Jobsite Safety How Owners Should Comply With OSHA Roofing Safety Guidelines Building owners have a responsibility to protect people who venture on their roofs, according to OSHA. OSHA prescribed certain safety...
Roofing 10 New Roofing Products to Spruce Up Home Exteriors These roofing products—from porcelain roof tile to zinc cladding—offer a wide range of options for almost any roof type
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Roofing New Retrofit Design Guide for Metal Roofing The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has published a new design guide, "Retrofit Metal Roofing.” The manual provides code-compliant and...
Products Best of IBS 2019 | Huber Engineered Woods Expanding its ZIP System building enclosure product collection, which eliminates the need for housewrap and roofing felt in wall and roof...
Products IBS Products: Construction + Building Materials | Simpson Strong-Tie Designed for use with Strong-Drive SDWC Truss screws for rafter/truss connections, the Simpson Strong-Tie Quik Stik allows contractors to...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, January 28 The latest news in residential construction building codes and standards including snow remediation hazard analysis, wildfire preparedness, and more
Solar Solar Is Now Standard for This Roofing Giant The largest roofing manufacturing company in the world, Standard Industries, is going solar. Its launch of solar startup GAF Energy "aims to...
Solar California Rooftop Solar Mandate Leading Nation by Example In 2020, California's rooftop solar mandate for all newly built single-family homes in the state goes into effect, and experts anticipate it...
