Got questions about OSHA’s new enforcement guidelines for residential construction? Then tune into this month’s Roofing Contractor webinar titled “Ensuring Safety on the Jobsite.”  

I was a bit surprised to find that roofing was the topic of this Sunday’s “Doonesbury” comic strip. In it, Mike Doonesbury is chatting with his friend Bernie about “cool roof” initiatives.

Roof consultants typically work with both the building owner and the roofing contractor, giving them a unique perspective when it comes to examining roof maintenance. Roofing Contractor spoke with four consultants who work with building owners across the country and asked them to share their clients’ key concerns and their goals in setting up roof asset management programs.

Johns Manville (JM), a Berkshire Hathaway company, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony at its new EPDM manufacturing facility in Milan, Ohio. This is a great story for the roofing industry, and I was on hand to cover the news for Roofing Contractor.

Like a lot of you out there, I was on vacation last week. We spent a glorious Fourth of July break in northern Michigan.

Most consultants agree that the sluggish economy is bringing increased attention to roof maintenance. Rick Cook, a partner in ADC Engineering in Charleston, S.C., and the current president of RCI, Inc., sees contractors expanding that mindset to the entire building envelope.

Roof consultants typically work with both the building owner and the roofing contractor, giving them a unique perspective when it comes to examining roof maintenance.

The American Institute of Architects brought some interesting concepts to the show floor for the AIA 2011 National Convention and Design Exposition, held last week in New Orleans.

Recently I spoke with roof consultant Greg Hayne, owner of Roof Management, headquartered in Fairfield, Iowa.

I was chatting the other day with Architectural Roofing & Waterproofing editorial director John D’Annunzio about roof maintenance.