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DENVER, CO--(Marketwire -08/07/12)- Today many roofing contractors lack the technology to pull the various forms of software together that they use, such as QuickBooks, aerial CAD measurements, software to interface with and query the customer database, word processing, estimating and project management. 3C Network (www.3C.com), a full-service technology and business solutions provider supporting roofing contractors, has integrated the spectrum of roofing technologies into a "3C Hub" (www.Hub.3C.com) to create a seamless user interface that bolsters contractors' speed, accuracy and results.

Contractors can now go from inspection and estimating to ordering/scheduling materials, managing margins and billing using the 3C Hub interface. Additionally, 3C Hub has options to order 3C Network-backed limited warranties, online training and safety equipment.

3C Hub was designed with a private, cloud-based interface optimized for use in the field or the office, or with tablets and smart phones. Integrated data is stored in the cloud and not tied to a single laptop, iPad or smart phone.

Busy contractors will welcome the ability to use their mobile devices to collect on-site information and photos, consume aerial CAD measurements and interact with a rules engine to check for local codes, regulations and insurance requirements. With comprehensive data at their fingertips, contractors can reduce or eliminate unnecessary insurance supplements.

"We made 3C Hub available to contractor members of 3C Network to access the full range of products and services, which are also available in menu form to non-members who are seeking specific individual services," said L.C. Nussbeck, CEO of 3C Network. "Our mission is to raise sales and production standards in the roofing industry, and strengthen the levels of communication and trust with insurance companies and consumers, so that everyone wins."

3C Network stands for Consumers, Contractors and Carriers Network and was formed in 2011 to be a catalyst for roofing contractors to better serve consumers while improving their productivity and profitability. Technology solutions include free cloud-based roofing management software that integrates aerial CAD measurement, inspection and estimating tools and a dashboard to manage margins and more. Contractor business solutions offer online training and certification and no-hassle limited warranties on all materials and workmanship. For more information about 3C Network, visit http://www.3C.com or call 855-3C-MEMBER or 855-326-3623.

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3C Hub Dashboard Interface for Roofing Contractors

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MAPLETON Construction of a long-needed replacement for a key retaining wall on Sweet Creek Road begins this week, marking the start of a 16-month-long project that will include several night road closures.

The 370-yard-long retaining wall is showing signs of weakening, and the adjacent roadbed has been damaged over the years by floods and mudslides. A portion of the road has been reduced to a single lane controlled with traffic signals for more than a year.

The $6.1 million project will replace the retaining wall and restore the road to two-way traffic. Because Sweet Creek Road provides access to important federal timberland, the Federal Highway Administration is covering 95 percent of the cost. The rest, about $250,000, is coming from Lane Countys road fund.

During construction, the road will be closed entirely several times. But those closures will be limited to nights between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. and will be announced in advance on roadside signs and on a special, toll-free information line.

The number for the Sweet Creek project information line is 855-263-9169. The first night closure of the road is scheduled for Aug. 12-15.

When the road is open, travel will be controlled by the existing traffic signals or by construction flaggers. At other times the road will be closed with hourly, five-minute openings to let cars through. Those will happen at five minutes before the hour.

Sweet Creek Road roughly parallels Highway 126 on the south side of the Siuslaw River for several miles before turning into the Coast Range forests. It runs several miles south and west of Mapleton, providing access to 68 homes and about 30,000 acres of national forestland, as well as private timberland.

The retaining wall is about 2 miles southwest of Mapleton. Made of steel pilings and concrete, the wall keeps mud and earth from sliding down onto the road, but it is deteriorating to the point that it must be replaced, county officials said.

About 5 million board feet of timber are harvested each year from the forestland served by the road, the county said.

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Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the selection of five new honorary members to the Society for their work in education, activism and dedication to the landscape architecture profession. The presentation ceremony will take place at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Phoenix on October 1.

Honorary membership is among the highest honors ASLA can bestow upon non-landscape architects in recognition of notable service to the profession. Since its inception in 1899, ASLA has inducted only 158 honorary members.

This years honorees are:

Stephen M. Benz, Partner, OLIN Benz has not only contributed enormously to civil engineering and sustainable site design, but also has been a determined advocate and steward of the practice of landscape architecture and green infrastructure. He has also made critical contributions to the discourse of green infrastructure through his service to the U.S. Green Building Council and the Sustainable Sites Initiative. View nominating and supporting materials.

U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards, Maryland Congresswoman Edwards has established herself as a national leader in active transportation and stormwater management issues. She has worked diligently to protect and preserve our nations natural resources and has championed innovative approaches to water management, smart growth, and transportation policies. View nominating and supporting materials.

Dr. Richard J. Jackson, M.D., Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences, and Professor, Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, Urban Planning, UCLA School of Public Health Dr. Jackson is a champion of improving public health through better community design. His research, publications, speeches, and advocacy over the decades of his professional career speak to his commitment to one of the critical issues of our time. Dr. Jacksons influence has changed the dialogue about design and public health in ways no other public figure has accomplished. View nominating and supporting materials.

Robin C. Moore, Affiliate ASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Director of Natural Learning Initiative, North Carolina State University Moore is a scholar and exemplary practitioner of landscape design and architecture. Of Moores many notable contributions, he has focused on designing landscapes that optimize childrens healthy development. He has also created and shared knowledge that is helping landscape architecture practice become more evidence-based, particularly in intergenerational design. View nominating and supporting materials.

Dennis Pieprz, Affiliate ASLA, Principal, Sasaki Associates, Inc. As an architect and urban designer, Pieprz has led complex urban projects both nationally and internationally. He brings a collaborative approach to his work as well as a critical understanding of the forces that shape contemporary cities. Pieprz has made visible the essential role that landscape has in making important and lasting public places around the world. View nominating and supporting materials.

About ASLA Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing nearly 16,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 76 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their "ASLA" suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at http://www.asla.org.

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ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Architects Corporation (IACH) announced today on Monday, August 6th, the company signed a contract to acquire The Miami Prevention & Kidney Center LLC. (MPKC). Founded in 2008, the centers will provide lifesaving hemodialysis to individuals diagnosed with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The initial center is scheduled to begin providing dialysis services for patients in the South Florida area beginning by the end of the third quarter 2012. IACH is in negotiations for a funding commitment to open the first five centers, with plans to continue development in stages. Company estimates are that each center can generate approximately $750,000 revenue per quarter.

The management team of MPKC is extremely well-seasoned in the operation and administration of acute dialysis service centers. Management has broad experience in virtually all aspects of dialysis center operations including maintaining compliance with the Joint Commission of Accreditation on Healthcare Organization (JCAHO) and Medicare standards. This management team will remain post acquisition and will oversee the development and operations of the dialysis centers.

Nationally the number of people suffering from ESRD is expected to increase four to six percent over the next 2 years. However, the increase of individuals in South Florida suffering from ESRD is expected to rise at a much more alarming rate as this number is up to 20 percent in the past few years for South Florida's Dade County. The sum of these factors is that the need for dialysis within the US and particularly in South Florida is increasing greatly in proportion to the rise in the prevalence of ESRD.

Commenting on this latest IACH development, Mike Ostrow, IACH's President stated, "We are extremely pleased to be moving forward with this acquisition. The opportunity to fill a growing need in the community while at the same time producing a robust revenue stream for IACH is rewarding on many levels. This acquisition exemplifies IACH's commitment to growing and developing the company and shareholder value and we are optimistic about other opportunities to further this growth."

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TREMONT, Maine A dispute over payment for materials used in a roofing project on the local school has been settled, according to the town manager.

Millard Billings, Tremonts town manager, said Monday that the town and Viking Lumber have signed an agreement to settle the matter for $11,000. Viking had placed a lien for $25,692 on the school for the materials.

Its been settled, Billings said. They [Viking] are doing a release deed on the lien.

Last fall, Viking, Inc. placed liens on the Tremont school and three other buildings in Maine that had been re-roofed by the same contractor. Blue Hill Consolidated School, the town office in Hancock and a low-income housing building in Skowhegan all had materials on them for which Viking had not been paid, the building supply company alleged.

According to documents filed last fall in the Hancock County Registry of Deeds in Ellsworth, Viking Lumber had placed liens of $5,056.99 on the school in Blue Hill and $4,540.98 on the Hancock town office.

School officials in Tremont have said they hired Darren Stover to do the work and that they paid approximately $46,000 for the project. Stover allegedly led the property owners to believe that he was working for Northeast Facilities Management of Bangor.

But in a letter sent last Nov. 10 to municipal officials, Bangor attorney Seth Harrow indicated that the management company had no involvement with the alleged lack of payment to Viking Lumber.

I write to inform you that my client, Northeast Facilities Management Inc., had nothing to do with this situation and it is our opinion it has been wrongly associated with this situation due to fraud perpetuated by a Darren Stover, Harrow wrote in the letter. My client essentially does landscaping and plowing. It does not perform nor has it ever done roofing work.

According to Harrow, Stover may have falsely indicated to Viking that he was associated with Northeast Facilities Management in order to be approved for a line of credit by the lumber company.

Harrow said Monday that Stover never worked for his client and that NFM had no knowledge of the roofing projects until Viking sought payment for the materials it had given Stover.

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PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reissuing release to add ticker symbol for searching purposes.

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BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2012 RESULTS

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the Company) (NASDAQ: BECN) announced results today for its third quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2012 of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012).

Paul Isabella, the Companys President & Chief Executive Officer, stated: We are very pleased with our record quarter and year-to-date results, which, after adjusting for special charges, significantly exceeded our expectations once again. Most of our regions are having an exceptional year. Our total sales have benefited from the positive impact from acquisitions, while our sales in existing markets for the third quarter fell only 1.5%. Sales in our existing markets were up against a very strong 11.6% increase in last years third quarter, when there was substantial roofing activities beginning in June from the Spring 2011 hail storms. In addition, the much warmer winter conditions this year brought some roofing and exterior remodeling activities into our second quarter that would have otherwise been performed in our third quarter. Year-over-year price increases in our industry flattened in the third quarter but average selling prices were still slightly higher than last year. Our gross margin and operating margin continued to improve. Our new credit facility and strong balance sheet are enabling us to accelerate our growth, as we did with our most recent acquisitions of Structural Materials Company in Southern California in early July and Contractors Roofing & Supply Co. in St. Louis last week. We are confident that we will add other quality companies in the near future that fit our target acquisition profile. Although we will be up against tough comparisons again in the fourth quarter, we expect a solid finish to fiscal 2012.

Third Quarter

Total sales increased 3.7% to $560.5 million in 2012 from $540.7 million in 2011. Existing market (organic) sales, which exclude branches acquired after the beginning of last years third quarter, declined 1.5%. In existing markets, residential roofing product sales increased 1.7%, while non-residential roofing and complementary product sales decreased 4.9% and 3.0%, respectively. This years third quarter sales were primarily impacted by lower non-residential roofing activity and less residential roofing activity in the markets affected by last Springs hail storms, partially offset by the benefit of higher average selling prices.

Net income for the third quarter was $25.4 million compared to $24.1 million in 2011. Third quarter diluted net income per share was a record $0.53 compared to $0.51 in 2011. The higher net income was due to the higher sales and gross margin rate, partially offset by the impact from certain charges, higher operating expenses and a higher income tax provision compared to 2011. Earnings in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were impacted by the following charges: $4.9 million ($3.0 million net of tax), or approximately $0.06 diluted earnings per share, for the recognition of the fair value of certain interest rate derivatives and other charge in interest expense and other financing costs resulting from the Companys refinancing in April 2012; and $1.3 million, or approximately $0.03 diluted earnings per share, from the increase in the liability for consideration due for the Enercon acquisition.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation (Adjusted EBITDA), which are reconciled to the net income in this press release, were $60.2 million in 2012 compared to $50.8 million in 2011, an 18.4% increase.

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FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

PetersenDean Roofing and Solar announced today that it would offer roof top solar power to home-builders for a buck a watt, as long as the builders hired PetersenDean to build both the roofs and solar power systems for the entire project. The other condition is that the entire community must be solar powered as well.

Standing at his new corporate headquarters in Fremont, California. CEO Jim Petersen announced the campaign and stated that since the soft launch in July 2012, more than ten builders in California have signed up for the program and Petersen expects to take the national lead in solar power with this new program within the next two quarters.

Look, PetersenDean has a major advantage here, we are already providing the roofing systems for these homes, so we are already on site and our workers are already on the roofs, so the advantage here is overwhelming relative to our competitors. We intend to make a very small margin on the solar power systems, so as to bring our vision of solar power to the masses, regardless of income level. The cost of the systems will literally be a buck a watt to the home-builders in California, said Jim Petersen.

The real beneficiaries will be the end users (home-buyers) because in California, the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) are charging up to .35 cents a Kilowatt hour for electricity. With a PetersenDean roof top solar power system, coupled with PetersenDeans smart roof, electricity rates should be under ten cents per KWH and this is what excites Jim Petersen.

Think about it for a moment, not only will end-users be able to have a best-in-class smart roof, but they will be able to make their own electricity at very cheap rates and best of all, they will own the solar power system outright, which will add value to their investment and not put them in a solar power lease, which could have troubling consequences at the end of the lease term, said Petersen.

PetersenDean intends to formally launch the program and announce a new partnership with Builder and Developer magazine in early September 2012. However, interested builders can go use the buck a watt stops here program now by simply contacting PetersenDean at 1-800-564-0362 or at http://www.petersendean.com

About PetersenDean: PetersenDean is the nations largest privately held roofing and solar power company, providing smart roofs, and solar power systems. PetersenDean recently ranked 13th in size, as the largest privately held company (overall) in Silicon Valley by Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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Irving, TX -- Grip-Rite, the top-selling brand of fasteners in America, has introduced PrimeGuard MAX(TM), a stainless steel fastener line with a lifetime guarantee against rust. The product line includes stainless steel nails, screws and collated nails, available in a vast array of styles and sizes.

PrimeGuard MAX stainless steel fasteners are designed specifically for use on decks, fences, roofing, siding and trim, and other outdoor projects. All PrimeGuard MAX premium fasteners have gone through rigorous testing and monitoring, and offer a lifetime guarantee against rust for the life of the project.

"Our customers have been asking us for a stainless steel fastener they can count on to withstand the outside elements," says Product Manager, Michael Mcfarland. "It makes sense that a homeowner who pays for higher-end siding, decking, roofing and trim products designed to last longer uses a fastener that offers equal performance."

Innovative Packaging In addition to its high-end performance, PrimeGuard MAX is now available in new, innovative, see-through plastic packaging to make fastener selection even easier. Other benefits include: Product descriptions with full color product photos are featured on easy to read bi-lingual labels. All tubs and buckets feature re-closable, snap-shut lids to protect fasteners from the elements. Available in convenient 1 lb. and 5 lb. tubs for smaller projects, or economical buckets and bulk boxes for larger projects.

About PrimeSource Building Products, Inc. With 42 distribution centers throughout the USA and Canada and more than 1,100 employees, PrimeSource is an international distributor of building materials serving residential and industrial new-construction and remodeling markets as a value-added link in the distribution chain. Core products distributed under the nationally known Grip-Rite and Pro-Twist brands include: Nails, screws, and collated fasteners; tools, compressors and accessories; residential and commercial roofing products; diamond blades and accessories, gypsum accessories, weather protection and covers, adhesives and caulks, contractor bags and poly sheeting, building accessories; rebar and concrete accessories; and fencing and wire. For more information please visit http://www.primesourcebp.com or call (800) 676-7777.

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Brevard County, Fla.

Titusville's police chief is demanding the city fix the leaky roof on the three decade old police headquarters before more police personell get sick from toxic mold. More than a year after the first repairs were ordered and after spending half a million dollars on repairs and mold remediation the roof still leaks.

In an email obtained by Eyewitness News the chief blasted the city manager, writing:"the craziness continues, who are we fooling here? The very same problem exists as it did years before, we need a new roof now!"

Police staff noted 20 different areas within the building where there are still leaks... from the patrol room to the chief's office.

An internal memo indicates those leaks are already damaging repaired drywall and replaced ceiling tiles.

City manager mark ryan asked staff to look into how much it would cost to lease the old K-mart building, which has it's own code enforcement problems, or the Patch Communications building on US Highway one.

The chief though wrote back saying the city would end up spending millions more to remodel, move and get a new police building certified to meet law enforcement standards.

Chief Tony Bolinger wrote "if you are serious, really big mistake. We are going backwards on many levels"

City staff say the roof is under warranty and a contractor is supposed to return to fix the leaks this week... The same contractor who has yet to fix the problem.

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