A˜liate of FRSA and NRCA March 2012 Volume 25 - 3 Venting
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March Program p2. President’s Message p3. Bad Detail of the Month p4. Industry Websites p5. April Calendar Inside by Mark Landis, Florida Roofing of Palm Beach County, Inc. Social networking has become a huge part of many people’s personal lives, and is being used as an effective marketing tool by businesses. To date, I’ve avoided setting up a Facebook page or Linkedin account, fearing they would require time I just can’t afford to spare. Recently, however, I became a fan of Twitter, mostly fol-lowing comedians to get a laugh at the end of a long day. Over the years, I’ve used this newsletter on many occasions to air complaints or share my roofing experiences, so I was intrigued by Twitter’s requirement to “vent” in 140 characters or less. The immediacy of publicly sharing a thought or issue, and challenge of craft-ing it into a concise rant, piqued my interest. As I am writing this, I just set up a Twitter account, called “RooferVents”, where I will “tweet” about roofing topics, hopefully in a humorous way. Some of the tweets will certainly be topical in nature: RooferVents BRAND NEW 2010 Florida Building Code debuts 3/15/12. In related news, thatch will be the featured material at this year’s FRSA Trade Show I will also tweet about issues concerning our industry: RooferVents EPA’s Lead Rule important for inte- rior, but I never saw a kid hanging over the edge of a roof, chewing on the fascia board! Omit Roofers! RooferVents NRCA says fall protection ropes often more dangerous than slide guards. OSHA immediately mandates “Maypole Dance Training” for all roofers. Opinions expressed in any of the articles submitted to the Shear Bull are not necessarily the opinions of the Palm Beach County Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association. The Shear Bull is a forum for those involved in the roofing industry including building officials & inspectors. And sometimes it may just be a goofy anecdote you can relate to: RooferVents Worker stepped on rotted sheathing and leg went thru kitchen ceiling. I charged customer $400 for new skylight. Lemonade From Lemons! Efforts will be made to refrain from being too mean-spirited (which will be a challenge with some topics). I will try to steer clear of polarizing topics, like politics, religion, and college football. If you would also like to vent, I will be happy to post any responses that follow the same parameters. If you don’t want to partici- pate, I hope this puts a smile on your face once in a while. Well, I have to go pay some bills…..that reminds me of one last tweet: RooferVents Did every1 have fun paying their Unemployment Tax Assessment for interest on $ FL borrowed from Fed & didn’t repay for unemp insurance. Booo! Sorry I didn’t end with upbeat tweet, but gotta vent! Venting On The Internet Palm Beach County Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association Affiliate of FRSA and NRCA March 2012 Volume 25 - 3 Wednesday March 28, 2012 "Financial budgeting and Planning in difficult economic times” Presenter: John Barbar, “Barbar Financial Solutions” 6:00PM-7:00PM - Networking 6:30PM - Check-In 7:00PM - Dinner Meeting ... Location: Embassy Suites (Formerly Crowne Plaza) 1601 Belvedere Road @ Australian West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Just west of the I95 Exit 69 ... For more info: Ron Frano 655-5393 [email protected]
Transcript of A˜liate of FRSA and NRCA March 2012 Volume 25 - 3 Venting
March Program
p2. President’s Message
p3. Bad Detail of the Month
p4. Industry Websites
p5. April Calendar
Inside
by Mark Landis, Florida Roo�ng of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Social networking has become a huge part of many people’s personal lives, and is being used as an e�ective marketing tool by businesses. To date, I’ve avoided setting up a Facebook page or Linkedin account, fearing they would require time I just can’t a�ord to spare. Recently, however, I became a fan of Twitter, mostly fol-lowing comedians to get a laugh at the end of a long day. Over the years, I’ve used this newsletter on many occasions to air complaints or share my roo�ng experiences, so I was intrigued by Twitter’s requirement to “vent” in 140 characters or less. The immediacy of publicly sharing a thought or issue, and challenge of craft-ing it into a concise rant, piqued my interest. As I am writing this, I just set up a Twitter account, called “RooferVents”, where I will “tweet” about roo�ng topics, hopefully in a humorous way. Some of the tweets will certainly be topical in nature:
RooferVentsBRAND NEW 2010 Florida Building Code
debuts 3/15/12. In related news,
thatch will be the featured material
at this year’s FRSA Trade Show
I will also tweet about issues concerning our industry:
RooferVentsEPA’s Lead Rule important for inte-
rior, but I never saw a kid hanging
over the edge of a roof, chewing on
the fascia board! Omit Roofers!
RooferVentsNRCA says fall protection ropes
often more dangerous than slide
guards. OSHA immediately mandates
“Maypole Dance Training” for all
roofers.
Opinions expressed in any of the articles submitted to the Shear Bull are not necessarily the opinions of the Palm Beach County Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association. The Shear Bull is a forum for those involved in the roofing industry including building officials & inspectors.
And sometimes it may just be a goofy anecdote you can relate to:
RooferVentsWorker stepped on rotted sheathing
and leg went thru kitchen ceiling. I
charged customer $400 for new
skylight. Lemonade From Lemons!
E�orts will be made to refrain from being too mean-spirited (which will be a challenge with some topics). I will try to steer clear of polarizing topics, like politics, religion, and college football. If you would also like to vent, I will be happy to post any responses that follow the same parameters. If you don’t want to partici-pate, I hope this puts a smile on your face once in a while. Well, I have to go pay some bills…..that reminds me of one last tweet:
RooferVentsDid every1 have fun paying their
Unemployment Tax Assessment for
interest on $ FL borrowed from Fed &
didn’t repay for unemp insurance.
Booo!
Sorry I didn’t end with upbeat tweet, but gotta vent!
Vent ing On The Internet
Palm Beach County Roo�ng & Sheet Metal Contractors AssociationA�liate of FRSA and NRCA March 2012 Volume 25 - 3
Wednesday March 28, 2012
"Financial budgeting and Planning
in difficult economic times”
Presenter: John Barbar, “Barbar Financial Solutions”
6:00PM-7:00PM - Networking6:30PM - Check-In
7:00PM - Dinner Meeting. . .Location:
Embassy Suites(Formerly Crowne Plaza)
1601 Belvedere Road@ Australian
West Palm Beach, FL 33406Just west of the I95 Exit 69. . .
For more info:Ron Frano 655-5393
2March 2012
Message From the President
Reminder: Building Code Changes
Our February meeting discussed the new changes to the building code that are to take a�ect March 15, 2012. We welcomed Joe Sherpitis of the PBC Building Department, he spoke of the changes to ASCE 7-10, the windmap and zones, as well as discussion of the exposure category “D” and a�ects on the manufacturer product approvals. Mike Du� from Icynene also joined our meeting to address your concerns on the spray foam in the attics and how this a�ects the roof systems. This continues to have more questions than answers for the roo�ng industry and will take more time to be addressed before the roo�ng industry will embrace this product.
Regina ReedPresident
Daniel StokesVice President
Joe ByrneSecretary
Walt MilletTreasurer/Past President
Ronald A. Frano MBAExecutive Director
BOARD MEMBERS • Tom Stevens • Jon Milanese • John Mulleavey • Michael Daley • Dave Lalone • Glenn Rimpela • Mark Landis
Legal CounselBob Marell of Glickman/Witters/Marell
561-478-1111
Program,Publication & WebJoe Byrne (561) 471-8363
Palm Beach County BoardRepresentatives:
Construction Industry Licensing BoardMark Landis (561) 833-9704
Construction Board of Adjustment & AppealsPeter Dzenutis (561) 844-0892
Building Code Advisory BoardJoe Byrne (561) 471-8363
Construction Industry Management CouncilJoe Byrne (Chairman) (561) 471-8363
2012 O�cers &Board of Directors
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THANK YOU,
Regina ReedPresident
As you can see the board is working hard to continually keep you educated on upcoming changes and keep you updated on products that our industry questions, these are the reasons that we as an association continue year after year. We planned all of this years meetings with you, the contractor, in mind.
**Please if you have not renewed your yearly dues, remit payment as soon as possible or contact Ron on the status of your membership.**
EFFECTIVE: MARCH 15TH
3March 2012
Detail of the Month
"LATEST APPROVED ROOF TOP EQUIPMENT
TIE DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA"
Duh, why didn't I think about doing that ???
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
SEVEN CE CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED
on
JUNE 14, 2012
Mark Your Calendar Now
Details will be sent to all members
4March 2012
• ASTM - www.guidance-inc.com/~roofroof/• American Consulting Engineers Council - acec.org• American Institute of Architects - aia.org• American Society of Civil Engineers - asce.org• Building Officials Association of Palm Beach County - www.boapbc.org & www.boapbc.org/links• Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau - www.CEDARBUREAU.org• Construction Industry Management Council (CIMC) - www.cimcpbc.com• Construction Specifications Institute - http://www.csinet.org• Copper Development Association - http://www.copper.org• Division of Workers’ Compensation - http://www.wc.les.state.� .us./DWC/• Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association - www.Floridaroof.com• Galvalume Sheet Producers - www.steelroo�ng.com• National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) - http://www.nrca.net• National Society of Professional Engineers - nspe.org• Roofing Contractors Association of South Florida (RCASF) - www.rcasf.org• Roofing Industry Education Institute - http://members.aol.com/RIEIROOF/classes.htm• Roof Tile Institute - www.rooftile.org• Sheet Membrane and Component Suppliers to the Commercial Roofing Industry (SPRI) - www.SPRI.org• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) - http://www.smacna.org• The Council of American Building Officials (CABO) - http://www.cabo.org
Industry Websites
Palm Beach County Roofing And Sheet Metal Contractors' Association
2101 Vista ParkwaySuite 4001
West Palm Beach, FL 33411tel 561-655-5393fax 561-688-8807
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PBCR & SMCA O�ce and Phones
2101 Vista Parkway
Suite 4001
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Tel: 561.655.5393
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www.pbcroofers.com
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Ronald A. Frano, MBA,
Executive Director
April Program
Annual Spring Golf TournamentWed, April 25, 2011
Information Coming Soon!
Call for DetailsRon Frano 655-5393
or email [email protected]
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http://www.pbcroofers.com
