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Little did Robert Andrews know that earning a history degree as an undergraduate and then going back to college to study urban regional planning would be a catalyst to becoming a successful roofing contractor.

While building codes differ from municipality to municipality, many codes now mandate intake and exhaust ventilation for attics. It’s easy to see why. A properly ventilated attic can save on energy usage and rid the home of excess moisture, preventing mold and mildew.

Established by Charles R. Walgreen Sr. more than 100 years ago in a modest 20-foot by 50-foot shop on Chicago’s South Side, Walgreens has grown into the nation’s largest retail pharmacy chain. The company currently operates more than 6,500 stores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

When the Homeowner’s Association (HOA) of North County in San Diego, Calif., needed to replace their 12:12, 47,000-square-foot wood shake roof, the residents of the 14-unit complex in Carlsbad had some pretty specific criteria for what that roof would be.

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Residential roofing in Las Vegas has its own types of challenges. In the summer, temperatures routinely soar into triple digits, and temperatures on rooftops are especially scorching. That can be a problem when installing self-adhering underlayments, as roofers from The Roofing Company found out the hard way on a major housing construction project outside of Las Vegas.

Extruded polystyrene insulation (XPS) has unique properties that differentiate it from other types of foam plastic insulation and therefore make it ideal for a number of roof designs.

Contractors like to work on roofs. Don Ohman likes to sing about it. Pegged “The Singing Roofer,” Ohman, who has such hits as, “Please Pass the Asphalt” and “Oh We Like to Roof a House,” said he is living a dream after suffering a stroke and having to learn how to play the guitar and sing again.

The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Fla., is a beachfront property with nearly 900 guest rooms, 100 guest suites, a 200,000-square-foot convention center, seven restaurants, a full-service spa, an upscale, 50,000-square-foot retail complex, as well as golf and tennis amenities. For six consecutive years, the resort has been a AAA Four Diamond Award winner.

METALCON International 2008 was held Oct. 1-3 at the Baltimore Convention Center, drawing nearly 7,000 high-level metal construction professionals from more than 50 different countries.The event is the only annual conference and exhibition that features the latest products, educational programs and demonstrations of field techniques for the use of metal in construction.