When the EPDM Roofing Association learned of a proposed "cool roof" amendment to Denver's building codes in 2015, the
association called upon local construction professionals to oppose the amendment. The resulting coalition,
significantly supported by members of the Colorado Roofing Association, successfully persuaded the Denver City Council
to reject the amendment that would have required all new low-slope roof systems on commercial buildings to be highly
reflective surfaces.
With 80 locations throughout the city, Chicago's Public Library system provides numerous free, open places for
Chicagoans to gather, learn and read. In 2015, Korellis Roofing, Hammond, Ind., overcame logistical and fall-protection
challenges while installing PVC and vegetative roof systems on the Chicago Public Library system's most recent branch
in Chinatown.
The Department of Labor's (DOL's) new regulations governing the payment of overtime to salaried employees may affect
your company. Employees whose salaries are less than $47,476 per year will be entitled to overtime compensation as of
Dec. 1. DOL calculates 22.5 million workers potentially are affected by the new regulations, including 130,000
construction industry workers.
In 2015, NRCA's Workforce Solutions Committee commissioned a survey of current roofing employees to identify what
compels them to join a roofing company and what keeps them there. The results of the survey, which was offered in
English and Spanish, offer insight about how roofing companies can better recruit and retain more employees capable of
developing successful careers in the roofing industry.
