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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.

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.

When German Duarte and Stella Amador took the stage at the 94th Annual Convention and Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Expo in Orlando last June, they did so with a high level of gratitude and an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

CertainTeed's message is that building in America matters now — and will continue to matter in the future, particularly in the roofing industry.

In business there is no substitute for efficiency. In large businesses efficiency is an earned commodity.

Severe damage by Hurricane Wilma forced the Northeast Dade Branch Library in Aventura, Fla. to close in October 2005.

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.

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.