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The Building Commission, Legislature and Office of Insurance Regulation Mon, Apr 07, 2025 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director The last several weeks have been extremely busy; maybe hectic would be a better word. We’re on the frontline on many issues – some that we’ve not faced bef... Read More

Important New Progress on Miami-Dade NOAs and Tile Adhesives Mon, Apr 07, 2025 Tom Parker, President, TCParker & Associates Well designed and engineered products are critical to the construction industry and particularly the Florida roofing industry. The unique combination of environmental challenges in Florida has driven ... Read More

“Adequate Ventilation” and What That Means for Your Roof System Wed, Mar 05, 2025 Dwight Cline, Florida Sales Manager, O’Hagin LLC Ventilation codes in roofing are often overlooked, misinterpreted or, in some cases, unenforced. This combination of issues can lead to a shortened roof life, voided warranties and even health c... Read More

“It’s Time to Write Asphalt Shingles Out of the Plot in Florida” Comment Causes a Firestorm Mon, Feb 03, 2025 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director From time to time a subject captures the interest of both the roofing industry and the public at large. Most recently, this occurred in a very significant way when Florida I... Read More

The Building Department Told You What? Mon, Jan 06, 2025 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director In my position at FRSA, I field calls from contractors, manufacturers, distributors, architects, engineers, building officials, consumers and occasionally from reporters. Al... Read More

Florida Should Expand the Availability of Contractors to Address Roof-to-Wall Connections Mon, Dec 09, 2024 A joint letter from FRSA and InterNACHI Since the implementation of the Florida Building Code (FBC) in 2002, the resilience of Florida's buildings has been at the forefront of the code's requirements. The codes mitigation requirements, adopted as pa... Read More

Reflecting on 2024 and the Challenges that Await in 2025 Mon, Dec 09, 2024 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director As 2024 comes to an end, I'd like to reflect on some of the challenges that we’ve faced this year and those we will face going forward. The year began, as it does ever... Read More

Hurricanes Helene and Milton Demonstrate How Each Storm is Different Fri, Nov 01, 2024 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director Dealing with hurricanes is a fact of life for Floridians. Our attention turns to weather reports starting as early as June and with increasing frequency into September (hist... Read More

Metal Deck 101 – Metal Deck Replacement Mon, Oct 14, 2024 Michael Polizzi, Sales Manager, A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply Replacing metal deck for a commercial roofing contractor can easily range from often to never. Regardless of frequency, most would agree that an open roof is not the best time for a crash cour... Read More

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

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