Walls & Ceilings 'If Walls Could Talk'

In this “If Walls Could Talk” episode, Jill Bloom speaks with Tammy Clark of Tammy K. Clark Companies. She is an occupational and environmental health and safety professional, as well as an industrial hygienist. A big portion of her clients are in the construction industry. In today’s episode, the two speak about ladder safety and what that entails. What are the most important things that people n...

In this episode of If Walls Could Talk, Tom Harris reflects on the last year and what it meant for the SFP community. In the polyurethane foam insulation industry, 2022 saw the impacts of the global pandemic. Everyone was impacted by supply chain issues, material availability issues and labor shortages. The demand remained high for spray foam and high efficiency insulations, but we struggled to de...

Jill Bloom chats with Trent Cotney of Adams & Reese LLC in this most recent podcast of If Walls Could Talk. What is the scope with warranties? If your company is giving a workmanship warranty, you want to have a document that states what you are providing and what you are not providing. One issue that Cotney discusses is if that a company wants to have a warranty that is transferable— whether...

In this last installment on our series on Fraud, Kyle Rea of Adams & Reese reviews a case study of a contractor in Texas. This contractor’s hard drive was hacked and ultimately the company raced to come up with a solution for the ransom the hackers demanded. How did it end? Rea outlines this horrific story in detail and outlines some practical advice for contractors that experience such a situ...

Non-compete clauses are already one of the highest litigated areas in employment law, and it could be getting busier. The Federal Trade Commission is considering a new rule that would ban companies from issuing non-compete agreements with their employees. The impact for business owners could be profound, said W&C Legal Insights Expert Trent Cotney, of Adams and Reese. “This is good for employe...

Social media can be an important tool in a company’s image. Anna Anderson, CEO of Art Unlimited, shares some advice for contractors to incorporate into their LinkedIn activity. Her advice touches on how much to post, what to post and more in her discussion with W&C Publisher Jill Bloom.

Welcome to this podcast of If Walls Can Talk. Kyle Rea, of Adams & Reese, chats with us about fraud. Today we’re going to talk about the importance of having an Accounts Receivable Team or Accountant to help avoid fraud. Kyle chats about what listeners can do in order to address the fraud we’ve been discussing in this series. What’s one major thing that can help them? Rea says having a reliabl...

Walls & Ceilings magazine has selected its Contractor of 2022, Washington-based Alliance Partition Systems. This year’s winner was chosen by a panel consisting of W&C’s publisher, editorial staff and editorial advisory board. The goal of the award is to honor a contractor that employs the best industry practices, provides a good working atmosphere for employees and excels at both quality w...

Ned Monroe, President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute, sat down with WC to talk about the Vinyl Institute’s petition to the potential EPA ruling on regulating PVC as a hazardous waste. Listen in as Ned discusses the background of the EPA's potential ruling and what this means for businesses in the construction industry if they rule PVC as hazardous waste.

W&C is joined again by Tom Harris, of Tom Harris PUR Consulting, for this latest installment of If Walls Could Talk. This podcast theme is on Off-Site Construction. Harris explains on how modular construction has really started to make waves in North America. In Europe, modular design and construction have been an accepted construction technique for over 50 years and it’s truly a market leader...

Cybersecurity is a massive concern when it comes to fraud. Kyle Rea—of Adams and Reese discusses what this entails. In this most recent podcast on “Outside and Inside Threats: Screening and Cybersecurity,” Rea gets into what types of policies and procedures can our listeners implement to help them in regards to cybersecurity. In addition to security software, what are the major tips an attorney ca...

Should you be concerned about sectoral bargaining in construction? You should at least understand the effects it could have, says Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney of Adams & Reese. Cotney explains why contractors should pay special attention to sectoral bargaining in the construction industry and why he is nervous about government intervention. He also discussed issues that contractors in Fl...

Walls & Ceilings’ Editor John Wyatt speaks with Ricardo Vidal, Area Safety Coordinator of Orlando with KHS&S. We speak about COVID restrictions a thing of the past, or are some job sites & owners keeping COVID-like procedures. In addition, we chat about what safety areas are being emphasized on today’s job sites? Is there a particular regulation or area that is getting more attention t...

Walls & Ceilings welcomes back 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 second in the series, Rea chats about what our listeners can look out for, what are some types of fraud that can happen to you as a contractor and what are some of the tell-tale signs of those types of fraud? He covers: Falsification of...

Florida officials are lifting some restrictions on licensing to try and help people recover from Hurricane Ian faster. However, this may cause more harm than good, warns Trent Contey, partner at Adams and Reese.

We’re still learning more about the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act, and the sustainability benchmarks that could lead to enormous potential business opportunities for roofing contractors ready to get to work. WC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney, of Adams & Reese,  breaks down what roofers should be looking for and how not to let this opportunity slip by in this brief conversation.

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, ho...

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...

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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.

WC Legal Insights Analyst Trent Cotney, of Adams and Reese, breaks down what roofing contractors need to know about having remote workers. Cotney also breaks down what roofers need to know about collections in the post-pandemic economy during this episode

In this episode of “Dear Anna,” Art Unlimited CEO Anna Anderson shares not one, but three ideas contractors can use to make sure their campaigns are firing on all cylinders and meeting goals.