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The Obama administrations decisions are changing labor union dynamics.

Could drones one day be a part of the roofing industry?

Stephen Chu stated that all rooftops should be painted white. Is he right?

Over the course of my years in this industry I’ve witnessed many changes.

Employers should be familiar with the I-9, or Employment Eligibility Verification, form since some variation of it has been mandatory since 1986.

For years I have talked about the four stages of business organizations: wonder, blunder, thunder and plunder.

Like getting your child’s cold, changes inevitably happen. When it comes to changes in how the OSHA standards are implemented, what we choose to do about them may not be quite as important as how we plan to go about changing our mindset.

In an effort to improve the coordination of roofing systems and PV solar installations, we have established an ongoing Rooftop PV Task Force that is developing useful guidelines for the mounting and anchorage of PV systems to both low-slope and steep-slope roofs.

In the realm of building environmentally responsible rooftops, there are a number of means to an end: high R-value insulation layers, highly reflective roof surfaces, vegetative systems, photovoltaic arrays and solar thermal (i.e., hot water) systems. All

 I recently toured three large scaffold rental yards.