Hot take · 22:10
// THE QUOTE
“realistically in the maritimes we get what eight to twelve good construction weeks a year”
— Charles McCormick · SOPREMA Canada Inc.
The Maritime time-crunch reality: 8-12 good build weeks a year colliding with multiplied lead times, and the roof being the last thing an owner thinks of until it's shot. Highly relatable regional truth.
Full episode at 22:10Roof Thermal Scans, Material Shortages & the Case for Recapping: Soprema + IRC Building Sciences on Atlantic Canada's 2021 Roofing Crisis ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
When architects refuse a supply-driven spec substitution, push back with equivalence data — in a constrained market, one rigid refusal out of many is acceptable, but blanket inflexibility stalls projects.
“i've had one job where the architect just said no i want this and we ended up accommodating but it wasn't easy”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Atlantic Canada roofing market: supply-chain crisis and contractor landscape
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SOURCE: 22:10 of Roof Thermal Scans, Material Shortages & the Case for Recapping: Soprema + IRC Building Sciences on Atlantic Canada's 2021 Roofing Crisis