VOLUME 15 l NUMBER 1 SUMMER 2018 COVER 10  Has Drone Technology “Taken-Off” in the Roofing Industry? FEATURES 14  BIM 101 What it is, why it matters and which roofers should be getting familiar with it – this year 18  RCABC Member Profile Staying Golden: 101 Industries Ltd. celebrates its 50th year 20  Contractors May Have a Duty to Inform Trades of Project Bonds Supreme Court has overturned previous Alberta Court of Appeal decision 22  Faces of the Trade Into the Light: Two families work to build new dreams in Canada 26  RCABC Educational Foundation Receives a Perfect Score As it continues to grow with the trades 27  Technical Update I Have a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto: Roof design and wind uplift resistance 32  Intensive Green Roofs Why an engineered approach to roof top gardens makes sense 34 Climbing up Safely DEPARTMENTS 6 President’s Message 8 RCABC Update 36 Industry News 38 Professional Services Directory 27 18 10 www.rcabc.org  l  5 CONTENTS ROOFING BC is the official publication of the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC). Each issue highlights news and views about current developments in the roofing industry, interesting projects, information about new and emerging technologies, and news from the association to increase readers’ expertise in the roofing industry. ROOFING BC is the powerful voice to speak on behalf of BC’s roofing industry, and continues to create lasting impact with industry leaders and construction professionals. Published quarterly for: Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia 9734 – 201 Street Langley, BC V1M 3E8 E-mail: roofing@rcabc.org www.rcabc.org Published By: 33 South Station St. North York, ON M9N 2B2 Tel: (866) 480-4717 robertt@mediaedge.ca 531 Marion St. Winnipeg, MB R2J 0J9 Toll Free: (866) 201-3096 Fax: (204) 480-4420 www.mediaedgepublishing.com President Kevin Brown Senior Vice-President l Publisher Robert Thompson Director, Business Development Michael Bell Branch Manager Nancie Privé Senior Editor Ali Mintenko-Crane Senior Design Specialist James T. Mitchell Design Specialist Kelli McCutcheon Sales Executives Ashley Huston, Dawn Stokes While information contained in this publication has been compiled from sources deemed to be reliable, neither the publisher nor the RCABC will be held liable for errors or omissions. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publisher or RCABC. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the association. Published July 2018 Publication Mail Agreement # 40787580 Return undeliverables to: Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC) 9734 – 201 Street, Langley, BC V1M 3E8 Roofing BC is printed on 10% post-consumer FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap.