Fasteners for Roofing Applications
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Mike Fulton, National Manager of Technical Training and Compliance, O’Hagin
Fasteners for roofing applications vary greatly depending on the type of roof covering being applied. In the below segment we will look at several different applicatio... Read More
Roof Building Materials and Water
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor
How wet is too wet? In the Florida roofing industry, this question prevails as one that never seems to have a straight-forward answer. From dimensional lumber to engineer... Read More
Safer and Stronger Because of Experience
Tue, Jun 04, 2024
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor
With the 2026 code modification process gearing up, there are already prevailing areas of focus that will affect the roofing industry in Florida. In the beginning stages,... Read More
FRSA-TRI 7th Ed Tile Manual Offered as Advanced Seminar at Convention
Thu, Apr 11, 2024
Manny Oyola, Jr., Technical Manager Eastern Region FL, Eagle Roofing Products
Just as some of us were getting ready to count down the last minutes of 2023 (while others were already asleep), the 8th Edition (2023) Florida Building Code (FBC) took ef... Read More
Wind Uplift Translated into Test Methods
Sun, Mar 10, 2024
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor
As building code revisions are being implemented in Florida, the number of comments on wind uplift testing seems to be increasing. With more attention focused on the perf... Read More
Wind Uplift Engineering
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor
One of the fundamental concepts in engineering is that context matters. Getting soaked with a garden hose is a fun summer way to cool down. Using a pressure washer to do ... Read More
When You Think You Have Seen It All...Think Again
Tue, Feb 14, 2023
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Director of Technical Services
Approximately a month after Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida, I received a group email from the Roofing Industry Committee o... Read More
Impact of Recent Hurricanes on Florida Building Codes - May 2022
Mon, May 16, 2022
Nothing else has come close to having an impact on Florida’s Building Codes as hurricanes. Their regular occurrence and the threat that they create cannot be overlooked. Each major storm leaves in its wake not only damage and disruption but also rene... Read More
Does the Building Code Apply to Mobile Homes?
Sat, Nov 16, 2019
Clayton Osteen, Cotney Construction Law
A mobile home, commonly referred to as a manufactured home, is a transportable prefabricated structure that is situated in one location and used as a permanent living accommodation. A common point of confusion... Read More
