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Exploring the Economic Benefits of Engineered Roof Pipe & Equipment Supports

Posted by Art Valentz on March 6, 2024

Maximizing economic benefits is a top priority for property owners and facility managers. Although a number of essential components contribute to this, engineering roof pipe and equipment support solutions stand tall as the most strategic asset. It leads to cost-effectiveness and long-term financial gains.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roofing Maintenance, Roof Safety, Rooftop Equipment

Sustainable Roofing Solutions: Enhancing Efficiency with PHP Systems' Solar Panel Mounts

Posted by Art Valentz on November 8, 2023

Roofing is vital to the overall sustainability of buildings, and as the world shifts towards greener practices, the demand for sustainable roofing solutions has never been more crucial.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering

Why Pipe Supports Are Critical to Operational Efficiency

Posted by Art Valentz on May 4, 2022

How often do you think about your building’s piping? Though it may not occupy your thoughts often, piping plays a critical role in keeping your building running efficiently. From plumbing and gas to hot and chilled water, commercial piping delivers crucial elements that contribute to your building’s overall comfort. However, piping performs best and lasts longer when you take the time to properly care for it. Moreover, taking steps to preserve your piping also protects the structure of your building’s roof, where piping and equipment is often found. Zero-penetration roof pipe supports elevate piping to better handle load distribution changes and issues such as thermal expansion.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering

How Rooftop Improvements Can Boost LEED Ratings

Posted by Art Valentz on June 19, 2018

The green building movement has exploded since the turn of the century, pushing the market close to the $100 billion mark.

 Driving the standardization of this movement is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, “LEED buildings have faster lease-up rates and may qualify for a host of incentives like tax rebates and zoning allowances. Not to mention they retain higher property values.” 

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roofing Management, Roof Safety, Roof Architecture

New Roofing Technology That Every Architect Should Know

Posted by Art Valentz on May 17, 2018

There are all a whole host of cutting edge technologies that are poised to transform the traditional architectural design and construction process, and in fact some of them are already doing so.  Whether it be drones, wearable smart vests and helmets, GPS tracking, or 3d printers, it seems that a serious majority of architects will have affordable access to revolutionary new techniques in the not too distant future to both gather information and to communicate ideas in increasingly realistic and virtual ways through the increased use of these technologies.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roofing Management, Roof Safety, Roof Architecture

The Case for Roof Supports

Posted by Art Valentz on March 19, 2018

Commercial roof surfaces can often be an intense complex of pipe networks, platforms, HVAC equipment, and increasingly, smart technology, that needs to be organized and strongly secured to the building rooftop as a vital part of proper building safety and function.  Both in the past and even in the present, it is easy for building owners to feel either real or perceived financial pressures to cut corners or improvise some of this securing and organization by using relatively cheap and temporary means of supports to include impromptu wood blocks and scaffolding, concrete block and rope, and other loose materials.  But all buildings are serious investments.  The problem is that while temporarily effective, such measures often lead to greater costs and consequences rather quickly down the road.   

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roofing Management, Roof Safety, Roof Architecture

The Future is Now: How to Use Drone Technology in the Roofing Industry

Posted by Art Valentz on March 7, 2018

There is a new technology on the scene in the roofing industry that has only started to scratch the surface in terms of the ways it can transform how roofing and construction work is performed, measured, and maintained.  Spurred largely by the inception of Part 107 in August of 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration's Small UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) Rule (14 CFR part 107), commercial drone operators can now own and fly a drone without the complexity of obtaining a pilot’s license.  And that has made all the difference. 

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roofing Management, Roof Safety, Roof Architecture

How to Properly Inspect Your Roof After a Major Storm

Posted by Art Valentz on February 19, 2018

There are many ways to inspect your roof after a major storm, hurricane, or hail event. You could inspect it yourself or have your roof inspected professionally.  Some important factors to consider are the overall size, the height, and the material of your roof.  Especially for homeowners or building owners with much larger and higher roofs, always put safety first and know when it might be a good time to bring in a professional to help.  Regardless, experts agree, it’s critical to have the inspection done directly after the storm event, so as to locate and repair damage in a timely manner.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roof Architecture

Winter Thaw: How to Care for Your Roof As The Season Changes

Posted by Art Valentz on February 9, 2018

People often tend to look at buildings, their house, and other structures as purely static objects – that is as if they are not moving.  Yet when taking a closer look, at the molecular level, we know that they actually are moving.  Not a lot, but still a little.  Architectural materials are like living things in that they are made of molecules that are constantly bending, shifting, and flexing in response to seasonal temperature and loading changes.  Though they are only shifting small distances of often ¼” or less, these minute movements are enough to cause roofing materials to separate, delaminate, deform, and create weaknesses in surfaces.  As we know, certain materials have known lifespans, so these changes are typically inevitable and often unavoidable results of the inherent mechanical properties of materials.  But still there are small steps we can take to best care for our roofs and increase longevity through responsible caretaking.

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roof Architecture

Fall Protection Systems 101

Posted by Art Valentz on January 17, 2018

OSHA, or Occupational Safety and Health Standards, cites section 1926.501 as its most frequently cited violation of 2015.  In fact the essence of the standard requires a personal fall arrest system that has both adequate “strength and structural integrity” for construction workers who are exposed to vertical drops of 6 feet or more, to four feet in general industry, and to five feet in maritime scenarios and applies to all states in the USA, all US territories, and the District of Columbia. 

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Topics: Rooftop Support Engineering, Roof Architecture

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