Earlier this week, the White House announced a National Initiative to Advance Building Codes which will modernize building codes, improve climate resilience, and reduce energy costs. It is a major commitment by the Biden-Harris Administration in addition to the legislation that… Read More
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Letter to the GSA: Leveraging Roof Alterations to Decarbonize Existing Buildings
ERA has joined with other roofing industry associations to provide guidance to the General Services Administrations’ Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings on the GSA’s recent recommendations from the GSA Green Building Advisory Committee (GBAC) on federal building decarbonization. The position… Read More
Q1 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing Shows Increases
The Q1 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing shows increasing customer inquiries and increasing project contracts. Respondents include both roofing contractors and roof consultants with the vast majority of respondents doing business on both steep-slope and low-slope roofs; about 15%… Read More
ERA Staff on The Hill
ERA staff joined with more than two-hundred other members of the roofing community this past Wednesday, climbing Capitol Hill to deliver direct messages to members of Congress about the needs of the construction business. Roofing Day was organized by NRCA,… Read More
ERA Supports and Participates in Roofing Day in D.C.
Once again this year, ERA is proud to be a sponsor of NRCA’s Roofing Day in DC, to be held, in person, on April 5-6. If you have participated in the past, you know that this is a terrific opportunity… Read More
Industry Survey on Re-Roofing Business Activity Needs Info from Contractors and Consultants
A leading coalition of roofing associations is continuing the Quarterly Market Index Surveys, designed to provide a barometer of the industry’s business conditions. The one-of-a-kind poll follows a successful effort last year, drawing on the views of contractors and roof… Read More
ERA urges Congress prioritize hard infrastructure legislation
ERA has joined with the NRCA and other stakeholders to sign on to a letter from the Building Resilience Advocacy Coalition (BRAC) which urges Congress prioritize hard infrastructure legislation. This is important because the vote will be separate from the… Read More
GSA Green Building Advisory Committee Updates
In mid-September, members of the roofing industry participated in a meeting with representatives of the General Services Administration to better understand various GSA policy concepts for addressing embodied carbon of construction projects and building products. In recent months, GSA’s Green… Read More
Non-Tax Provisions in Congressional Legislation to Benefit the Buildings Industry
ERA is actively engaged in several coalitions working for various provisions in Congressional legislation that will benefit the buildings industry and support economic recovery. Among these are non-tax provisions recently approved by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the… Read More
Education Sessions Overview at the IRE 2021
ERA staff attended the International Roofing Expo recently; while attendance seemed down in the expo hall, there were some great education sessions that provide good information for roofing contractors and others in the roofing industry. I’d like to highlight a… Read More