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OSHA has set forth regulations codifying the steps building owners must take to protect roof openings, including roof hatches

The cranes being driven out of the assembly plants at Grove, Manitowoc, Link Belt, Krupp and Liebherr, are not your grandfather's or even your father's models.

Roof designers and contractors should be aware of when and why we use coverboards.

Elk Premium Building Products Inc., Dallas, "Revs it Up" for its 2004 Elk Edge seminar by giving away a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

Tasman Roofing Products was recently acquired by New Zealand-based Fletcher Building.

It's never been more important for contractors to be "up to speed" on the ins and outs of correct attic ventilation.

This article provides some guidance on whether or not to repair blistered areas on different types of conventional low-slope membrane systems.

It is no surprise that, year after year, more construction workers die from falling from a height above 6 feet.

I was raised on the construction adage: “More guys fall off of shallow pitches than steep ones,” and it has certainly proven true in my 35 years of construction history.

The elements required for establishing proper roof maintenance guidelines on metal roof systems are similar to maintenance conducted on conventional systems.