b'ndustryNews Afrom the Top View You probably don\'t lookthe roof ofwhen you\'re flying, but next atthe airport time you are at O\'Hare International Airport,tryto take aatroof. lookthe According to theDailyO\'Hare has 34,000 square feet of green roofing Herald, and will possibly increase that to almost 400,000 square feetthe future! in The city of Chicago has planted sedum, aplantcan take a floweringthat beating from harsh Chicago heat. Making the airport\'s roof green helps to reduce dependency on energy- the roof absorbs heat in the summer and cold in the winter, requiring less heating and cooling. The plants atop the roof also prolong the life of the roof, cutting costs forcity. Vegetation the on the roof can absorb dust and filter airborne particles; the plants and soil help capture loud sound waves;greenery counteracts h generand theeat ated by large amounts of paved surfaces, which O\'Hare definitely has. Next time you fly in or out of O\'Hare, check out the roof-you can see it while traveling between theand remote parking on the airport\'s terminals light-rail trains. CRCA and CRC Give MRCA afor Technical ResearchKansas Roofing Association Created Grant The Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) and Chicago A group of Kansas roofing contractors has organized the Kansas land Roofing Council (CRC) announced theyproviding aRoofing Association. The new association, founded by 10 Kansas arecombined grant of $5,000 to the Midwest Roofing Contractor\'s Associationroofing contractors, will focus on improving the status of roofing (MRCA) Technical &Committee. These funds will be used Researchprofessionals across the state of Kansas by directing attention to to advance the technical research done by the committee.local issues, addressing training and safety needs, and fostering According toChris Adler,Adler Roofing& Sheet MetalInc.,communication among all segments of the roofing industry. MemPresident of CRCA, "This grant will support valuable basic researchbership in the organization will be open to roofing contractors and and testing of roofing technologies.TheMRCA T&R Committeeproviders of services and products to the roofing industry. Voting has areputation for investigating roofing materials well-establishedmembers must be domiciled in the state of Kansas. and systems, then providing this information to the entire roofingOfficers elected include President Kurt Steinkuhler,Groh & Geo industry.The Professional Roofing Contractors at CRCA, CRC, roofSons, Emporia, KS; Vice President Steve Douglass, D V Douglass consultants and building owners and managers stand to benefit fromRoofing,Garden City, KS; and Secretary!fJett DeMott, Inc.,reasurer the studies conducted by this committee."Martin Roofing Company, Inc., Wichita, KS. Jim Barr, Barr Roofing Company, Chairman of the MRCA T&RDirectors include Ron Boone, Boone Broth Roofing, Olathe, KS; ers Committee, says that the committee\'s current projectsinclude "aLarry Booze, Larry Booze Roofing, Wichita, KS; Mike Budenbender, study of self-adhered base sheet and the testing of photovoltaic thinPremier Contracting, Kansas City,Chris Foley, Martin KS;Roofing film integrated into the roofing membranes." He adds, "We greatlyCompany,Inc., Wichita,KS;Ed Frederick,Buckley RoofingCo., appreciate this grant from the CRCA and CRC and we look forward toInc., Wichita, KS;Kevin Gwaltney, Diamond Roofing, Dodge City, reporting on the progress of the studies it is helping to fund."KS; Mark Gwaltney, Diamond Everley Roofing, Lawrence, KS; Rick Gwaltney,DiamondRoofing,Manhattan,KS;Kevin Wray, Wray Roofing, North Newton, KS. Kim Swartzendruber, former Executive Director of MRCA, will be the group\'s executive director,Kurt Baumgartner,Roofing andMartin Company, Wichita, KS, will serve as advisor. 12Midwest ValuesBusinessResourcesNetworking'