ROOFING FLORIDA – July 2013

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Brad Sutter ◆ FRSA President’s Report

What This Association Really Needs...

A Happy Summer to Members and Associates: As I write this final column of my presidency, I’m hopeful that each of your businesses has been re-energized and renewed by the summer weather along with the increase in construction spending.

This column culminates my term as the 91st President of FRSA. It has been a reFRSA President Brad Sutter, warding and challenging endeavor and an experience Sutter Roofing Company of like no other. I would like to Florida extend a very sincere “thank you” to FRSA Executive Director Lisa Pate, the staff, and Board of Directors for your support, assistance, input and involvement throughout the year. Without the cooperation and teamwork by all of these individuals and groups, we would not have been able to accomplish all of the tasks and goals that were put forward.

I’m very appreciative of the opportunity to serve and for the confidence that was placed in me by the Executive Committee four years ago. Traveling to our many meeting sites and getting to know other contractors and members from around the state while moving up through the Executive Committee has been so fun and produced many great friendships for me and my wife, Jan. Some highlights that stand out for me are the sale of the building and resulting financial gain for the Association and revamping the Convention and Trade Show. Of course, we also had our daily successes with our efforts on the insurance and Florida Building Code fronts. As a whole, we have strengthened our position as a leading professional association in the industry and served our members well in the process.

We have made many changes and come a long way in my short time as President. I am hopeful that these efforts will be viewed positively, but there is more work to be done and I have a final message to send to our members.

What this Association Really Needs... is You! I am asking the contractor and associate members of this organization to become more active in it. FRSA provides a forum and voice in the areas that affect our businesses daily: most importantly, insurance matters and building code issues. Our representation and respect is very strong in these areas due to the long time efforts of the Association and its members.

This tradition of participation and service to industry should not be lost in our member companies and the next generation of leaders, managers and owners.

The areas where we focus our legislative, political and code driven concerns will always affect our industry. It is vital that we get our new contractors, associate members and the next generation up to speed on these fronts. There is a vast amount of knowledge, experience and wisdom to be gained from the members that serve on behalf of this Association. These experienced business people are more than willing to share their lessons learned, help or just listen.

We don’t do a good enough job telling that story, but I have experienced it many times over the years and it is one of the more rewarding aspects of being an FRSA member. It is often said that the more you put in to something the more you get out of it. That maxim holds true with FRSA. There are committee positions, affiliate representatives and many other spots that could be filled by you, an employee working for you or the many dynamic young workers entering this industry. All good organizations are continually looking for talent and emerging leaders. We are no different and need to make this a focus in the coming years.

With the strengthening economy and increase in business, we are starting to see the labor pool tighten for the industry. Just as it is important for us to identify emerging leaders in our business and train them to be successful in this industry, it is also important for us to remember that FRSA needs the contribution of their talent. Did I mention that we need you more than ever too?

I implore you to devote a portion of your time and effort to better this industry. After all, it provides our livelihood, and the livelihoods of the thousands of skilled workers employed in it, on a daily basis. To get involved, please contact our Executive Director and find out how to volunteer or serve on a committee.

In closing, I thank you for the opportunity to have served this Association. I wish you continued success in business, health and happiness.

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Cam Fentriss ◆ FRSA Legislative Counsel

2013 Legislative Session Review The 2013 legislative session ended without much fanfare for a few reasons. The Legislature did not have on this year’s list of things to do the rearranging of lives, there was enough money in the government’s account to adequately cover expenses and it seems this set of legislative leaders was determined to work together to stay focused and on track.

As for construction, we had a decent session. The good news includes increases in unlicensed activity penalties and some good workers’ compensation legislation. We did not make much progress on ensuring Florida keeps control over its building codes, but there is time to get that done.

Unlicensed Activity Penalties You may recall that we tried to increase these penalties last year but some in the legislature objected to it presumably because they could not tell the difference between a tax and a penalty. Our current leadership will not approve a

This workers’ comp legislation is a good example of one of the biggest problems with the workers’ compensation system – the fact that it provides goods and services to a group of people who are not the ones paying... tax increase, and that’s okay with all of us. But it does not make any sense to treat a penalty like a tax, especially since the targeted cheaters (unlicensed contractors) are not usually paying any taxes, so they do not need “extra protection” from government.

With a little education over last summer, the legislature seems now to understand that it really is okay to make it harder to break the law by increasing these penalties. The legislation (HB 269 by Daniel Davis, R-Jacksonville) increases the maximum penalty that may be imposed by local governments for unlicensed activity from $500 to $2,000.

In addition, civil penalties for unlicensed activity are increased from $1,000 to $2,500 per day. This increase is good enough that we can expect local governments to realize this could be a meaningful source of revenue for them and, as a result, be more serious about prosecuting these lawbreakers. Also, this increase should make cheating expensive Manufacturer and Distributor of Quality Metal Roofing Products Since 1993

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enough to either drive the bad guys out of business or drive them to get legal – as a business decision.

Workers’ Compensation Legislation After trying for two or three years, we succeeded in passing a bill (SB 662 by Alan Hays, R-Umatilla) to close a loophole to keep drug costs under some type of control. This was a hard fight because there was a lot of money at stake. Some doctors and companies that repackage drugs and provide software for doctor use have made millions by grossly overcharging for drugs prescribed and dispensed for workers’ comp claimants.

The reason they could overcharge is because the only drugs subject to a fee schedule were those dispensed by pharmacies because initially that was almost entirely how drugs were provided. At some point, clever doctors and even shrewder supplying and managing companies exploited a little used provision that allows doctors to actually provide the drugs. Because these doctors are not pharmacies, they could charge workers’ comp carriers (and ultimately employers) anything they wanted to provide injured workers with drugs, and they did just that.

This workers’ comp legislation is a good example of one of the biggest problems with the workers’ compensation system – the fact that it provides goods and services to a group of people who are not the ones paying and it requires payment be made by another group of people who have almost no leverage with which to keep costs under control. In theory, since employers are the ones who pay the bills, we should have been able to get this legislation passed the first year it was introduced. Instead, we had a hard and purely political fight against hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from those who got comfortable demanding and getting as much as 600 percent of what the corner pharmacy can be paid for the exact same thing – nothing more than a grubby, greedy grab at our money.

Both of these bills have been approved by Governor Scott and they both take effect on July 1, 2013. That is good news since both sets of changes are long overdue.

If you have any questions about specific legislation or would like more details about these two bills, please contact me at afentriss@aol.com.

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–RFM– Anna Cam Fentriss is an attorney licensed in Florida since 1988 representing clients with legislative and state agency interests. Cam has represented FRSA since 1993, is an Honorary Member of FRSA, recipient of the FRSA President’s Award in 2002 and received the Campanella Award in 2010. She is a member of the Florida Building Commission Special Occupancy Technical Advisory Committee, President of Building A Safer Florida Inc. and past Construction Coalition Chair (1995-1997).

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How Widespread is Roofing Fastener Corrosion in Florida?

By Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Director of Technical Services Even before my first FRSA Board of Directors meeting that I attended as a staff member in April 2012, I had received emails from member contractors about roofing fastener corrosion concerns. At that meeting, “the corrosion of cleats and fasteners used in metal roofing systems in coastal areas” was introduced as new business. To attempt to better understand the extent of the issue, FRSA staff was tasked with soliciting available documentation from members. Subsequent to the meeting, the scope of the fastener corrosion issue was broadened to include any fasteners on any type of roofing system throughout Florida. In the year that has followed, specific documentation has been slim to none, making it difficult to assess the extent of the issue; however, general concerns and wisdom about which types of fasteners are better suited for Florida roofing application are worth looking at. I’ll also make a final pitch for documentation before the August Florida Building Commission meeting in Boca Raton to hear more on the issue.

Two Industry Perspectives on Fastener Corrosion While obtaining something more than anecdotal information from contractors remains elusive, two manufacturers technical representatives who work closely with contractors offered their perspectives on the issue. One representative said he had seen “more than a handful” of instances in which fastener heads had corroded off the shingles, noting that such failures were prevalent within 10 to 15 miles of the coast where salt spray is pervasive.

Sometimes failures had occurred within the first year after installation. Against this perspective, another manufacturer technical representative reports that “there appears to be no correlation to coastal conditions and nail degradation” and refers to cases of fastener corrosion failure as “isolated”. Both of these industry representatives provide decades of experience including considerable time on roofs investigating this and other roofing concerns.

When fastener corrosion does occur, the results can be significant and potentially dangerous. When fastener heads oxidize, the fasteners lose all hold-down power and the first wind event reveals the failure and roofing material can become flying “guillotines” in the words of one of the representatives.

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with further investigation. Gathering that information, however, has proven difficult. A year prior to the April 2012 Board of Directors meeting I mentioned, the Palm Beach County Department of Planning, Zoning & Building discussed “Ridge Vent Failure Concerns when Using NOA Prescribed Fasteners”. A contractor present at that May 18, 2011 meeting “explained that he has found that the combination of air, moisture and heat has caused rusting in electrogalvanized nails, causing vents to lift.” He stated that [fastener] corrosion had begun at 60 homes in which he had used electrogalvanized nails.

He also notes that the nails he used met the Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) requirement for corrosion-resistant nails. As a result of his own experience, the contractor has elected to no longer use electrogalvanized nails. William Higgins, vice chair of the Palm Beach County Building Code Advisory Board, said that he had also seen issues with electrogalvanized nails.

Another Board member, Rebecca Caldwell, reminded the board that product-specific documentation would be needed in order to successfully investigate the issue.

In March of this year, the minutes from that Palm Beach meeting were submitted to DBPR with a request for further action. In May, I particpated in a Florida Building Commission Roofing TAC meeting. The agenda for that meeting included “Review and discuss concerns regarding corrosion of ridge vent fasteners”. During that meeting, the issue was discussed and, as suggested by FBC staff, the TAC agreed to hear more information on the roofing fastener corrossion issue. They have included the topic on its agenda for its next meeting, August 22, in Boca Raton.

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Issues with Electrogalvanized Fasteners The process of producing electrogalvanized fasteners involves “grabbing” a relatively thin layer or plate of corrosion resistant material onto the surface of a carbon steel fastener. The thin layer provides protection against corrosion but can be more readily compromised than fasteners that are dipped in corrosion resistant material or that are stainless steel. Compromise can occur in a number of ways including galvanic reaction, impact during installation and when water pools on a roof or is present as a result of some aspect of the roofing system. While none of these occurences are limited to electrogalvanized fasteners, the thin layer of protection means that the effective barrier to rust is less than other corrosion resistant fasteners.

Section 4.1 under “Galvanic Action” in Roofing Application Standard (RAS) 111 states that “Galvanic corrosion will occur when dissimilar metals come into contact with an electrolyte.” Section 4.2 lists metals used in roofing from more corrosive to less, starting with magnesium and zinc at the beginning and with tin, brass and copper near the middle and silver, gold and platinum near the end. Section 4.3 states:

♦♦The more noble (cathodic) metal may be coated with a suitable paint or non-metalic coating. ♦♦Do not design drainage from a cathodic to anodic metal even if materials do not make contact. The water will conduct electrical current between the two materials. ♦♦Copper nails shall not be used to attach galvanized steel.

The second cause for compromising electrogalvanized fasteners can occur in the field when fasteners are driven into the roofing assembly. The thin layer of corrosion resistance can be penetrated by pneumatic hammer action on the head of the nail allowing oxidation to begin with the first rain or under high humidity (normal) conditions. Whenever water collects, whether from ponding or because it is attracted to a particular portion of the roof assembly in proximity to the fasteners, corrosion will accelerate. One cause of this phenomenon can be overdriving fasteners. The small depression made by the fastener head allows water to collect and accelerate the oxidation process.

Fastener Life Expectancy and Opportunity for the Professional Roofing Contractor As I researched this issue, a question that surfaced is whether we, as roofing contractors, are giving customTo reduce the occurrence of galvanic corrosion, ers the opportunity to choose the fastener performance the following steps shall be taken: they prefer to pay for on their roof? Asphalt shingle life expectancy has increased to a range of 20 to 25 years and ♦♦Do not place metals far apart in the scale in contact beyond. So if those shingles are fastened to the deck with with each other. Fasteners shall be of compatible a fastener with a life expectancy of 10 years, where does materials. that leave the owner? Armed with information of the life expectancy for various types of fasteners, a contractor could take a “good, better, best” approach and offer, for example: ♦♦Electrogalvanized (good), ♦♦Dipped galvanized (better), ♦♦Stainless steel (best) to customers. Each step up the quality ladder represents the opportunity to increase profit on each job. As with any other aspect of professional roofing, presenting this choice to your customer is another opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and distinguish yourself from other contractors. As always, it is impotant for you to conduct your own research and decide how to best approach prospective customers given the unique market conditions each contractor faces.

If you have questions, I am here to help FRSA members.

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Trent Cotney ◆ FRSA Legal Counsel

Determining the Costs of Construction Defect Claims in Breach of Contract Litigation In late April 2013, the Fourth District Court of Appeals released an opinion in Kritikos v. Andersen that addressed construction defect damages arising directly as a result of a breach of a construction contract. 38 Fla. L. Weekly D931 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). Kritikos involved a complicated three way dispute between the owner, the architect and the general contractor for a home on ocean-front property on Jupiter Island. The owner hired a New York architect to design and serve as construction manager, who in turn contracted with a Florida general contractor to provide supervision, coordination and a Florida license. The project was estimated to take 14 months and cost just over $4 million. When the original completion date passed, the home was only 60% complete and costs had already exceeded $8 million. The owner terminated the contract, and subsequently filed suit.

Eventually, all litigation was consolidated into one case, where the owner was suing the architect, the architect was suing the contractor, the contractor was suing the owner and the owner was counter-suing the contractor. After a month-long jury trial the owner was awarded $1.13 million against the architect and $130,000 against the contractor, and the contractor was awarded a $582,000 lien against the owner’s property. All judgments were affirmed by the appellate court, except the owner’s $130,000 claim, which was based purely on delay damages and did not account for damages to remedy construction defect claims. The trial judge did not allow the owner to present estimates on the costs to fix and complete the home.

The case of Tuttle/White Constructors, Inc. v. Montgomery Elevator Co. requires a party to show actual expenditures caused by a breach of contract prior to the recovery of damages. 385 So. 2d 98 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).

The Kritikos Court followed a portion of the Tuttle/White decision, in that, if there is a breach of contract involving construction defect claims and the

After a month-long jury trial the owner was awarded $1.13 million against the architect and $130,000 against the contractor, and the contractor was awarded a $582,000 lien against the owner’s property.

defects are corrected and the project is completed, the proper damages are the actual costs incurred. However, the Kritikos Court held contrary to Tuttle/White in that the Kritikos Court found that the requirement to show actual damages only applies when a party has actually expended money in repairs. Under Kritikos, a party may bring a breach of contract claim alleging construction defects prior to expending money to repair the defects or complete the project and may submit estimates for the costs of repairs of the deficiencies to prove the claim.

This indicates that if a contractor and owner disagree over an alleged construction defect, the owner may file suit against the contractor for breach of contract and potentially recover estimated damages in excess of what the repairs may actually cost. This means that the contractor defending the breach of contract must not only prove that there is no breach of contract and that there are no construction defects, but also defend against the owner’s estimate for damages as well, which will only increase the overall costs of defending against the claim.

–RFM– Author’s note: The information contained in this article is for general educational information only. This information does not constitute legal advice, is not intended to constitute legal advice, nor should it be relied upon as legal advice for your specific factual pattern or situation.

Trent Cotney is Florida Bar Certified in Construction Law, a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Appellate Mediator, Qualified Florida Court-Appointed Arbitrator, General Counsel and a director of the Florida Roofing Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (FRSA), a director of the West Coast Roofing Contractors Association (WCRCA) and a member of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Pinellas County Contractors Association (PCCA). For more information, contact the author at (813) 579-3278 or tcotney@trentcotney.com. Follow Trent Cotney at www.trentcotney.blogspot.com, on YouTube at FLConstructionLaw and on twitter @trentcotney.

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Founding Member Stephens Roofing and Sheet Metal Closes Shop after 99 Years

By John Hellein, RFM Editor When C. Ray Stephens, CPRC, started working summer vacation during middle school in the late 1950s, his grandfather’s roofing company was approaching the midcentury mark. Another half century and Ray Stephens would be closing the doors of the company and, with it, one of the founding member companies of the Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association.

Charles Stephens, Sr. established Stephens Roofing and Sheet Metal in Jacksonville in 1914. Ray Stephens remembers hearing about how his grandfather would travel to his first jobs on a bicycle with another man on another bicycle, carrying a ladder betwen them. Eight years later, Charles Stephens participated in an initial meeting with frank Tack, Charlie Johnson and Elmer Blank and what has become FRSA was established. Today’s FRSA database lists January 1, 1922 in the “join date” field for the company.

One document that survives from that era is a 1927 company invoice detailing charges for a roof leak repair.

The total? $6.60, including four hours of labor.

By the time Ray Stephens began working with his grandfather and his father, Charles Stephens, Jr., he recalls that the company “had a couple of trucks” and was involved in both residential and commercial projects, with commercial and industrial work providing the “bread and butter.” His father served as FRSA President in 1969 and under his leadership, the company became involved in working on Federal Government projects, especially with the Navy. By the time Ray Stephens took the helm in the early 1990s, the company was involved in projects at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, the high security naval station near Cumberland Island, Georgia that is home

to nuclear-armed Ohio class and Trident class submarines. The Navy awarded Stephens Roofing with annual maintenance contracts. During this time, the company went as far south as Cuba to work on a Naval project at Guantanamo Bay. With the advent of affirmative action programs, however, the work eventually dried up for the company. The Navy would call from time to time and provide work on smaller projects but Stephens stopped pursuing new contracts and shifted focus to other commercial and institutional projects including public schools and work for Bellsouth. Generally, the company stayed focus in northeast Florida but would travel elsewhere at the request of an established customer. Ray Stephens says they also travelled south to contribute to the rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Andrew.

Ray Stephens actively particpated in local FRSA affiliate NEFRSA, serving as an officer and finally president in 1984-85. He also participated in the creation of the P.R.I.D.E. (Professional Roofer Improvement, Development and Education) program, meeting in Orlando on a monthly basis to select assignments and then working on the assignments back at home between meetings. P.R.I.D.E. was used by roofing contractors and trade schools to help build a better understaning of aspects of the roofing profession. For a time, Ray also helped audit questions from the state roofing exam. Rewriting questions when too many people answered a particular one incorrectly, perhaps because it was too ambiguous or needed other improvements. “When I would hear other contractors gripe about difficult questions on the exam,” Rays laughs, “I would just smile and stay quiet.”

Certification Program Introduction Letter Among the items on file from Stephens Roofing is a February 23, 1973 letter to Charlie Stephens, Jr. from Charles O. King, the FRSA President at the time. The letter introduces the new professional certification program with the CPRC, CPSC and CPAC designations. One of the paragraphs from the letter reads: This program – three years in the making – has been developed by a Certification Committee made up of An invoice dated July 27, 1927 totals $6.60 including 60¢ for roof cement, 50¢ for travel and $5.50 for four hours of labor. How would an invoice for the same work, travel and materials total out today?

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Ray Stephens, CPRC, is an avid photographer. He enjoys every opportunity to capture wildlife on nature walks. He also caught the photo on the right of another kind of bird.

experienced men in the roofing, sheet metal and air conditioning profession with the assistance of Block Associates testing service of Gainesville. You may take pride in the fact that this is the first testing and certification program of this kind in the United States.

Ray Stephens pursued the certification and in 1978 received the CPRC designation.

Looking Back and Moving Forward Looking back on his company’s involvment with FRSA, Ray Stephens appreciates the financial benefits he received through participation in the Self Insurers Fund.

He also appreciates the comraderie through the years,

saying, “Even though the Convention was once a year, within the Jacksonville area there was a network of ‘roofing buddies’. When you needed to borrow something or were in a jam, you knew who to call.”

Although he has closed Stephens Roofing and Sheet Metal, Ray Stephens is still working part time in the industry with another FRSA member, Commercial Sheet Metal Systems of Jacksonville. He had wanted to keep Stephens going until 2014 to make the century mark but health issues and a desire for other pursuits led him to close one year shy. Ray says he loves getting out in nature and pursuing photography. His favorite subjects are the birds he encounters on his outings. As you can see, not all of them are the two-footed kind.

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Additional Convention Sponsors The following list of sponsors have been added since the publication of the 2013 Convention brochure, featured in the June issue of ROOFING FLORIDA. FRSA members and staff are deeply appreciative of the support shown by industry members such as those listed below and in the Convention Program.

If your company is interested, there are still sponsorships available before the Convention and Trade Show start on July 18. Contact Lisa Pate at (800) 767-3772 ext 157 or lisapate@floridaroof.com for more information.

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The Fifth Edition was submitted to the Florida Building Commission (FBC) last year for inclusion in the 2013 Florida Building Code, which is scheduled to go into effect mid-March 2014. The current manual is listed as a reference standard in the 2010 Florida Building Code and prescriptively details tile installation when not using manufacturer specifications.

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Seminar attendees attending this course will receive a draft copy of the Fifth Edition tile manual.

Advanced Navigating Miami-Dade NOAs and Florida Product Approvals Do you know what you’re looking for in a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance (NOA) or Florida Product Approval?

Where do you find them and how do you use them? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, you’ll want to attend this course at the FRSA Convention. Mark Zehnal, CPRC, will help you navigate through and locate important information found in NOAs and how to decipher and understand them. Attendees will also learn the difference between NOAs and Florida Product Approvals and when permitting is necessary. This seminar has just received Advance accreditation from CILB. This seminar is also beneficial to manufacturers and will help guide them through Florida’s diverse and complicated guidelines for NOAs and Product Approvalsand is also offered at two different times during the Convention, both on Friday.

Another highly anticipated seminar is Understanding the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obama Care, which is slated to go into effect in 2014. Jeffrey Moxley, Furman Insurance & Bonds, will outline what you need to know as an employer, what you are required to offer, various type of plans available and how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your business.

–RFM–

Need Continuing Eduction Credit?

If you need to earn continuing education (CE) credits for your professional license, the FRSA Convention is a great opportunity. Here are some helpful hints... ♦♦Purchase or pick up your registration packet or individual tickets at the FRSA Registration Desk. ♦♦Once you select a seminar, go to posted location and present your photo identification, along with any licenses that you wish to earn CE credit for. ♦♦Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the seminar starting time. Please make sure you check seminar times in the Convention Program. ♦♦All attendees must sign the CE roster. This ensures that your CE credits are recorded with DBPR/CILB. Certificates are issued at the end of each class and are prepared only for those who need CE credit.

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Three Professional Roofing Contractors Receive FRSA Designation

Certified Professional Roofing Contractor

Over the past few months, three FRSA members have qualified as Certified Professional Roofing Contractors by FRSA. To find out more about the Certified Professional Contractor designations and their requirements, contact Lisa Pate, CEM, at (800) 767-3772 ext. 157 or lisapate@floridaroof.com.

Mike Daley, CPRC Hi-Tech Roofing & Sheet Metal Lake Worth

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WeatherShield’s Coating Option Saves Energy and Money for St. Augustine’s World Golf Village Renaissance Hotel

By John Hellein, RFM Editor The World Golf Village in St. Augustine features hotel and convention buildings with 88,000 square feet of modified bitumen roofing. After 15 years, the Siplast roof was nearing the end of its life cycle and the hotel owner, John Q. Hammons, was considering its options to replace the original roof with a tearoff.

Tearoff vs. Coating The tearoff option presented several obstacles: direct costs were an issue but also the disruptions to the daily business of the hotel and convention center threatened to interfere with revenue.

Clean City Roofing of St. Louis, the prime contractor for the project, did not have the local resources to complete the job and was concerned about the logistics and cost involved in dispatching a crew from the Midwest. Instead, the company contacted Matt Criswell of WeatherShield Roofing Group in Longwood about the project. In addition to having the resources and experience necessary to complete the project, Matt was also aware of potential energy rebates available through Florida utility companies for an energy-efficient elastomeric coatings solution. The coatings option also allowed the business operations to continue, meaning that clients’ fees for the convention center would continue to roll in.

Scorching: the temperature on the modified bitumen roof taken on a mid-June day prior to the application of the new elastomeric coating solution. WeatherShield expects up to a fifty percent drop in temperature after the coating is applied.

As it turns out, a rebate could cover as much as 25 percent of the project’s costs, something more than just icing on the cake. Delays getting started on the project, however, may effect the total rebate the customer realizes. Criswell submitted the rebate application last fall however project approval took time. The proposal given to John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts had to be reviewed by its board. Even though the cost savings involved in the coating solution was substantial compared to a tearoff, the project still represented a major expense and the board wanted to consider their options carefully.

Final approval for the elastomeric coatings solution arrived in April. In the interim, the rebate guidelines have been modified View of the World Golf Village Convention Center from the hotel.

Opting to use elastomeric coatings instead of a tearoff allowed convention business (and revenue) to continue during the roofing project.

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Left: The hotel portion of the roof after the seams and penatrations were cut in by the WeatherShield crew. The same area, below, after the main elastomeric coating has been sprayed on.

and everyone involved in the project is waiting to find out how much savings will be realized as a result of the rebate.

Regardless of the rebate, the coating solution will offer very strong energy savings in the daily operations of the two buildings. Prior to the start of work at the beginning of June, Criswell measured the roof temperature at 183.2°F using an infrared thermometer. He expected to see as much as a fifty percent drop in the temperature once the elastomeric coating was applied.

The roof system had a couple of minor leaks which were repaired prior to the beginning of coating application. Once these repairs were completed, the WeatherShield crew began cutting in seams and penetrations (above) before applying the main coats.

Returning to the site at the end of June, Criswell again measured the temperature of the roof after the new coating application.

Relief: following the coating application on the hotel roof, the roof temperature dropped nearly half.

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The weather conditions were similar and the roof now showed a measurement of 98.2°F, a drop of 85°; nearly the 50 percent reduction in the roof temerature that Criswell had anticipated.

As we go to print, the hotel portion of the project has been completed and the convention center is underway.

The June rains that were a blessing also slowed progress for WeatherShield. Criswell looks forward to completing the project and receiving before/after energy consumption comparisons from the client. We’ll be sure to pass that information along as well as any project footnotes.

–RFM–

FRSA Foundation Silent Auction and $5,000 Raffle at the 91st Convention and Trade Show We extend our sincere gratitude to the 2013 Silent Auction donors so far... ◊ 855-2-AMSOIL ◊ Bryans, Bill and Angela ◊ Allied Building Products ◊ Atlas Roofing Corp ◊ Carruth Roofing Company ◊ CertainTeed Corp ◊ Cleary Inspection Service ◊ Dan’s Custom Sheet Metal ◊ D.I. Roof Seamers ◊ EagleView-Pictometry ◊ EternaBond ◊ FM Convention Contractors ◊ FRSA Self Insurers Fund

◊ GAF Materials Corp ◊ Gulfeagle Supply ◊ Hartley, Ken & Loretta ◊ Hunter Panels ◊ Hydraulic Machinery ◊ Intac International Inc ◊ Jim Wilson & Associates ◊ Karnak Corp ◊ Manson Roofing ◊ Mark Kaufman Roofing ◊ NEFRSA ◊ O’Hagin Mfg LLC ◊ PAM Fastening Technology

◊ Petersen Aluminum ◊ ROOFING FLORIDA Magazine ◊ Rosen Shingle Creek Golf Club ◊ Roy’s Orlando ◊ RSG Supply ◊ Sievert Industries Inc ◊ Simpson Strong Tie ◊ Solovei Consulting Inc ◊ Springer-Peterson Roofing ◊ Sun-Tek Skylights ◊ TAMKO Building Products ◊ The Peabody Orlando

There’s still time! Participants interested in learning more about Silent Auction donations should contact Erika at (800) 767-3772, ext. 123 or erika@floridaroof.com.

FRSA Member Contractors Can Save Over $7,000 with Associate Coupons FRSA Member Coupons have been sent out to contractor members up-to-date on their 2013 dues. Over 30 associate members offer great savings on products and services you use to run your business. ROOFING FLORIDA has been featuring several of the coupon offers each month.

If you haven’t received your coupons yet, contact Janette Irizarry at (800) 767-3772 ext. 100 or janette@floridaroof.com.

July’s Featured Coupons GULFEAGLE SUPPLY 10 percent off Tools from Tool Catalog Value: 10 percent of order STAFFORD CONSULTING ENGINEERS One Free Lunch & Learn Seminar Value: $250 SANTAFE TILE CORP Free five batches of oxide, 200 If of metal eave closures and 200 lf trim lock with a minimum purchase of 35 squares of Spanish S tile Value: $450-plus

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FRSA MEMBER DISCOUNT COUPON 2012-13 10% off Tools from Tool Catalog Call Tool Hotline: (866) 915-2155

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How to Deliver the Bad News

By Raleigh F. “Sandy” Seay, Jr. Ph.D. of Seay Management Consultants

“Good news travels like wildfire, bad news travels slow...” – Johnny Cash, c. 1959 Here’s a key management training principle that all of your supervisors and managers should know. If you’re in charge of other managers, you may want to talk about this in your next management meeting and make sure that they fully understand. Remember, if you don’t tell them, they won’t know.

Seamus O’Sheaney was a faithful parishioner and enjoyed his life, his family, his friends and his work. In particular, he loved to play golf.

Since he was getting a bit more mileage on his odometer, he knew that one day soon, he would be called up to Heaven. He was looking forward to going, in a way, but he wanted to know if there was a golf course in Heaven, which would make the destination utterly more desirable. So he went to his parish priest and asked him, “Father, is there a golf course in Heaven?” Father replied that he would consult the Lord and let him know tomorrow. Next day, Seamus talked with Father again and asked, “Father, is there a golf course in Heaven?” Father looked at Seamus with a hint of a smile and responded, “Yes, I consulted with the Lord and I have some Good News and some Bad News. The Good News is, yes, there is a golf course in Heaven. The Bad News is, you tee off at 8:10 tomorrow morning.”

Good News Most of the Time, Bad News Some of the Time Most good managers are motivated by accomplishment and achievement and they “make things happen” in a good and positive way at work. This is part of what makes you good at what you do and the fact is that, most of the time, the morning newspaper of your life is going to present you with good news but not always. There are those unhappy times when bad news raises its thorny head and stares you straight in the face. When that unwelcome visitor arrives, we need to know about it and we need to fix it.

One of the first rules of “Boss Management 101” is – if there is bad news to be delivered, it must be delivered 1. Unvarnished, 2. Straight from the hip and 3. Immediately.

This is sometimes hard to do because many people are afraid to deliver bad news. Either they don’t know how the boss will react or they hope the bad news will go away.

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But the problem is that it never goes away, it only gets worse. In Physics, the Second Rule of Thermodynamics tells us that things left alone don’t get better, they only get worse. For example, if you toss an ax out into the back yard, it doesn’t get shiny and pretty and sharp, it gets dull and rusty. This same principle applies to management issues and particularly to employment issues. In Good to Great, Jim Collins calls this “confronting the brutal facts.” All of your managers and supervisors should know that they have the responsibility of telling you the bad news when it happens.

What Good Managers Have to Say For many years, Stewart Hall was the President and CEO of a major industrial supply company in the southeast.

Stewart says, “The Good News I like to hear, the Bad News I have to hear, because if I don’t hear it, I can’t fix it.” Dave Thomas was, for many years, a top level IT executive with a plant that produced ammunition for the armed forces. Dave would tell his managers, “Bad news doesn’t age well. If something is wrong, I need to know it immediately.” Henry Kissinger once remarked, in words to this effect, “If something is to be revealed, it must be revealed early.”

What to Tell Your Management Team You management team should know that a boss who discovers bad news on his own is an unhappy boss. If your team gives you a dose of Bad News, you might be annoyed, but you’ll be a lot more annoyed if you discover it on your own because if something is going south, you need to know as soon as possible. One reason this is true is that most successful bosses have a fairly large dose of the type A management style. As Florence Littaur says, the motto of a type A is “Let’s do it, let’s do it now, and let’s do it my way.” Type A’s are “fixers” and if something is wrong, a Type A wants to fix it. Immediately. And then go on to the next thing.

Type A’s are the energy behind a successful organization. Type A’s make things happen. Type A’s create results. For these reasons and more, type A’s make good managers. A type A is a confident, goal oriented, energy generating, powerful manager whose focus is aimed squarely at the target of accomplishment. Type A’s can handle the bad news: what they can’t handle is not knowing the bad news. The strongest “fear” of a type A is “being taken advantage of,” because type A’s usually treat people fairly. Thus, a manager who withholds bad news from a successful type A manager will be in very serious hot water. We recommend that you tell your management team the following...

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♦♦ We have a good management team that produces results and we expect that we will have good news most of the time. Along the way, it is possible that something could happen that we might call bad news. Sometimes we’ve made a mistake, sometimes it’s out of our control. ♦♦If bad news occurs, I need you to tell me immediately, and I need you to tell me everything. ♦♦I may not be happy, but we will fix it and make it better. ♦♦Bad news, left alone, tends to get worse not better. ♦♦I have confidence that you will do this.

This subject would be very good for your ongoing management training program and we’ll be glad to work with you in presenting this material to your management team in a positive and user friendly way.

–RFM–

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The FRSA Educational Foundation’s Endowment Fund – earning from which support industry research, FRSA scolarships and other Foundation efforts – has reached $1 million! Thank you to the donors who contributed money to make this milestone a reality.

To commemorate the achievement, Foundation donors are invited to participate in a photo opportunity immediately following the Friday Business Luncheon at the FRSA Convention this year.

For more information, contact Erika Carruth at (800) 767-3772 ext. 123 or erika@floridaroof.com.

Each month Hunter Panels is sending 15 lucky winners live Maine lobsters!

You don’t need lobster pots and foul weather gear to find yourself surrounded by Maine’s finest. That’s because Hunter Panels is celebrating 15 years of making the leading energy efficient Polyiso insulation panels by giving away a delivery of live Maine lobsters to 15 lucky winners every month during 2013. So if you want a crack at free lobsters, don’t miss the boat!

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With a name like Black Jack, you can be sure we know our way around a roof.

And we’re excited to have the white roof elastomeric with the HIGHEST INITIAL REFLECTIVITY— 94%—as tested by the Cool Roofs Ratings Council, and listed on the Energy Star web site.

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