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Roofer busts out gravity-defying samba breakdance; somehow doesn’t break his neck
As the video below attests, music can be a very powerful force. So powerful that despite the fact he was working atop a roof, Andrew Wilcox says on his YouTube page he couldn’t help but dance when the Enrique Iglesias song “Bailando” came on the radio. What happens next is funny, impressive in some ways […]
September 2, 2014
Safety
Chicago construction worker dies after fall through roof
A worker with a roofing company died over the weekend after a fall through a Chicago building. While working on the roof of a building in the city’s West Town neighborhood, Filiberto Herrera-Mendez, 46, fell through a hatch in the roof, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said Herrera-Mendez, […]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Reusing Shingles for the Road
Recycling shingles for use on roads is nothing new. They can prevent potholes and slow binder aging. And though recycled shingles take a little getting used to, they are becoming increasingly popular. Now one Wisconsin county is adding shingles to its roads. Following a hailstorm this summer that damaged many roofs in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, […]
November 18, 2013
Business
Materials shortage pushes homebuilders even farther off the pace of demand
In addition to the skilled labor shortage currently keeping the construction industry from meeting the increased housing demand it has seen in the past 6 to 10 months, a shortage of building supplies is now keeping these contractors even further off pace, reports Reuters. According to the report, regional building materials makers—the companies that supply […]
July 29, 2013
Construction Equipment
Green roof generates electricity using plant waste
A research team at Wageningen University of the Netherlands is working on perfecting technology that allows a roof covered in plants to generate electricity. According to Environmental Research Web, the technology is based around photosynthesis, the plant process that uses sunlight to creates food from carbon dioxide and water. Some of the organic matter generated […]
March 11, 2013
Safety
New fall protection rules, some of OSHA’s best
Cinch up your britches, boys and girls, OSHA’s new fall protection rules take effect December 15. In a nutshell, the new rules stipulate that for residential roofs sloped 4 on 12 or greater, contractors must use “acceptable” fall protection equipment such as guardrails, safety nets or fall arrests systems with body harnesses and deceleration devices. […]
December 4, 2012
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