnome.

Companies prefer short-term incentives

According to "Private Company Pay Practices," a recent report issued by WorldatWork, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Vivient Consulting, El Segundo, Calif., private companies rely more heavily on short-term incentives to reward and motivate employees and reserve long-term incentives for upper management. The report is based on a survey of 300 private companies representing business and professional services; manufacturing; financial services and insurance; retail, wholesale and distribution; health services; and high technology.

Eighty percent of the companies surveyed say they have a short-term incentive program in place for employees. In contrast, one-third of responding companies have implemented long-term incentive programs.

The survey also indicates bonus plans are the most popular type of short-term incentive program. Nine out of 10 responding companies that claim to have short-term incentive programs have bonus plans.

More information about the report can be accessed at www.worldatwork.org.

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