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This month’s focus on metal in Roofing Contractor provides a great opportunity to look at the sustainability of one of the oldest roofing systems.

Managing people has always been and will remain a challenge.

If one of my children was graduating from college today, and he or she was interested in a career in roofing, I might likewise give them one word of advice: Metal.

Creating a great experience for your customers goes far beyond installing a roof.

When I first got involved in the roofing industry in the 1980s, one of the most important events for researchers like myself was a series of technical conferences co-sponsored by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

I recently completed 40 years of consulting and I thought it would be fun to share some of the bizarre things I have encountered.

Election years often bring a flurry of legislative and regulatory activity that could significantly impact employers.

The first of this two-part series will describe some key changes in federal regulations that may make it harder, more costly, and less efficient for roofing contractors and other employers to run their organizations.