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Professional Roofing Mechanics…How do you know?
Are the mechanics installing the materials are trained and qualified to install the specific products in your roofing assembly?
FM Global: Very Severe Hail (VSH) Update
New Product development vastly expands number of qualified assemblies
FM Global Loss Prevention Data Sheets Update
Summary of several revised roofing-related Loss Prevention Data Sheets (LPDS).
Reduce the Risk for Roof Collapse: Planning for Snow Removal
Reduce the risk of a roof collapse caused by excessive snow loads
Roof Design: The Critical First Step
Join Andrew and Ben as they discuss how roof design is the critical first step to long term roof performance.
Roof Asset Management Town Hall
Andrew, Mike and Jennifer participate in a town hall discussion about roof asset management.
Strategies to repair and maintain roof assets during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Learn a few tips to maintain your roof assets during COVID-19
Roof Evaluations: Reduce cost, extend asset life, and manage risk
Eric and Brad discuss roof evaluations and strategies to reduce cost, extent asset life, and manage risk.
Are you at risk of missing building your projects due to COVID-19?
Eric, Andrew, and Troy discuss the impacts of COVID-19.
2020 Benchmark, Inc. Announces Additions to Ownership Team
Three partners join the company’s ownership team.
Roofing Industry Recollections
Reflection of 42 years in the roof industry
A Case Study of the Cost of FM Global’s Very Severe Hail (VSH) Rating
Very Severe Hail Rating
Roof Design and Building Codes: Making the Pieces Fit
Good roof design starts with identification and evaluation of the project-specific criteria.
Celebrating 25 Years
1994-2019
Is Roof Recover an Option?
Factors considered to determine the best past to restore roof.
Benchmark, Inc. Announces Additions to Ownership Team
Four partners join the company’s ownership team.
When Roofs and PV Solar Installations Collide
What strategies can be employed on roofs with solar arrays already in place, or when considering addition of PV over an existing rooftop?
The Pitfalls of “Corporate Roofing Design Standards”
Roofing Design Standards can be a good starting point, but…
Metal Roof Inspections Part II of II
Part II of II
Being a Healthy Organization
Healthy organizations have minimal politics and confusion, high morale and productivity, and low turnover among good employees.
Metal Roof Inspections Part I of II
When you inspect or reinspect a metal roof or investigate a roof leak to determine the source and potential solution, where do you start?
Webinar – Low Quality Asphalt: How to Avoid Problems Down the Road
Understand the components of asphalt and best practices in installation.
Hurricane Preparedness
As the 2017 hurricane season approaches, it seems appropriate to review some basic roof-related preparedness activities.
2017 Roof and Pavement Seminar: Getting Better Results
Roof and Pavement Management Seminar
Roofing Contractor or Labor Broker?
Is subcontracting of roof-related work bad or out of the ordinary? Are you experiencing more subcontracting on your roofing projects?
The Specification Process
The following article outlines the procedures Benchmark follows in developing roof specifications and bidding documents.
Benchmark’s Newest Professional Engineer
Congratulations to Andrew Reynolds, P.E.
Technical Updates: ASCE 7-16 Wind Design Standard Forthcoming
The IBC mandates that a roof’s wind uplift resistance be designed to satisfy the requirements of ASCE-7.
The Many Purposes of Taking Core Samples in Roofing
One of the first things most roofing professionals learn is how to take a core sample or core cut.
“Is the Timing of Your Roofing Projects Costing You Money?
Begin with the end in mind.
Managing Aging Roof Assets
Benchmark, Inc., was profiled by Business Day TV with Terry Bradshaw
Setting the Pace for United Way in 2013
September 2013
Benchmark, Inc. Consultants Earn RRO Certification
November 2013
Benchmark Sponsors Annual Race
November 2013
Three Steps to Roof Replacement
Design, construction and maintenance
Keeping a (Good) Roof Overhead
Undertaking the “monster project” of roofing over a working paper machine
Maximize Roof Service Life
Use lifecycle models and cost analysis to raise the ceiling on your roof’s value