With the housing market on what appears to be a slow path toward improvement, the growth potential for roofing contractors in the coming year will be largely dependant upon reroofing projects and add-on services. 

 There are three key parts to every business transaction: you need to have top-notch employees, you need to satisfy customers, and you have to know where to find work.  

 A good tool can mean incremental increases in efficiency that can add up to big money over time.

 The phrase “Work smarter rather than harder” was something Aaron Beiler, president of New Heights LLC, often tried to practice when he ran his own roofing company.

 The editors of Roofing Contractor see a lot of new products, so once a year after some of the big trade shows we put our heads together to single out some of the industry’s most recent innovations.

A Real-World Product for Reducing the Harmful Effects of Contaminated Air

 Sustainable roofing systems can be many things, but primarily they are assemblies that provide a covering protecting a building from the elements (i.e., water, sun, cold, and heat) while minimizing their burden on the environment and conserving energy.  

 On Feb. 15, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it was extending the date for temporary enforcement measures for residential construction through Sept.15, 2012.  

If you shower, cook, wash dishes, clean, do laundry – if you breathe – inside your home, you’re generating water vapor. 

Maybe we’ve hit bottom and things are on the upswing after all.