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Welcome to “If Walls Could Talk” where Walls & Ceilings magazine is out to discover just that.
Listen as W&C talks with influencers in the industry who are making an impact. We are helping educate and entertain the wall and ceiling industry as only W&C can do. What brought these people to the industry? What’s in store for the contractor? And “If Walls Could Talk,” what stories would they tell? Find out all of this and more on each episode.
Walls & Ceilings welcome Kyle Rea to the fold for our latest regular of “If Walls Could Talk.” He is a special counsel at Adams & Reese LLC. For this first in the series, Rea begins with an introduction to fraud on a national level.
So, what exactly is fraud, and what does it mean for someone to commit fraud? What kind of activities fit into these categories? When something bad happens, how is it determined who the bad actor is? What are the penalties for fraud? If the criminal system will address fraud, why do our listeners need to worry about it?
In our latest podcast, Thomas Harris of PUR Consulting, discusses auditing and training.
The Federal Government is upping their support of existing building retrofits for energy conservation through federal and state level tax credit and financial rebates for energy conservation activities. For example, the state of Kansas now offers support for existing building owners who decide to reduce their environmental impact of their building portfolio.
As a result of current economic uncertainty and the lingering impact of supply chain issues, the residential and commercial construction build rates have slowed. It’s an experience that in these times, contractors look for new growth opportunities, new applications, they develop new skills and techniques to position their companies for the next recovery.
Some of the things they look for includes staffing – “Do I need to add new employee’s or can I train my current staff,” “Do I have the capability and bandwidth to take on a new market,” “What are the training requirements – access to training and support.”
Ted Speers, head of The Patch Boys, is a trusted drywall repair franchise company, that provides drywall repair and installation, ceiling and plaster repair, popcorn ceiling removal and texture matching for commercial and residential locations.
Founded in 2008, The Patch Boys has expanded to more than 120 franchise locations across the U.S. and the company has been nationally recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise Connect magazine and Franchise Business Review for its fast growth and high-quality home-service offerings.
Obama-era OSHA reporting requirements are making a comeback, much to the chagrin of roofing contractors and others in the building trades. In this brief episode, legal expert Trent Cotney, of Adams and Reese, breaks down what’s at stake for roofers, and how multiple industries are pushing back.
Tammy Clark, an OSHA-trained consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the building trades, explains what contractors need to know about mask mandates as cases of COVID-19 variants trend upward.
Tom Harris, of Tom Harris PUR Consulting LLC, returns for another discussion with W&C.
Harris says contractors are missing an opportunity with insulation, spray foam, air barriers, WRBs, weatherstripping, caulking and more because it’s all about improving or maintaining the performance of the building envelope.
Ongoing supply issues facing contractors may be further complicated by human rights violations in China, warns Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese.