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
Blog Posts
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
Findings from the Second 2021 Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing Announced
In July 2021, more than 300 respondents from across the United States and Canada shared their perspectives on the current state of the reroofing industry in the second Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing of the year. The survey… Read More
ERA signs on to support the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
ERA has signed onto a roofing industry associations coalition letter addressed to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives urging support and passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The building-related infrastructure provisions in the bill are generally… Read More
Focus on shading and urban tree canopy to mitigate urban heat islands
Efforts to increase urban shading in Phoenix, Arizona was highlighted in a recent edition of the Resilient Nation Roundup, a publication of FEMA’s Resilient Nation Partnership Network. As described in the e-newsletter, the Phoenix city council voted to partner with… Read More
Buildings as a Solution to Urban Heat, hosted by the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Jared Blum, Washington Counsel for ERA, has been invited to participate in an event on August 5th entitled Buildings as a Solution to Urban Heat, hosted by The White House Council on Environmental Quality. As described in the meeting invitation,… Read More
Better Buildings Progress Report 2021
An initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy, the Better Buildings Initiative drives leadership in energy innovation by partnering with leaders in the public and private sectors. The BBI seeks to make the nation’s homes, commercial buildings, and industrial plants… Read More
Project Profile: Sweet Solution
Bob Cantaley has spent almost 40 years in the construction industry, much of that time overseeing the installation of new and replacement roofs. Even after decades in the business, he says that each project still presents new challenges. “Every job… Read More
Florida condo building collapse raises building as infrastructure issues
There is some very sobering data that’s coming from the Miami condo collapse. In spite of the Dade County robust code, I must ask the question for us as members of the construction industry as to whether we should: View… Read More
Roofing Industry Associations Coalition Continues Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
Roofing professionals are invited to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the new Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing. The purpose of the survey is to take the… Read More







