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Award-Winning Copper Projects Illustrate Expert Roof Restoration

Learn more about the four outstanding copper roofing projects that earned an North American Copper in Architecture award from the Copper Development Association.




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METALCON Announces Joe Theismann to be a 2024 Keynote Speaker

METALCON announced the two keynote speakers for its 2024 annual conference and trade show in Atlanta from Oct 30 to Nov 1: former NFL quarterback Joe Theismann and economist Dr. Anirban Basu.




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Metal Roofing and Solar are the Perfect Match

Gary Edgar, national architectural specification manager for PPG's building products in North America, highlights the benefits of using metal roofing versus asphalt shingles for solar panels.




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New ASTM Standard Tests the Performance of Synthetic Underlayments

Roofing contractors will want to keep an eye out for synthetic underlayments meeting the ASTM’s new standard in the coming months.




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Western Specialty Contractors Installs Roof Expansion for EV Manufacturer

Western Specialty Contractors of St. Louis recently announced its Peoria, Ill. branch completed a 500,000-square-foot roof expansion for EV manufacturer Rivian.




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Choosing the Best Low-Slope Roofing System for Your Building

Building sciences experts from Rimkus break down the pros and cons of low-slope roofing systems to help determine which is best for your next project.




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New Service Provides Company-Specific Compliance Updates from Regulatory Experts

J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. introduces the 'Live Regulatory Update Service,' offering customized virtual presentations by subject matter experts in areas including FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, and more.




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SPRI Issues White Paper on Effect of Construction-Generated Moisture on Roofing Systems

SPRI has issued a white paper addressing the impact of construction-generated moisture on roofing, urging ventilation and suggesting remediation measures during construction.




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IRE 2022 Keynote: NRCA CEO Reid Ribble Shares 40 Years of Roofing Experience

As NRCA CEO Reid Ribble approaches retirement later this year, he expects the keynote address he'll deliver to kick-off the 2022 IRE to feel different.




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Cheer on the Next Generation of Construction Leaders During 2021-22 Student Competition

Five finalist teams will compete for bragging rights, scholarships and more during the 2021-22 Construction Management
Student Competition.




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Zeitview Expands Rooftop Inspection Capacity with New AI Software

AI-enabled software from Zeitview pinpoints specific anomalies, filters information, and eliminates uncertainty for commercial and residential roofing contractors.




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2024 International Roofing Expo Set for Super Show

Attendees from across the world will have three days to explore a show floor with more than 180,000 square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center.





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Peeking at the Future of Roofing During 10th Annual Student Competition

Some new schools will compete for this year’s top two spots, cash prizes and bragging rights at the 10th Annual Roofing Alliance Construction Management Student Competition.




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NWiR Days 2024: Welcoming Allies with Open Arms

Hundreds of attendees empowered themselves at NWiR’s annual event, highlighting the role of allies and advocates in supporting women in the roofing industry.




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10 Teams Vie for Spot at Roofing Alliance’s 11th Annual Student Competition

The Roofing Alliance announced the 10 university teams that will vie for one of the spots to compete in the 11th annual Roofing Alliance Construction Management Student Competition at IRE 2025 next February in Texas.




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Bob Pope Named MRCA's 2024 McCawley Award Winner

MRCA Associate Managing Director Bob Pope received the prestigious James Q. McCawley Award during the MRCA’s 74th Annual Conference, which kicked off on Oct. 22 in St. Paul, Minn.; 2023 winner Greg Bloom of Beacon Building Products presented the honor.




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Domestic Construction Spending Sees Uptick in September

In September, U.S. construction spending rose by 0.1% to $2.14T, with private residential projects driving a slight increase; public-sector construction grew by 0.5%, totaling $495.2B.






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2023 Vertical Markets Spotlight: Speech Technology in Government

Public-sector entities can improve customer service, delivery of benefits and services, efficiency, transparency, and more.




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2023 Vertical Markets Spotlight: Speech Technology in Financial Services

Rise in voice banking requires a rise in voice-based support, verification, and AI.




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2023 Vertical Markets Spotlight: Speech Technology in Consumer Electronics

Interoperability's been the biggest challenge, but standards are emerging.




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2023 Vertical Markets Spotlight: A Speech Technology Special Report

Our roundup of the speech innovation taking place in eight important industry verticals.




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How Speech Analytics Helps Improve Coaching/Training

Data-driven guidance provides a better agent and customer experience.




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Speech Analytics Can Help Steer Chatbot Interactions

Companies are beginning to apply traditional speech analytics to their automated conversations.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: SyncWords Leads in Live Captioning, Dubbing, and Subtitling

The New York-based company reportedly last year captioned and subtitled more than 15 million minutes in video on-demand, processed more than 500,000 minutes of content with speech recognition, and live-captioned more than 300,000 minutes of events.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: Speechmatics Inches Closer Toward a Universal Translator

Speechmatics, a provider of automatic speech recognition software based on recurrent neural networks and statistical language modeling, is on a mission to make its speech-to-text technology usable by 70 percent of the world's population in the next three years.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: SoundHound AI Brings Speech Breakthroughs to the Mainstream

SoundHound AI, based in Santa Clara, Calif., this year launched, among other things, Chat AI, a voice-enabled digital assistant with generative artificial intelligence; and Smart Answering, which uses voice AI to handle inbound customer calls.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: Resemble AI Fights for Responsible Use of Voice Clones

Resemble AI, providers of a platform that uses generative AI to create realistic-sounding voices, in July released Resemble Detect, which can validate the authenticity of audio data to expose speech deepfakes in real time .




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: ReadSpeaker Embeds TTS in Many More Platforms

With almost 25 years of experience in developing text-to-speech solutions, ReadSpeaker today offers one of the largest selections of expressive, humanlike voices in the industry.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: OpenAI and Its ChatGPT Upended Everything

When it comes to new technologies, few have had as much of an impact as generative artificial intelligence, ushered in by OpenAI in November 2022 with its ChatGPT launch.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: NVIDIA Is Making Voice AI Better for Almost Everyone

NVIDIA saw blowout second-quarter results, surging margins, and incredible demand, which prompted one analyst from Constellation Insights to conclude that "it's clear the company has little competition and a lot of pricing power."




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: Microsoft?s VALL-E Breaks the Mold in AI Training

VALL-E, one of Microsoft's latest forays into artificial intelligence, is a transformer-based text-to-speech model that can re-create any voice from just a three-second sample clip.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: ID R&D Pioneers Liveness Detection

ID R&D, a New York-based provider of liveness detection and voice biometrics, has quickly become a leader in addressing AI-powered fraud by combining passive facial liveness and voice anti-spoofing technologies.




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2023 Speech Industry Award Winner: D-ID Gives a Human Face and Voice to AI

D-ID, an Israeli company founded in 2017, is providing superpowers to individual creators and businesses alike, uniquely enabling them to transform any picture into an interactive video in seconds.




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The Top Speech Technologies and Vendors: The 2023 Speech Industry Awards

AI, AI, and more AI: The technology is disrupting everything, and it's found everywhere in our speech industry achievements for 2023.




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Industry-Standard Speech App Building Blocks Take Shape

Interface interoperability is becoming closer to reality, but more work is needed.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: AI Is Revolutionizing Translation, Dubbing, and Subtitling

Improved accuracy, wider language choices, and real-time options are among the benefits.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: Voice Biometrics Both Profits From and Is Plagued by AI

Deepfakes threats advance, and technology is challenged to keep up.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: AI Is Enabling Audiovisual Enhancements

Voice and video creation tools continue to benefit from AI augmentation.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: AI?s Impact on Natural Language Processing

Speech systems will continue to get more conversational with AI advances.




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry: GenAI-Fueled Speech Analytics Enable Real-Time Results

The insights come faster and are more comprehensive




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2024 State of AI in the Speech Technology Industry

How generative (and other types of) artificial intelligence is impacting five important sectors.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Entertainment

TrueFan is a true fan of Resemble AI's TTS




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Warehousing/Distribution

Voice brings accuracy and speed to Henry Schein's operations.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Hospitality

Golden Nugget is handling customer calls with PolyAI virtual assistants.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Healthcare

WellSpan Health delivers exceptional provider and patient experience with Nuance DAX Copilot




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Legal Services

Voice documentation powers Lynch & Lynch's growth.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: A Speech Technology Special Report

A look at how speech technology solved real-world problems in seven industry sectors.




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2024 Vertical Market Case Studies: Speech Technology in Financial Services

Verint Speech Analytics saves money for Premier Bankcard.