By Rick Olson, TRI President & Technical Director   The TRI Technical Team continues to be a resource for our members and those seeking assistance. With the atmospheric rain traveling in storms across the country, we are seeing a significant increase in the need for information on proper ways to… Read more

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following:   Government Funding On Nov. 14, the House passed a bifurcated Continuing Resolution extending government funding at ‘23 levels to Jan. 19 for some agencies and Feb. 2 for all others. … Read more

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following: Government Funding On Nov. 14, the House passed a bifurcated Continuing Resolution to extend government funding at 2023 levels for some agencies and programs until Jan. 19 and all others through… Read more

By Rick Olson, TRI President & Technical Director Solar Installation Task Group The TRI Alliance continues to assist in being a forum for stakeholders focused on the discussions regarding proper installations of Solar equipment when mounted on steep slope applications. During October, the stakeholders’ group held two meetings where Unirac… Read more

Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities on the following:   September Jobs Figures On Oct. 6, the Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the economy created 336,000 jobs in September. This is much higher than ADP’s report… Read more

By Rick Olson, TRI President & Technical Director   The Tile Roofing Industry Technical Committee continues to evaluate the performance of the roofing assembly after the recent storms in Florida. Even though many of the events did not reach hurricane level, there were tornado, heavy rain, and tropical storm wind… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities as of October 1st, 2023:   Government Shutdown Averted With hours to spare on Sept. 30, the last day of the federal fiscal year, Congress passed a continuing resolution… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities for September 2023:   Appropriations Bills With the federal government’s fiscal year 2023 ending Sept. 30, Congress has two weeks to pass all 12 appropriations bills for FY24. Debates… Read more

By Rick Olson, TRI President & Technical Director Energy Efficiency is becoming one of the leading decision drivers for new construction and retro fit of existing buildings. The ability to help reduce overall energy demands, or shift peak load usage to more cost friendly times is the demand of building… Read more

Published by Sarah Harrington   Tile Roofing Industry Alliance Lobbyist, Craig Brightup, has provided the latest government relations update and activities for August 2023: OSHA Worker Walkaround Rule On August 30, OSHA published its proposed “Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process” rule in the Federal Register.  The preamble states OSHA is… Read more

OSHA Heat Standard Small Business Advocacy Review Panel NRCA’s Rod Petrick (Ridgeworth Roofing Co., Illinois) and John Fleming (Weathercraft, Colorado) had their names submitted to the SBA’s Office of Advocacy to be Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for the Small Business Advocacy Review panel that will provide feedback on OSHA’s draft… Read more

Meet Daniel Sorensen, a seasoned professional with 9 years of experience in the roofing industry. Based in Arizona, Daniel leads Custom Home Sales and is a Certified Airmen Drone Pilot for Diversified Roofing. He has a comprehensive understanding of all major residential roofing systems, including concrete and clay two-piece tile,… Read more

This class will be rescheduled. We are awaiting the new 2023 TRI Installation Guide for this class. It will include the new ASCE-7-22 Design information for next years code changes   The TRI Alliance is pleased to offer an In Person Training Class on Thursday September 28th at the Burlingame … Read more

The TRI Alliance in collaboration with its associate member UNIRAC, announced today the formation of an industry Solar task group to begin discussions on the proper installation of solar equipment on steep slope concrete and clay roofing tile applications. Over the years the need for the roofing industry to better… Read more

The TRI Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of our new 2023-2024 regional based training opportunities.  Our TRI Alliance’s Tile Roofing Training and Certification Programs are designed to educate roofers and roofing professionals on code approved concrete and clay tile roofing installation methods. TRI offers manual certification training,… Read more