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.
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).
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.