Authored by Pete Keener, RRC, RRO, CIT - Department Manager, Building Science Solutions, Intertek, and originally published in the Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing Summer 2021 Quarterly Newsletter.This question has been asked for years in the roofing industry when discussing...
This Week's Second Look
The last decade has brought with it a significant increase in the number of claims stemming from allegations of discrimination or retaliation as a result of mental health conditions. The mental health of employees is an area of the law that will continue to see a significant increase, as well as an...
Here at Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, there is only one thing that our clients pay us to do for them. They don’t pay us to do estimates, nor do submittals, nor send them invoices, nor answer our phones, nor send them advertising materials or a whole host of other things that we all spend...
Business email compromise (BEC) scams are on the rise. In 2020, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 19,369 BEC/Email Account Compromise (EAC) complaints with adjusted losses of over $1.8 billion.This type of fraud poses substantial risk to all types of organizations. Small...
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing installed a fully tapered PVC roofing system for Charles Schwab’s new headquarters in Westlake, Texas. The 1.1 million-square-foot campus is spread across 70 acres within Hillwood's Circle T Ranch development. Designed by Corgan, it was built in two phases...
How companies in the commercial construction industry are addressing the worker shortage in their respective organization varies greatly. From compensation to prefabrication, they are doing what is necessary to meet their needs in recruiting and retention. So, with July being National Retirement...
The following article was authored by Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys, Courtney Malveaux, Richard Vitarelli, and Lin Wagner.Workers in the construction industry tend to be older than those in other industries, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The median age of...
This new $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill has many contractors thinking about trying their hand at Federal Projects. Bigger doesn’t always mean better though. Especially if this means that there is more risk involved. It’s important to truly think first before you jump and educate yourself on what...
The parking garage at WinStar World Casino is watertight after five years of water infiltration.The WinStar World Casino is a luxury resort destination for entertainment. Originally designed and built in 2011, a 400,000-square-foot, four-level, 1,400-space parking structure is located at the...