Metal Roofing
Why retrofit roof design matters
By The Coffee Shops™. Understanding common retrofit approaches and the risks they can create. Building owners looking to extend the life of an existing metal roof are often presented with several retrofit options. Not all approaches provide the structural performance needed to withstand wind uplift, snow drift loads and ...
Making your supplier match
By The Coffee Shops™. Four things contractors should look for in their metal roofing supplier. A successful metal roofing project depends on more than installation quality — it also relies on having the right supplier behind the scenes. Having a supplier that supports your work from start to finish, ...
Thinking About Metal? Avoid These 5 Costly Mistakes
In this episode of Coffee Conversations® on MetalCoffeeShop®, sponsored by the Metal Construction Association (MCA), Heidi J. Ellsworth talks with Todd Miller, president of Isaiah Industries, Renee Ramey, executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance and Travis Sliger, founder of 4Ever Metal Roofing about what asphalt shingle contractors need to ...
TPO or metal retrofit? Understanding the tradeoffs
By The Coffee Shops™. How to determine which option is right for the job, and what each option has to offer. When contractors meet with building owners to discuss an aging metal roof, the conversation often comes down to two possibilities: recover the roof with a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) ...
Turning specifications into successful metal projects
By The Coffee Shops™ Success starts long before crews arrive onsite. Early collaboration may start with architects and manufacturers, but successful metal projects depend on bringing contractors into the conversation before construction begins. In a recent MetalCast™ episode, Heidi J. Ellsworth continued her conversation with Mercedes Harris, architectural marketing manager ...
The value of independent verification for roofing performance
By The Coffee Shops™. Verified testing and code compliance can help reduce risk and improve project outcomes. For contractors, architects and building owners, roofing performance is about more than appearance. In the article “The Importance of Third-Party Testing and Product Evaluation,” ASC Building Products highlights why independent testing and code ...
Design Details for Better Metal Roofs
In this Read Listen Watch®, Karen Edwards visits with Jeff Medeiros of AEP Span to discuss the key details roofing contractors need to understand when working with architectural metal roofing systems. From panel selection and substrates to thermal movement, wind uplift, sealants, underlayments and penetrations, this conversation will break down ...
Design Details for Better Metal Roofs
In this Read Listen Watch®, Karen Edwards visits with Jeff Medeiros of AEP Span to discuss the key details roofing contractors need to understand when working with architectural metal roofing systems. From panel selection and substrates to thermal movement, wind uplift, sealants, underlayments and penetrations, this conversation will break down ...
Design smarter with Drexel’s visualizer
By Emma Peterson. Explore how Drexel Metals combines experience, collaboration and digital tools to deliver exceptional metal solutions. Over the four decades that Drexel Metals has existed, the brand has grown, notably expanding their offerings through a 2011 acquisition of custom fabricator Met-Fab Manufacturing and becoming a part of the ...
Custom ATAS Panels adorn award-winning project and historic U.S. National Landmark
How ATAS products met this project's goal of preserving the existing structure's beauty while ensuring longevity. Henry B. Plant Hall at the University of Tampa has built a legacy as an intricate, respected architectural building. Its various design elements of brick, steel, slopes, minarets and gilding construct the ornate feel that ...
