IRE's Exteriors Building Clinic offers practical hands-on training to address the skilled labor shortage. Industry experts Mike Sloggatt and Peter Heard will teach your crew weather barrier installation, flashing techniques, and proper siding, window, and door replacement to improve efficiency and reduce callbacks. The clinic features eight demonstrations over three days, with sessions covering entry door installation with siding trim integration, window installation best practices and techniques, sliding door installation best practices, and SturdiPlank™ reinforced panel installation. A special presentation by Rob Balfanz will provide additional industry insights. These focused sessions equip your team to handle new exterior products without additional hiring.

If you’re looking for a no-nonsense roofing clinic from someone with years of tool belt-wearing, on the job roofing experience, then stop by to see what makes these sessions so popular. Tony Blue holds nothing back as he shares tips on how to better handle the problem areas of a roof. He discusses flashing details, why standing seam is a must for your company, and how to reduce call backs.

Proper installation of metal roof panels improves contractor efficiency, building owner satisfaction and provides long-term performance of the roofing system. In this series of clinics, presenters from the Metal Construction Association and Metal Roofing Alliance present industry best practices for the installation of metal shingles, standing seam metal panels and metal roofing retrofit systems. 

Join industry experts Mike Deale and Mike Nemeth as they demonstrate the installation techniques and best practices for liquid applied roof membrane systems. Attendees will learn how to properly prepare various substrate surfaces—including plywood, OSB, insulation boards, concrete, and existing roof materials such as EPDM, built-up roofing, modified bitumen, and metal roofs—for seamless membrane application.

The hands-on demonstrations will cover critical steps for surface cleaning and preparation, proper application of high-performance acrylic products combined with polyester fabric reinforcement, and techniques to ensure a durable, watertight seal. Mike and Mike will also discuss cost-saving strategies by applying liquid membranes directly over existing roof surfaces, eliminating the need for costly tear-offs and removals.

Throughout the clinic, they'll highlight labor-saving methods, innovative tools and technology available to roofing contractors, and industry-approved installation standards that help streamline the process while delivering long-lasting, reliable results.