Dwayne Sloan is Principal Engineer (PDE), Building Materials, Roofing Materials & Systems and Air Ducts, Underwriters Laboratories. For more information about Underwriters Laboratories, call 919-549-1659 or 847-664-2719 or visit www.ul.com.
For many years metal roof decking has been used as a viable roof-covering product that demonstrates good fire-resistant and wind-resistant performance characteristics.