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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: AMBIKA PUNIANI BAILEY
FEBRUARY 2008	(800) 323-9545, ext. 7555
	abailey@nrca.net
NRCA ANNOUNCES SPECRIGHT EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD WINNER Las Vegas—The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) named W.P. Hickman Systems Inc., Solon, Ohio, the winner of its fifth annual SpecRight Excellence in Design Award competition during NRCA's 121st Annual Convention Feb. 19-23. W.P. Hickman Systems won the award based on the green roof system it installed on Chicago-based Pacific Garden Mission, the largest continuously operating homeless shelter in the U.S. The building's 16,000-square-foot roof system features vegetative grids and a solar-reflective membrane. The new roof system is providing the mission with a 25 percent reduction in storm water runoff. The SpecRight Excellence in Design Award program recognizes those who design long-lasting, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems according to accepted industry practices. Architects, specifiers, roof consultants and roofing contractors who are responsible for the design of a nominated roof system are eligible for the competition. For more information about the award, visit www.specright.net, or contact Ambika Puniani Bailey, NRCA's senior director of communications, at (800) 323-9545, ext. 7555 or abailey@nrca.net. ###