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News - October 2017

Is your roof "green" ?

When looking at energy efficiency and environmental impacts of buildings, there is one simple but sometimes overlooked feature that can be readily addressednamely, the color of the roof.

Thermal Emissivity, which is a material's ability to shed, not retain heat.

Why is color important?

Because basic physics tells us that when sunlight falls on a dark surface a lot of the energy is absorbed and the material retains heat. If it falls onto a lighter-colored, reflective surface, then a large portion of the sunlights energy is bounced back into the atmosphere, minimizing the heat absorbed. This is the reason a dark-colored parking lot feels hotter than a reflective surface next to it on a sunny summer day. Since physics doesnt discriminate between materials, dark and light roofing works the same way.

There are two fundamental principles of heat flow that are relevant here:

Solar Reflectivity, which is the ability of a material to reflect the sun's energy back to the atmosphere.

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Thermal Emissivity, which is a material's ability to shed, not retain heat.

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Halloween Origins

Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween evolved into a community-based event characterized by child-friendly activities such as trick-or-treating.

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The Legalization Of Marijuana And Its Impact On The Construction Industry
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As laws change regarding marijuana use, they present a whole host of ongoing human resource issues, especially for the construction industry. Cotney of Trent Cotney, P.A. Construction Law Group, specializes in roofing litigation and arbitration throughout the United States, is giving us some clarification. A recent surge of medical marijuana prescriptions and an increase in recreational usage has prompted a wealth of human resource issues. Marijuana is still illegal on the Federal level, so federal law does not require employers to accommodate a persons medical marijuana use. said Cotney. However, a number of states have laws that may arguably be interpreted as requiring such an accommodation. In any event, usage is widespread in the construction industry, and there is already a shortage of skilled labor. Its going to have a huge impact on the workforce. The construction industry is extremely vulnerable to safety challenges with the legalization of marijuana, said Cotney. Doing sheet metal work, roofing, operating heavy equipment―all present safety challenges for an individual with a medical marijuana card. For more information, visit www.roofinglawyer.com
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