Over the past several months, Washington policy makers have intensified their focus on the dramatic impact that increasing temperatures are having on our quality of life and physical health. Prolonged heat waves are among the most extreme examples of climate… Read More
Recent Updates
ERA and the BuildingAction Coalition urge Congress to act on Build Back Better
BuildingAction is a coalition that spans several segments of the buildings industry across the United States whose members “create and use America’s buildings.” ERA is an Ally of the BuildingAction coalition and works with other members to make the case… Read More
EnergyStar Specification For Roofing Products Phased Out
For those of us who have spent a lifetime in Washington observing, managing and explaining the intricacies of our rather messy democracy, it is a given that once a government agency gets a program in place to encourage specific activities… Read More
ERA Supports White House Initiative to Modernize Building Codes
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
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
Hospitality & Entertainment Facilities
Rand Tower, Minneapolis RETROFIT TEAM ROOFING CONTRACTOR: Central Roofing Co. GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Ryan Cos. ARCHITECT: ESG Architecture & Design MATERIALS Eight different roofs had to be replaced on the structure from the 26th to the third floor. “We worked on… Read More
Building Codes And The Right Roofing
Few, if any, of us were sorry to see the end of 2021. It brought disrupted supply lines, a tight labor market, and a pandemic that roared back at the end of the year with apparent renewed force. Facility managers… Read More
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: What’s In It for the Construction Industry?
In the weeks since President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Washington has gone into overdrive. On Capitol Hill, along K Street and in virtually every construction industry association, staff members are poring over the complex legislation—or… Read More
New White House guide breaks down IIJA funding
Dive Brief: The Biden administration released guidance for state and local governments on Jan. 31 to help them identify funding in the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The document breaks down available money by 12 issue areas… Read More