NETWON, Mass. — METALCON, the largest international event in the metal construction industry, announced program highlights for its metal roofing industry attendees.
One of METALCON’s new featured presentations this year is the “Top 10 Things That Get Metal Roof Designers in Trouble”by Brian Gardiner of BMG Enterprises, LLC, and Charlie Smith of McElroy Metal. Together, they'll address the most common mistakes made in designing and specifying a metal roof system and proper steps to avoid them. Drawing from their 50+ years of combined metal roofing experience, Gardiner and Smith will detail how to design for differences in metal roofing system performance, provisions for metal expansion and contraction, and the keys to successful metal roof flashing design. In addition, they will explain how to select the correct design options and the importance of product testing.