Michael Farrell would probably be the first to admit that it takes a very patient, dedicated person to own and maintain a home that’s on the National Registry of Historic Places. As the 30-year resident owner of the Art House (formerly the Elisha Taylor House), a 139-year-old Gothic Revival home in Detroit’s Brush Park Historic District, Farrell has embarked on several remodeling projects.

Tropical Roofing and Raingutters Inc. replaced the original wood shake roofs with CertainTeed Landmark Solaris IR solar-reflective shingles on eight buildings at Pine Knoll Villas.

Leading the Grambling State University football team for 57 years, Eddie G. Robinson achieved legendary status by posting an unprecedented 408 wins and becoming the most victorious coach in the history of NCAA Division I football.

In the past, buildings with both low-slope and steep-slope roof areas presented a real design challenge, mainly due to the limitations in low-slope roofing color choices. Most often, building and design professionals were forced to match bright, attractive shingles with modified bitumen membranes, traditionally available in black only. It was either this or choose a black shingle to achieve the monochromatic look on a mixed low- and steep-slope roof. Fortunately, things change. Color science has advanced.