Chuck Howard is a professional engineer and
roofing consultant who has specialized in metal roofs for more than 30 years.
He currently provides commercial roof consulting to contractors, architects,
building owners and The Metal Initiative, the educational arm of the metal
roofing and wall industry in North America.
For more information, contact The Metal Initiative at www.themetalinitiative.com.
Retrofitting flat roofs with sloped metal roofs is a concept that is tailor-made for these declining economic times. Interestingly, of the 40 billion square feet of roofing annually installed in the United States, only a fraction of that amount entails retrofitting roofs with sloped metal systems.