Steel prices rise 4%, softwood increased nearly 3% as tariff impacts begin to appear in the numbers
March 18, 2025
Rising construction material costs in early 2025 were driven largely by increased demand ahead of newly implemented tariffs, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Saint-Gobain has launched RenuCore by CertainTeed, an innovative manufacturing technology that allows construction and demolition recyclers and hot mix asphalt producers to pelletize asphalt shingle waste at the end of their original life to be reused in asphalt paving applications.
The building has a complicated hip roof design with several gabled dormers and valleys, as well as four cupolas around the structure. In total, the roof was over 29,000 square feet and was covered in both asphalt shingles and metal shingles.
With one in four homes in the U.S. protected by a GAF roof, this investment enables GAF to add residential roofing manufacturing capacity to its network close to end markets and enhance best-in-class service to customers nationwide.
Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Roofing, has acquired the rights to technology from recycling partner Asphaltica that will allow the company to recycle asphalt shingle waste, diverting it from landfill and furthering the company’s commitment to creating a circular economy in its production of roofing shingles.
Because the church was built in the mid-1900s, it lacked adequate roof ventilation, causing heat and moisture to get trapped, increasing the interior temperature and damaging the whole roof system.
Shur-Gard #40 Base Sheet is ideally suited to warm, arid climates. It can be used as the felt layer in shingled and tile roofing systems. Tough and durable, F/G Base Sheet can be used as the felt layer in shingled roofing systems.
The energy efficient Ascot White 70% PVDF paint finish has a high solar reflectance index rating of 83, which will result in more of the sun’s heat being reflected away, rather than being absorbed into the buildings.
The shape of the .032 aluminum panels, which resembled the original shingles in appearance, was an important factor in their choice of a replacement roofing material