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GenFlex practices Energy Action Month all year

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President Obama declared October Energy Action Month as part of an overall federal agency initiative to reduce energy consumption. Every year, commercial buildings represent nearly one-fifth of all U.S. energy consumption, according to the Department of Energy. In the commercial sector, the top three end uses of energy consumption include space heating, lighting and space cooling. Combined, these three components represent approximately...

Just how strong is your commercial roof

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The roof is often times your building’s first layer of defense against the weather elements, standing up to extreme UV light, heavy snow, and rain. Even a regular maintenance trip to the roof can result in something being dropped on the surface. Common punctures to your roof can happen in a variety of ways with objects hitting the roof at high and low rates of speed. Single-ply membranes do not have a hard exterior layer, so they may...

Storm season was harsh this year; is it time to re-cover the roof

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Unforgiving storms combined with excessive amounts of rainfall followed by extreme summer conditions have created less than ideal conditions for an older roofing system this season. It was the most active July for tornadoes since 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. On July 12, a large thunderstorm traveled nearly 1,000 miles from Minnesota to North Carolina, resulting in more than...

Best roof for the job: GenFlex takes on Cincinnati apartment complex

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GenFlex proved to be a valuable partner for the roofing team as they worked on the VP3 Apartments in Cincinnati, Ohio. Situated near the east side of the University of Cincinnati, VP3 Apartments were a part of a revitalization effort in the community to provide additional housing in the area. Downtown Cincinnati is receiving a $3 billion transformation in efforts to change the industrial feel of the city’s urban space. Uptown...

GenFlex helps clear the air on VOCs

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“Green” means many things to many people. For building owners, it typically refers to the energy efficiency of a building. For general contractors, it can indicate the sustainability of products and practices. For architects, it sometimes represents the impact of construction on the surrounding ecosystem. And for roofers, we often think of “green” as the amount of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in the products we use. It’s...

Make your roof last despite summer storms

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At any given time, there are 1,800 storms occurring, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service. This adds up to approximately 16 million storms every year…good odds that one will be brewing over a roof near you soon enough. Summer is a particularly intense season for severe weather due to the rise in warm temperatures and added moisture in the air. Inevitably, severe summer storms will...

Protect yourself from summer heat

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Summer temperatures are quickly drifting north of what most of us consider comfortable working conditions. And while all of us would rather enjoy summer at the beach (or just in the air conditioning), it’s also the busiest season for construction. This means long days on the jobsite – and for roofing crews, little relief from the sun (or the pressure of tight project schedules). The Weather Channel is predicting much higher than...

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