Kent Tolley is the current president of the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and vice president of Quality Tile Roofing in Boise, Idaho. He analyzed the challenges contractors are currently facing and detailed the association’s efforts to help them in a session titled “NRCA Update: Issues and Opportunities.”
Tolley cited three primary drivers of change at work today: government regulation, building codes and standards, and the green building movement. He urged roofing contractors to join industry associations at the local, regional and national level to help make their voices heard on these issues. “You are your own best advocate,” he said. “We are facing some challenging times, and if we work together we can solve some of these problems.”