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The Bilco Company has released a new 2012 Architectural Products Catalog. The catalog offers information on Bilco’s full line of roof hatches, automatic fire vents, floor doors and safety and security products for commercial markets.
The rooftop terrace that crowns the 10-story Mayo 420 building in Tulsa, Okla., is a popular spot for building residents who come up to relax and enjoy the views of downtown from high above Bartlett Square.
The Walgreens distribution facility in Windsor, Wis., was originally built in 1980 with a standing seam steel roof offering an R-value of 9.5. Owners decided it was time to improve the energy efficiency of the distribution center and hired RRK Associates, Ltd., to carry out the project.
The undulating profile of the Marco Polo Condominiums has been a fixture on the skyline of Honolulu since 1971. But even though the building still looks striking after 40 years, there was trouble in paradise - in the form of a leaky roof.
When building owner Jerry Heinrich was looking
for a new roof for his manufacturing business, product quality and performance
were on the top of his must-have list. The building holds special meaning to
Heinrich as it has housed his family-owned business for over 60 years, enduring
additions to its structure over the duration.
Bill Chambers, President of Bill Chambers Roofing located in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., started the company in 1994 with a kettle, a pickup truck and his tool bags.“Since then we have grown to be a good size company with 80 employees and a great management staff,” said Chambers, who is co-owner along with his wife, Kara, the secretary and treasurer of the company.
