Roofing Industry Articles

Roofing Related Building & Fire Code Information

Illinois is a 'home rule' state.  As such, each community has the ability to adopt or adopt and amend a model building code.  In the Chicagoland Area, there are several building and fire codes that may be adopted by a municipality. Check out the Resources page for roofing code information.

Illinois Roofing Contractor Licensing Information

State of Illinois - Roofing Contractor Licensing Information Packet

Garden Roofing

Watch the Chicagoland Professional Roofing Contractor Garden Roofing Video, debuted at the CRCA Trade Show and Seminars!

Low Slope Commercial, Industrial, & Institutional Roofing

• "How Do You Make Your Roof Last Longer?"Northern Illinois Real Estate Magazine
• "To New Roof Or Patch? That is the Question - But Which Is Right?" Office and Commercial Real Estate Magazine
• "To Maintain, Or Not to Maintain?", Northern Illinois Real Estate Magazine

Residential & Steep Slope Roofing

"New Roof Requires More Than Shingles" and "How To Spot An Aging Roof Needing Replacement" Daily Herald, *Republished with permission of the Daily Herald. Visit www.dailyherald.com for additional information.

Safety

• Specifying Protecton - Pedestrian and Occupant Safety and Scaffolding  Interface, November 2006
• US Department of Labor's OSHA takes action to protect America's workers with severe violator program and increased penalties, April 2010

Selected Resources from CRCA E-newsletters

• 2005, June 1 - Chicago Reflectivity Info... (to download)
• 2005, May 11 - City of Chicago Reflectivity... (to download)
• 2005, February 28 - CRCA Membership Mtg... (to download)
• 2005, January 17 - CRCA Trade Show... (to download)
• 2005, January 11 - CRCA Website Online... (to download)                 
• 2004, December 20 - ISO Insulation Solution... (to download)
• 2004, October 20 - City of Chicago Testimony... (to download)