The Krauss Haus: Online EducationEducational opportunities are as close as your keyboard, and ARW University can help. This year we're offering 12 Webinars, up from six last year.
by RobKrauss | February 8, 2010 |
Technical Details: The Sweet Wine of DesignThe most important ingredient in a fine wine is a quality grape. The grape must be properly watered, exposed to sunlight and fertilized. The result of an insufficient grape could be a wine with an unpleasant taste.
by John A.D'Annunzio | January 28, 2010 |
King’s Corner: State of the Industry 2010Tune in to the State of the Industry webinar on Feb. 3, 2010, at 2 p.m. Eastern time and get a preview of the results of our exclusive survey of contractors on their economic outlook for 2010 and beyond.
Metal Roofs
Retrofitting flat roofs with sloped metal roofs is a concept that is tailor-made for these declining economic times. Interestingly, of the 40 billion square feet of roofing annually installed in the United States, only a fraction of that amount entails retrofitting roofs with sloped metal systems.
by ChuckHoward
Bringing Roofs to Life
Rooftop gardens or living roofs offer several environmental advantages. Their increased use in urban areas has been due their ability to decrease water runoff from the roof area. The primary intent of the living roof application is to filter the stormwater and minimize the stormwater runoff from reaching the underground infrastructure.
by John A.D’Annunzio
Staying Green
Successful green roofs can be considered “low maintenance.” However, they should never be viewed as “no maintenance.” Not having a maintenance program in place will reduce the overall effectiveness of the initial investment made during installation.
Durable, Energy-Efficient, ETFE Roofing Comes To Market Since its development in the 1970s, mainstream use of the fluorocarbon-based polymer ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) in construction projects has been largely limited to Europe.
by Lisa MarquisJackson
Reducing the Carbon Footprint Dansko, the West Grove, Pa., clog maker, was building a new, environmentally friendly corporate facility and wanted to meet the highest green standards.
by MichaelFurbish
Repair Project Extends the Life of Existing Coal Tar Roof In today’s tight economic times, more building owners are searching for ways to extend the service life of their existing roofs. Capital expenditures and financing typically required to replace roofs can be difficult to obtain at this time.
Today, commercial roofing repair, roofing maintenance, and roofing replacement is a dangerous business. Do it right, the building's dry, and you're a hero. Do it wrong, everybody knows the roof is still leaking, and you're a bum. This book, written by Robert Hockaday, and award-winning consultant, shows in step-by-step fashion, how to avoid getting the poorest possible roof at the cheapest conceivable cost.
Drawing Board: The Implied Warranty of Constructability Generally, on construction projects, contractors
provide an owner with a workmanship warranty. In addition, a contractor may
supply the owner with manufacturer or material warranties after a project is
completed.
by Trent Cotney
Legally Speaking: Common Provisions in Severance Agreements Deemed Discriminatory While many consider severance agreements to be
the domain of senior executives and white-collar workers, in fact they are
increasingly becoming standard operating procedure in many industries,
including the trades, when discharging employees of any type.
by Richard D. Alaniz
Publisher's Note: CEU, See Me
With 2010 well under way, we've taken some of the best features of ARW and made them better! Not only are they better, they are more plentiful as well. Here are a few things that are hitting our “to do (more of)” list: Architect Spotlights, Case Study Features, Code Updates and, last but not least, Webinars.
Hooked on Architecture Mike Treanor was hooked on architecture from the time he rolled with the Boy Scouts. "I got my architecture merit badge in Boy Scouts when I was 13," said Treanor, Chairman of Treanor Architects P.A. of Lawrence, Kan. "I was hooked."
