Advantages of Metal Roofing
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Matthew Leonard, Vice President, Architectural Sheet Metal Inc.
Metal Roofing History
Metal is one of the oldest types of roofing material, in use thousands of years ago in Asia and Europe. There are metal roofs on buildings today that are hundreds... Read More
Is it Important to Floridians that the FBC and the IBC Match?
Tue, Oct 15, 2019
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc., and FRSA Technical Director
Florida is currently updating the Florida Building Code (FBC), something we do every three years. The process has been in progress since May 2018, when the FBC Staff posted... Read More
Preparing for Storms: Blue Roof Contracts
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law, LLP
We are currently at the peak of the 2019 hurricane season, and if the record-setting Dorian is any indication of what's to come, contractors should be prepared for an influx of repair requests. The powerful... Read More
Workers’ Compensation, Again
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
Even when rates are reasonable, we have a list of things to do in the effort to keep workers’ comp insurance from landing back in a ditch. Read More
The Equifax Hack What You Need to Know and Do
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
Kevin M. Smith, CLU, ChFC, President, KMS Wealth Management, Inc.
What We Know
From mid-May through July, approximately 143 million Americans may have had their personal data compromised. Of these, around 209,000 had their credit card numbers stole... Read More
Convention Recap: Ethics In Construction
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law, LLP
FRSA’s annual Convention and Expo is like a family reunion for me. This was my 17th, my wife’s 10th and my son’s 5th Expo. My family, employees and I all enjoy spending time with our frien... Read More
Tested and Verified Hip and Ridge Tile Attachments
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
Manny Oyola, Jr., Eagle Roofing Products Eastern Region and Florida
In January 1987, the Roof Tile Committee of the FRSA/NTRMA(TRI) was commissioned to develop and write consensus guidelines forthe installation of concrete and clay ... Read More
The Five Best Tech Opportunities for Construction Companies
Sun, Aug 18, 2019
Jason Krankota, Vice President of Construction Sales, Nvoicepay
Construction has been one of the slowest industries to adopt technology. That’s partly cultural — folks in the industry like to solve problems with their own ingenuity. Many... Read More
Florida Building Code and Product Approvals
Sun, Aug 18, 2019
In 1974, Chapter 553 was added to the Florida Statutes establishing the minimum building codes to be used in the state of Florida. Prior to this, it was the responsibility of
local government to determine building codes for their areas of responsibi... Read More
Complexities of Roof Replacement Permits and Hurricane Mitigation
Sun, Aug 18, 2019
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Director of Technical Services
Obtaining permits for reroofing projects seems to become more complicated every day. This is happening despite the fact that mostbuilding departments are... Read More
