Forklift Safety
Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Jorge Castanon, Safety Consultant, FRSA Self Insurer’s Fund
Having a forklift at your workplace to help lift, move, stack and store raw materials or finished product helps get the job done efficiently. Powered industrial trucks or forklifts ar... Read More
Words Matter: Roofing-Related Definition Changes
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Director of Technical Services
Since we were children, we’ve been told “words matter”. Then we go to school and learn “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words wi... Read More
Wind Uplift Engineering
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor
One of the fundamental concepts in engineering is that context matters. Getting soaked with a garden hose is a fun summer way to cool down. Using a pressure washer to do ... Read More
Project Management and Cash Flow
Tue, Jul 11, 2023
Managing roofing projects involves various tools and techniques to oversee them. Many tools have changed with the advances in methods and technologies. Cash, however, is the one constant tool that contractors will continue to rely on. While cash is n... Read More
Decision-Making During Volatile Conditions, Part 2
Sat, Jul 08, 2023
John Kenney, CPRC, CEO, Cotney Consulting GroupLast month, we discussed the items a roofing company might experience in a growth or decline volume stage and the general and administrative stair steps taken to address those changes. In ... Read More
S.T.A.R. Award Recipients 2022
Fri, Jul 07, 2023
S.T.A.R. Awards – the Spotlight Trophy for the Advancement of Roofing – is an awards program designed by FRSA to recognize members’ unique and outstanding projects. A panel of three judges evaluates and selects t... Read More
2023 Convention & Expo FAQs
Tue, Jul 04, 2023
What is the Convention? FRSA’s Convention and Expo run concurrently and have been an annual event for 101 years. This year’s Convention consists of educational seminars, auction, golf, fishing, clay and pistol shooting... Read More
NRCA's Roofing Day in D.C.
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Lisa Pate, FRSA Executive DirectorIn mid-April, approximately 28 people from Florida attended NRCA’s Roofing Day in D.C. for in-person meetings with members of Congress. Our group was part of over 220 participants from aroun... Read More
Technical Thoughts
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical AdvisorHave you ever wondered why the Florida Building Code and the High Velocity Hurricane Zone (Miami-Dade County) exist? How do they compare with building codes in th... Read More
Steep Slope Underlayment Changes in the FBC 8th Edition
Sat, Jul 01, 2023
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc and FRSA Director of Technical Services Most of the underlayment requirements outlined in the new 8th Edition of the Florida Building Code (2023), other than those in the HVHZ (High Veloci... Read More
