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Under sunny blue skies, GAF hometown workers from Minneapolis joined over 4 000 Habitat for Humanity volunteers to donate their time and energy to the 2024 Carter Work Project in East St. Paul, Minnesota.The landmark 40th anniversary of the Carter Work Project celebrated former President Carter's 100th birthday. It also heralded the completion of 30 new all-electric homes in The Heights-the largest affordable housing development yet for Twin Cities Habitat-and marked the first installation of GAF Timberline Solar™ Energy Shingles.Supporting the Carter Work Project's PurposeGAF and the Habitat Carter Work Project share a common mission-to protect what matters most and bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. Safe, secure, affordable housing is one of the surest routes to building resilient communities.Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter were early champions of affordable housing. In 1984, they partnered with Habitat for Humanity to lead an annual week-long housing build. The momentum grew, and now, four decades later, over 100 000 Habitat volunteers have helped construct over 4 400 affordable homes for families in need.Each year, GAF volunteers travel from around the country for the Carter Work Project. GAF Community Matters also donates roofing materials, training, and installation expertise. Since 2011, GAF and its national network of certified contractors have supported roofing installation on over 3 800 roofing systems in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, impacting more than 15 500 individuals.Building Resilience in MinnesotaThis year was particularly special thanks to first time solar shingle installation at a Carter Work Project. Even more, the project's location was in a GAF hometown and local GAF employees were on-site to volunteer.Benefitting Homeowners by Going Solar"We're donating 40 roofing systems and 40 solar energy systems from GAF and GAF Energy," says Jake Pream, a territory manager for GAF Energy in Minnesota.In addition to energy production, the beauty of the GAF Timberline Solar™ Energy Shingle is its simplicity. The nailable shingles are "just like your typical Timberline HDZ® Shingles," says Fan Ulacia, Director of Product Deployment Applications for GAF Energy and one of the minds behind the solar shingle design. "They're simple enough to install with a nail gun, but they produce energy." For Ulacia, improving access to solar energy, giving back to the community, and helping homeowners gain energy independence make GAF Energy a great fit for the GAF Habitat partnership."The solar-powered roofing system will make these homes more resilient, generate energy, and be a long-term benefit to Habitat homeowners by helping to offset their energy costs," adds Jeff Terry, vice president of corporate social responsibility and sustainability at GAF, who has volunteered at the Carter Work Project for 26 years.Helping a GAF HometownThe Twin Cities Habitat build is also special because it means the Carter Work Project takes place in a GAF hometown. As Pream, a St. Paul native, puts it, "I have friends and family quite literally a few houses down."The Minneapolis GAF manufacturing facility opened in 1935, and "it's something we're really proud of," says Austin Owens, a local GAF technical manager. Over the years, "we've made improvements to equipment and operations and made changes to help the environment and sustainability. We try to help the community as much as possible."Like many GAF volunteers at the Carter Work Project site, Joey Och, a GAF plant process engineer, grew up in the area. "Affordable housing is something Minneapolis and St. Paul have been pushing for," says Och, "so it's nice to be out here and help. Affordable housing brings more people into the community."With GAF donating roofing and solar energy systems for this year's project, safe and affordable homeownership, with reduced energy bills, will be accessible to more people.This housing security helps strengthen the community. The area may experience severe weather and its share of hardship, but "there's a lot of resiliency in this community," says Owens.Carrying On the Carter Work Project in 2024 and BeyondFor many reasons, the Carter Work Project inspires repeat volunteers. "Community does matter," says annual participant and GAF CARE Learning and Development Instructor Michael Humenik. "It's just fun to volunteer. I look forward to coming out every year."Habitat homeowners who return each year to volunteer are the true testament to the transformational power of access to safe, affordable housing. LeAndra Estes brought her hard work and a big smile to the week-long Twin Cities build. Estes is an annual volunteer for the program that changed her life. "I need and I want to give back to Habitat for Humanity, to the affiliates and partners, and to the future homeowners to come," she notes.Estes puts into words the value of affordable housing and how the benefits ripple far beyond the home. "When you have a home, you don't just have that home and your family. Your community also becomes your family," she explains.Although former President Carter has retired his tool belt after decades of humanitarian service, he surely must have been proud to see his legacy continue to evolve, especially with the revolutionary new solar shingle that supports homeowners' financial independence.Ready to get involved? Explore the Habitat for Humanity GAF Contractor Program and change lives for the better, starting today.

Several years after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017 and caused around 90 $ billion in damage, residents were still working to repair their homes and rebuild their communities. Subsequent storms further damaged unfixed properties and the power grid continued to suffer frequent blackouts. As a result, many families were living in unsafe conditions.In response, GAF, through our Community Matters initiative partnered with Team Rubicon and local nongovernmental organizations to provide Puerto Rico hurricane relief. GAF donated roofing materials, roof installation trainings, and hundreds of hours of volunteer labor toward the Puerto Rico hurricane relief effort. Since 2017, GAF has continued its commitment and has donated materials for over 500 roofs and helped install them all over Puerto Rico.Video TranscriptEnglish Translation: The storm came and took my home. If I would have been home during the storm, then I wouldn't be here speaking with you. [00:00:07]A lot of the homeowners either are financially short or just don't have the capabilities to do it themselves. We're able to provide the work and the labor for them and just help them out however we can.[00:00:21]It's really important to us that we are always putting the highest quality materials into these homes.Yesterday, we were at el Barrio Consejo en Guayanilla, and we were teaching ProTechos, Team Rubicon, and members of the local community how to apply GAF roof coatings. After we finished our coatings portion, we actually did a Liberty rolled roofing. GAF had donated in the past material for about 500 homes that have been done for Team Rubicon.[00:00:48]English Translation: There is nothing more important in life than to have a place to come home to, spend quality time, sit and be at peace.

La protection de ce qui compte le plus comprend la promotion de la croissance de carrière des professionnels de l'industrie de couverture comme la vôtre. C'est la raison pour laquelle GAF propose de nombreuses possibilités d’apprentissage, notamment des cours C.A.R.E (Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence), des formations en ligne, des formations en personne, ainsi que des sommets et des expositions. Jeremy Simpson, couvreur de troisième génération chez Simpson Roofing Company, a récemment passé une journée au GAF Northeast Roofing Summit and Expo afin d’en apprendre plus sur les dernières nouveautés dans le secteur de la toiture résidentielle. Bien que la plupart des travaux réalisés par Simpson Roofing Company concernent des chantiers commerciaux, l’entreprise cherche constamment à étendre ses connaissances en découvrant des idées novatrices, des nouveaux produits, des nouveaux logiciels et de nouvelles technologies liées au secteur résidentiel. Jeremy Simpson a participé à des séances en petits groupes portant sur des sujets tels que les principes de la ventilation, l’intelligence artificielle dans la gestion des clients et les ventes. « Je suis ravi de participer à ces sommets GAF, car ils regroupent toutes les informations utiles à la réussite de votre entreprise », explique-t-il. « Je vous promets que ça vaut son pesant d'or! » Pour en savoir plus sur les possibilités de formation à la demande, pratique et en personne proposées par GAF, nous vous invitons à visiter notre Centre de formation des entrepreneurs C.A.R.E (Center for the Advancement of Roofing Excellence). Transcription de la vidéo. Je m'appelle Jeremy Simpson et je travaille chez Simpson Roofing. Nous sommes basés à deux endroits, à Vernon et à Patterson, dans le New Jersey. Aujourd’hui, je suis au GAF Summit et mon but est d’apprendre de nouvelles choses. Nous sommes une entreprise de couverture de troisième génération. Nous nous consacrons principalement au secteur commercial, mais nous avons également travaillé au fil des années dans le secteur résidentiel. C’est pour cette raison que nous sommes aujourd’hui présents à cet événement. Nous essayons de rester informés des nouveaux produits, en particulier ceux de GAF. Des idées innovantes, des nouveaux produits, des nouveaux logiciels, des nouvelles technologies. Suivez-moi dans notre découverte du sommet GAF.[00:00:45]Aujourd’hui, nous allons aborder les principes de la ventilation. Les designs changent, l’architecture évolue, et vous avez besoin de nouveaux systèmes de ventilation. Et je ne les connais pas tous. Je souhaite me renseigner et voir ce que GAF a à offrir en termes de nouveaux produits et de nouvelles idées sur les moyens de faire circuler l’air. Nous venons d’assister à notre première séance de discussion consacrée à la ventilation. Beaucoup de mathématiques, beaucoup de chiffres pour calculer le déplacement de l’air dans le grenier en vue d’obtenir un système de toiture réellement performant. Je ne connaissais pas tous ces détails. Maintenant que je sais, je dois mettre cela en pratique.[00:01:19Je sors tout juste de la discussion relative à la gestion de la relation client avec l’IA. C’est beaucoup de renseignements, mais c’est positif, car cela m’a montré à quel point je passais à côté de la gestion de la relation client et de l’intelligence artificielle, qui sont l’avenir. C’est maintenant.[00:01:37Je sors donc du troisième et dernier atelier du sommet GAF d’aujourd'hui. Celui-ci a porté sur les ventes, et a été très intéressant de voir les différentes dynamiques du marché résidentiel, lorsque vous avez affaire à un propriétaire résidentiel. Ce qui est différent du commercial, où vous n’avez souvent même pas la possibilité de voir à qui vous vendez. Découvrir ces petites subtilités du processus a donc été particulièrement instructif. Toute la journée a été très interessante. J’adore venir à ces sommets du GAF parce qu’ils regroupent vraiment toutes les informations pertinentes pour la réussite de votre entreprise.[00:02:11]Merci de m'avoir accompagné aujourd’hui. Je me suis particulièrement amusé. J’espère que cela vous a aussi été utile. Et si un jour vous avez le temps d’assister à un de ces sommets GAF, je vous promets que cela en vaut la peine.