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Despite the proliferation of color used in home interiors, front doors and landscaping, a home’s roof is often the last frontier when it comes to design and color.

On Aug. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implemented its new maximum penalty system.

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.

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

Most any successful business owner will tell you that opening up on your own is no picnic.

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.