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What's Here...
President's
Message
Asphalt
Shingle Recycling... Now Available in Metro Area
NRCA Update
*2008
Golf Tournament*
*New* - CRA
Dental Plan
CRA Members
Donate $40K to Community
Items
to Note
2008 CRA
Calendar
New Members
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26th Annual
GOLF TOURNAMENT
August 22, 2008
7:30 a.m. Shotgun
Saddle Rock Golf
Course
21705 E. Arapahoe Road, Aurora, CO 80016
Click here to register.
Sign up Early! This tournament fills up fast. Only
144 players max!
(Deadline: Send with payment by August 15, 2008.)
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COLORADO ROOFING ASSOCIATION
1675 Larimer St, Suite 700
P.O. Box 480084
Denver, CO 80248-0084
(303) 892-6966
Fax (303) 892-6322
E-mail: debbie@coloradoroofing.org
Website: www.coloradoroofing.org
Executive Director: Debbie Hathorne
Industrial Expositions, Inc.
2008 CRA OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
Chuck Spicer, Bighorn Metalworks
303-287-8220
VICE PRESIDENT
Kirk Tiley, Tiley Roofing, Inc.
303-426-7370
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Dave Rueter, GAF Materials Corp.
303-847-9359
DIRECTORS
Curt Boyd, Academy Roofing
303-360-0708
Kevin Fitzgerald, Weather Guard Building Products
303-307-0900
Greg Ham, Allied Building Products
303-296-2222
Jennifer Petersen, Jenesis Roofing, Inc.
303-789-1505
Jeff Sykes, ACH Foam Technologies
303-297-3844
Mike Trotter, Front Range Roofing Sys.
970-353-2322
John Weber, D & D Roofing
303-287-3043
Dan Zahtila, Black Roofing
303-449-5176
Past President
Amy Hawkins, Boulder Roofing
303-443-4646
Mission Statement
"To promote the ethics, education
and image of the roofing industry in the State of Colorado through
meetings and actions of the members."
The CRA newsletter is open for member input.
We encourage you to submit items that will benefit the members,
including new technical updates, community service achievements
in your local communities, educational seminars/ workshops, etc.
(no sales oriented pieces).
Contact the CRA office for more information
at 303-892-6966 ext. 2.
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2008
CALENDAR
August
Aug 7 - CRA
Board Meeting
Aug 22 - CRA
Golf Tournament;
Location - Saddle Rock Golf Course, Aurora, CO.
September
Sep 4 - CRA
Board Meeting
October
Oct 2 - CRA
Board Meeting
Oct 24 - CRA
Membership Luncheon;
Comfort Inn at Denver
Merchandise Mart. 11:30 am.
Topic: TBA.
November
Nov 6 - CRA
Board Meeting
Nov 21 - CRA
Membership Luncheon, Sponsored by the CRA Safety Group; Comfort
Inn at Denver Merchandise Mart. 11:30 am.
Topic: TBD.
December
Dec 4 - CRA
Board Meeting
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WELCOME
New Members
Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc.
10100 Dallas Street
Henderson, CO 80640
Ph: 303-289-8555
www.asphaltspecialties.com
Trade Services - Recycle Asphalt Shingles
Sheffield Metals
11220 E. 53rd Ave. #200
Denver, CO 80239
Ph: 303-375-1477
www.sheffieldmetals.com
Manufacturer - Metal
Soprema, Inc.
15400 W. 64th Ave., #9E-144
Arvada, CO 80007
Ph: 720-891-5391
www.soprema.us
Manufacturer
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 I feel the need to vent and not
just because the forecast temperature for today is 102 degrees.
I am just so tired of the bickering in Washington over fossil
fuel production in the United States and off our shores. It seems
to me that if you are a true environmentalist you would want
as much energy production as possible being done by U. S. companies
here and abroad because no other country regulates its oil industry
like the United States. Even with China and Cuba poised to drill
off the coast of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico, American
companies are still barred from doing so by congress. The perception
of future oil production obviously has some immediate effect
on the price of oil given that within days of President Bush
lifting the executive order against offshore drilling, the price
per barrel went down significantly.
The Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) area seems to
be another ideologically polarizing issue. To put the potential
production area in perspective, former Secretary of the Interior
Gale Norton said "If the State of Alaska were a football
field, ANWR would be on the 6 yard line with the 1002 Area on
the one-half yard line, and the actual area of energy production
would be equal to less than one chain link on the 10-yard marker".
Google ANWR and look where it actually is, no human would ever
want to go here and I don't think the Caribou would even notice.
I can kind of remember the battle over the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline
in the seventies. The environmental concerns were addressed,
engineered around and you never hear about it now. Our own state
contains what may be one of the greatest reserves of oil in the
form of shale in the entire world. The technology for extraction
of this source has progressed greatly since the 70's and has
become more economically viable, yet many of our politicians
are blocking its development.
Our industry like few others relies on petroleum as its life
blood with oil being the primary component for the products we
install. Until they come up with corn based shingles or hemp
single-ply that isn't going to change. I don't think any of us
intend to mount ladder racks on Prius hybrids to send our crews
out in either, our industry has and will always require big trucks.
At some point the technology will exist to eliminate oil for
the purpose of fuel, but that is many years away. I think it
is in all our interests to support domestic fossil fuel production
to the greatest extent possible. The balance between environmentalism
and economic reality needs to reconcile sooner, not later, if
we are to survive as businesses.
Chuck Spicer
Bighorn Metalworks
CRA President
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2008
Industry Leader
Sponsors |
2008
Level 2
Silver Sponsors |
ABC Supply Co.
Academy Roofing, Inc.
Allied Building Products
American Roofing Supply, Inc.
Black Roofing, Inc.
Boulder Roofing, Inc.
D&D Roofing, Inc.
Fowler & Peth
Front Range Roofing Systems |
Moody Insurance
Agency
Pacific Supply
Pinnacol Assurance
Source Products Group
Statewide Wholesale
Tamko Building Products
Weather Guard Building Products
W.R. Grace & Co. |
Atlas Roofing
Corp.
Atlas Roofing - Ft. Collins
B.R. McCracken & Co.
Clark Rheem & Associates, Inc.
Cleasby Manufacturing
Hunter Panels
IB Roof Systems
Johns Manville
Monier Lifetile
OMG, Inc.
Roof Express |
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Benefits of
Recycling Asphalt Shingles
Gary Stillmunkes, Asphalt Specialties
Company, Inc., Henderson, CO
With many waste products generated yearly in the United States,
waste asphalt shingles is the third largest source of construction
waste that landfills receive each year. Approximately 90 million
tons of asphalt roofing shingles squares, weighing in excess
of 13 million tons, are manufactured each year. The manufacturing
shingle production use is directed toward new and re-roofing
houses, where approximately two-thirds of U.S. shingle production
is used on re-roofing and one-third is targeted for new homes.
Over seventy-five percent of homes in North America use asphalt
shingles as their roofing material of choice. The primary attributes
of asphalt shingles are that they are economical, require very
little maintenance, versatile, easy to install or shape to roof
contours, and are weather/sunlight resistant as long as the shingles
are installed properly.
There are two types of asphalt shingle base material - composition
and fiberglass. Composition shingles use a base material termed
organic felt, which is a blend of paper and wood fibers. Fiberglass
uses a base that is comprised of fiberglass mat. In both cases,
the base material is soaked with an asphalt oil compound, then
embedded with mineral aggregate granules and can come in numerous
colors or profiles.
Approximately 77 U.S. shingle manufacturing plants that produce
asphalt roofing shingles will usually generate scrap shingle
waste of between 5 - 10 percent production waste, that unless
it is recycled, will likely end up in landfills. Pre-consumer
waste from shingle factories is approximately 1.3 million tons.
For each house that is re-roofed, an equivalent amount of old
shingles is removed and discarded, again most likely ending up
in local landfills. It is estimated that 95 percent of all roofing
waste is deposited in landfills. In 1992 the Asphalt Roofing
Manufacture's Association estimated that the asphalt roofing
waste was 11 million cubic yards or equivalent to 9 million tons
annually. One of the landfill problems is that asphalt shingles
require many years to breakdown and is not an ideal landfill
material.
During these challenging times of increased commodities and
energy prices, companies have focused on reducing costs. With
the uncertainty of increasing oil prices, this scenario has lead
to the examination of how asphalt paving companies can address
recycling asphalt shingles into their hot mix asphalt designs.
This practice has become even more pronounced with the rapid
increase in energy costs, as well as asphalt binder costs. Most
asphalt manufacturing companies are recycling reclaimed asphalt
pavements (RAP) as an effort to help reduce costs by providing
sound environmental and economic advantages. Asphalt pavement
is America's most recycled product. According to a report issued
by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, over 80 percent of asphalt pavement that is
removed is reused, nearly twice as much as any other recycled
product. Recycling asphalt pavement and asphalt shingles will
continue to help conserve diminishing resources of aggregates
and petroleum products. Currently about 10 states have a specification
for allowing asphalt shingles in hot-mix asphalt. About 25 contractors
in North America presently use recycled asphalt shingle material
in their hot-mix asphalt as standard practice.
On the local scene, Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc
(ASCI) has recently started recycling asphalt shingles as another
part of their recycling efforts in producing hot-mix asphalt
and is the only paving company in the metro area doing so. In
addition to landfill space saved, using asphalt shingles in the
manufacturing of hot-mix asphalt offers the opportunity to reclaim
raw materials. ASCI is currently accepting tear-off asphalt materials
at their north Denver metro asphalt facility at 3220 Weld County
Road, Erie, Colorado. ASCI will be offering reduced dumping
fees in order to make it economical for roofing companies to
bring their tear-off asphalt shingles to their location .
There is a huge amount of waste stream asphalt shingle material
in the Rocky Mountain Front Range that could be recycled and
is currently being taken to local landfills. Like individuals,
the business community also plays an important part in efforts
to become environmentally friendly. People are always looking
for a sustainable business plan, but we must ensure it makes
economical sense and one common-sense approach is to recycle.
For more information, contact the author: Gary Stillmunkes
at Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. Office: 303-289-8555 Cell:
303-994-0408 Email: garys@asphaltspecialties.com
Internet: www.asphaltspecialties.com
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NRCA UPDATE
A new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report confirms what
NRCA has known for some time: Prices of construction materials
continue to climb at an unrelenting pace. BLS reports construction
material costs have risen 10.4 percent during the past year;
asphalt prices increased 40 percent during the first two weeks
of July alone.
There are a lot of new programs and services coming from NRCA
University. Most notable among them is Roofing
101, their first-ever online educational program. It's designed
for entry-level workers of all sorts; early response has been
incredibly positive. In addition to being appropriate for field
workers, it's been well-received by office workers who need to
know some industry basics.
And in addition, NRCA's regular lineup of educational offerings
includes:
The National Roofing Legal Resource Center will be conducting
its popular seminar
this year at Hilton Head, S.C., Nov. 6-8. The 1 1/2-day program
includes discussions of legal and technical issues; it's always
one of their best-attended programs.
This is a good time to meet with your tax advisers to consider
taking advantage of certain tax breaks that are set to expire
at the end of the year. Most notable among those are the expensing
of up to $250,000 in assets that are placed in use during the
2008 tax year and a first-year write-off of up to $10,960 for
a car purchased for business. The limit is even higher for new
SUVs.
But one tax break set to expire is the investment tax credit
for renewable energy. NRCA supports extending the extension,
and members who agree should let their elected officials know
as soon as possible. Also interesting: Bipartisan legislation
has been introduced to provide tax credits for "garden roofs";
credits would apply to residential and nonresidential construction.
 NRCA
issues a Special Report about raw material price increases
NRCA has issued a Special
Report about the rising costs of raw materials that are important
to the roofing industry.
Because of rising crude oil prices, roofing materials such
as asphalt shingles and single-ply membranes are experiencing
dramatic price increases. The price of crude oil and demand for
materials has significantly affected the roofing industry, making
it difficult for roofing contractors to confidently bid roofing
projects.
In the Special
Report, NRCA explains the causes of the price increases and
offers advice to help its members handle the problem and work
closely with their suppliers and customers.
Contract provisions
can help handle material availability and prices
NRCA has drafted two provisions that can be included in proposals
and/or contracts to handle potential material unavailability
and price volatility.
Following are the provisions:
- Due to world economic conditions, the construction industry
is experiencing material availability and delivery problems and
rapid and unpredictable pricing of construction materials. Because
of uncertainty regarding the availability of raw materials used
in some construction materials and the possibility that materials
may only be available, if at all, at prices in excess of what
has been included in contractor's proposal and contract, the
parties recognize and agree that substitute products and price
adjustments may be required based on changes in material availability
and the costs to obtain and deliver materials to the job between
the date of this proposal/contract and when delivery is to be
made to the job. In this event, contractor and customer will
work together to identify substitute products that meet the customer's
needs and/or the amount of the contract will be adjusted to reflect
the additional costs incurred by the contractor to obtain and
have the materials delivered to the job upon contractor's submittal
of written documentation of the increased charges.
- Because of uncertainty in future material availability
and unpredictable and rapidly increasing pricing of some construction
materials, the materials referenced in this proposal and contract
may not be available when needed for this job or can only be
obtained at prices in excess of what has been budgeted for this
job. In order to reduce these risks, contractor recommends that
the materials be ordered at this time with payment to be made
at the time of delivery and the materials suitably stored, with
appropriate insurance in place, until the materials are needed
at the job site. The costs to store and insure the materials
and to transport the materials from the storage facility to the
job site would be at customer's expense.
Alternatively, if the customer prefers not to have the contractor
obtain the materials at this time as described above, the customer
accepts the risk of material unavailability and price escalation
in the costs incurred to obtain and have the materials delivered
to the job site.
Source: NRCA.NET
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CRA
Golf Tournament - August 22, 2008
May
thy ball lie in green pastures... and not in still waters.
~Author
Unknown
CRA's Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, August
22nd at Saddle Rock Golf Course in Aurora, Colorado.
For 26 years, CRA members have been coming together each summer
for a round of golf, a little competition and to socialize with
friends and associates within Colorado's roofing industry. In
most recent years, the tournament has evolved into a fundraiser
for future generations. The profits from the tournament are donated
to CRA's Scholarship funds at both Red Rock's Community College
& Colorado State University's Construction Management programs.
 
As we head to Southeast Denver and a new course, CRA members
will enjoy a long, high-plains, links-style course. Saddle Rock
offers wonderful Colorado views and is listed as one of Golf
Digest's Top Ten Courses; is a Certified Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary; and features one of Fox Sports dream holes - #10.
You will find that Saddle Rock offers a memorable layout with
great hole diversity.
Sign
up to play today . . .
The fee is $90.00 per player. This includes all green fees,
golf cart, range balls, golf tees, green repair tool, bag tag,
coffee and lunch buffet. The tournament is a Four Man scramble.
Teams will be assigned by the golf pro by your average score.
Hole sponsorships are available. For $150, you can become
a sponsor and have your company name displayed on a hole sign,
at the clubhouse and in the monthly newsletters timely to the
tournament. Or, DONATE a prize for the awards program.
We thank the following companies who have already signed up
to sponsor:
ABC Supply Co.
Academy Roofing, Inc.
Allied Building Products
Alpine Roofing
American Roofing Supply, Inc.
Atlas Roofing Corp.
B.R. McCracken & Co.
Bitec, Inc.
Black Roofing, Inc.
Boulder Roofing, Inc.
Carlson Systems
Clark Rheem & Associates, Inc.
Cleasby Manufacturing
D&D Roofing, Inc.
Fowler & Peth
Front Range Roofing Systems
Georgia Pacific
Hunter Panels
IB Roof Systems
Johns Manville
Metalwest
Monier Lifetile
Moody Insurance Agency
Oldcastle Westile
OMG, Inc.
Owens Corning
Pacific Supply
Pinnacol Assurance
Premium Panels, Inc.
Ray Brown & Dave Rueter
Roof Express
Sheffield Metals International
Source Products Group
Statewide Wholesale
Tamko Building Products
Tiley Roofing
Verisico
W.R. Grace & Co.
Weather Guard Building Products
Western Allied Systems
As of 8-1-08
Click
here for a copy of the registration flyer or call the CRA
office at 303-892-6966, ext. 2.
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*NEW Benefit* - CRA Association
Dental Program
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new value
benefit to your membership!
 The Colorado Roofing
Association is teaming up with Employee Benefit Design Group,
Inc. and Delta Dental of Colorado to offer three dental insurance
plans that are only available through membership in the CRA.
This is the first group affiliation that Delta Dental has
undertaken in Colorado and they are excited to be offering extremely
competitive rates, with employers able to pick and choose which
of three different plans works best for their own company!
Member companies should have recieved program information
in the mail by now. If you have not, please e-mail debbie@coloradoroofing.org
or call the CRA office at 303-892-6966, ext. 27
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CRA
Donates $40,000 Back to the Community and Twenty-Nine Low Income
Homeowners Receive New Roofs or Gutters!
The Colorado Roofing Association (CRA) and Rebuilding Together
Metro Denver teamed up once again for another successful National
Rebuilding Day in the Denver metro area!
 The
CRA is very proud of all its participating members for helping
this Colorado non-profit organization. Rebuilding Together Metro
Denver works in partnership with the community to rehabilitate
the houses of low-income homeowners, particularly the elderly
and disabled, so that they may continue to live in warmth, safety
and independence. These two Colorado organizations have been
teaming up for seven years to keep homeowners DRY since April
of 2001.
Despite our struggling economy -- Warm, Safe, and specifically
DRY was the GOAL for members of the CRA throughout the month
of April.
With the help of twenty-nine roofing contractors, gutter contractors
and suppliers, the CRA investigated the roofs of thirty-five
homes in the Denver Metro area. The required scope of work ranged
from no work to complete tear offs with deck replacement. When
it was all said and done the CRA completed thirteen re-roofs,
thirteen repairs, and 3 on-site roof inspections, for a total
of over $40,000 in donated material and labor. One of the homes
was even featured on HGTV.
The CRA thanks the following member companies for the donation
of their time, materials, labor, hard work, generosity and commitment
to this years CRA Rebuilding Together 2008 community service
project. Participating contractors, suppliers and manufacturers
included:
- A to Z Roofing
ABC Supply
Academy Roofing
Adams Roofing
Allied Building Products
Alpine Gutters
Alpine Roofing
American Roofing Supply
Bear Brothers Roofing
Bighorn Metalworks
Boulder Roofing
Colorado Roofing & Exteriors
D & D Roofing
GAF-ELK
GulfEagle
Independent Roofing Specialists
Jenesis Roofing
Kape Roofing
Kudu Roofing
Mathieson Roofing Services Corp.
O'Connor Roofing
Owens Corning
Pacific Supply
Professional Roofing
Rocks Roofing
Roofing Supply of Colorado
Statewide Wholesale
Tiley Roofing
And lastly, without the hard work and
commitment of the CRA Community Service Committee who takes on
the responsibility of organizing these projects - twenty-nine
homes might still be in need of repair. A special thanks to:
Jennifer Petersen, Greg Ham,
John Weber, Sam DeHerrera, Kelly Woods, Erica Boyd, Gerard DiManna and Kevin Fitzgerald
for their hard work and dedication.
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 Colorado OSHA Training Opportunities
OSHA Posts New Training Materials in Support of Crystalline
Silica National Emphasis Program:
Safety and Health Program Improvement Seminar in Lakewood
on September 17th - This FREE seminar, which will be held at
the OSHA Training Institute - Rocky Mountain Education Center
at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, will focus on providing
practical information on the development and implementation of
effective safety and health programs. For more information, or
to register for the seminar, e-mail George Flynn at flynn.george@dol.gov
or call 303- 843-4500 x 132.
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap
for First Half of FY 2009
WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
announced July 30, 2008 that it has received a sufficient number
of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for
the first half of Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009). USCIS is hereby
notifying the public that July 29, 2008 is the "final receipt
date" for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment
start dates prior to April 1, 2009. The "final receipt date"
is the date on which USCIS determines that it has received enough
cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers
for the first half of FY2009.
USCIS will reject petitions for new H-2B workers seeking employment
start dates prior to April 1, 2009 that arrive after July 29,
2008.
USCIS will apply a computer-generated random selection process
to all petitions, which are subject to the cap and were received
on July 29, 2008. USCIS will use this process to select the number
of petitions needed to meet the cap. USCIS will reject, and return
the fee, for all cap-subject petitions not randomly selected.
Petitions for workers who are currently in H-2B status do
not count towards the congressionally mandated bi-annual H-2B
cap. USCIS will continue to process petitions filed to:
- Extend the stay of a current H-2B worker in the United States
- Change the terms of employment for current H-2B workers and
extend their stay; or
- Allow current H-2B workers to change or add employers and
extend their stay.
More information about the H-2B work program is available
by calling the National Customer Service Center at 1-800-375-5283.
Source: http://www.uscis.gov
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