Schedule-at-a-Glance
The 2014 website is in development; below is 2013 IRE info.
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Legend for Target Audience:
| GB = General Business | LM = Leadership / Management | MM = Money Matters | SP = Spouse Program | WS = Workplace Safety |
| G = Green Building | L = Legal / HR | SS = Sales & Service | T = Technical |
Legend for Contractor Type:
| C = Commercial | M = Metal | R = Residential |
| Monday, February 4 | RM | GB | G | LM | L | MM | SS | SP | T | WS | C | M | R | |||
| 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | CT | CERTA Train-the-trainer Authorization Program | l | |||||||||||||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | OSH1 | NRCA Roofing Safety: OSHA 10-hour Program - Part 1 of 2 | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | RPV | Photovoltaics - Energizing Your Business | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 9:30 am - 4:00 pm | MOCS | Community Service Day | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | RGI | ROOFPAC Golf Invitational | l | l | ||||||||||||
| Tuesday, February 5 | RM | GB | G | LM | L | MM | SS | SP | T | WS | C | M | R | |||
| 7:00 am - 9:30 am | OSH2 | NRCA Roofing Safety: OSHA 10-hour Program - Part 2 of 2 | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 7:45 am - 9:15 am | 214B | TU01 | NRCA Technical Operations Committee: Technical Programs and Issues | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 214A | TU02 | Effectively Handling an Enforcement Driven OSHA while Achieving Operational Excellence and Profitability Through Safety | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 212A | TU03 | Daylighting Past Present and Future | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 213A | TU04 | Reviewing Killer Contract Clauses | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 217B | TU05 | Customers Buy on Perception of Value | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 210A | TU06 | Low Slope Recycling - What You should Know | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 214D | TU07 | Long Term Weathering of Single Ply and Bituminous Commercial Roofing Membranes and Discussion of Testing Considerations | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 217A | TU08 | Business Operations Forum | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 217D | TU09 | Increase Profits: Return to the Basics of Successful Financial Management | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 9:45 am - 10:50 am | TUKEY | Keynote: Endeavor to Succeed - Captain Mark Kelly | ||||||||||||||
| 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | NL | National Roofing Legal Resource Center Luncheon | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITS OPEN | |||||||||||||||
| 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm | TUWP | Welcome Party at Sunset Station | ||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, February 6 | RM | GB | G | LM | L | MM | SS | SP | T | WS | C | M | R | |||
| 7:00 am - 9:15 am | WES | Meeting Tomorrow's Training Needs: The Union Perspective (Breakfast and Session) | ||||||||||||||
| 7:45 am - 9:15 am | 217B | WE01 | Effective Use of Roof Coatings | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 214B | WE02 | How to Prosper as a Roofing Contractor | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 214D | WE03 | A Project Manager's Guide to the Financial Stuff | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 217A | WE04 | Change is in the air: Air barriers requirements for roof assemblies. What you need to know. | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 213A | WE05 | Evaluation of Hail Damage to Residential Roofing Products | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 214A | WE06 | Understanding Metal Roofing: Part I | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 212A | WE07 | The Pre-qualification Process - A Prerequisite for Working with Companies | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||
| 210A | WE08 | Developments in Health Issues Related to Asphalt Fumes | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 217D | WE09 | Working with a Roof Consultant: Strategies for the Roofing Contractor | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | 213A | WE10 | OSHA Citations- The Unpreventable Employee and Supervisory Misconduct Defense | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||
| 214D | WE11 | Cashing Out and Moving On- An Owner’s Road Map to Exiting Their Business | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 217D | WE12 | Crisis Management: Every Contractor Should Have a Plan | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 217A | WE13 | Technically Speaking, Energy Efficiency Always Starts with Insulation, But it’s Often Tied to Energy Production | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 212A | WE14 | Evaluating Asphalt Shingles: A comparison of test methods (Steep Slope) | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 212A | WE15 | Intelligent Roofing Systems: Selection and Design | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 214A | WE16 | Understanding Metal Roofing: Part II | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 214B | WE17 | Marketing Fundamentals for Roofing Contractors | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 217B | WE18 | Be a Hero, Not a Zero: How to Effectively Lead Your Company and Crews | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 11:00 am - 5:00 pm | EXHIBITS OPEN | |||||||||||||||
| 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | NB | NRCA Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception | ||||||||||||||
| Thursday, February 7 | RM | GB | G | LM | L | MM | SS | SP | T | WS | C | M | R | |||
| 7:45 am - 9:15 am | 214B | TH01 | Open Forum: Technical & Design Observations from the Field Experts | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 214A | TH02 | Tips and Techniques for Designing and Installing an Optimal Solar System | l | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||||
| 213A | TH03 | Social Media and the Digitally Empowered Client | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||
| 212A | TH04 | Evaluation of New and Existing Decks for Plaza and Green Roof Waterproofing Systems | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 217A | TH05 | Federal Legislative and Regulatory Outlook for the Roofing Industry | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 214D | TH06 | Elements of Cash Flow Management & Getting Paid! | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||||
| 210A | TH07 | Making a Case for Cool Roofs: Reflective Roofing 101 for Contractors | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 217B | TH08 | The Contractor’s Sales Boot Camp© Part 1 of 2 | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 217D | TH09 | Roof Maintenance Programs- Panel Discussion | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | NFO | NRCA for Foremen Only, Level One | ||||||||||||||
| 9:30 am - 11:00 am | 214B | TH10 | Executive Leadership Roundtable Discussion: Challenges Facing Leaders Today | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||||
| 212A | TH11 | Introduction to NRCA’s Online Applications: EnergyWise Roof Calculator and Roof Wind Designer | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 217A | TH12 | How Roofing Contractors Can Improve On-Site Project Management Performance | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 214D | TH13 | Why White Roofs Condensate | l | l | l | l | ||||||||||
| 217B | TH14 | The Contractor’s Sales Boot Camp© Part 2 of 2 | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | |||||||
| 214A | TH15 | Electrical Safety Around Solar for Roofers | l | l | ||||||||||||
| 210A | TH16 | Presenting the World's First Sustainable Roofing Rating System - RoofPoint | l | l | l | |||||||||||
| 217D | TH17 | OSHA Construction: Rulemaking Update, Year-in-Review – Regulations, Data, and More | l | l | l | l | l | l | ||||||||
| 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | EXHIBITS OPEN | |||||||||||||||