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Metal Roofing
MRA Predicts Subtler Colors Will Be on the Rise in 2021
By Marco Industries. Learn the latest in roofing color trends to prepare your business and provide what customers want. In a recent press release, the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) announced their predictions for 2021 roofing color trends. The MRA concluded that subdued, earthy and calming colors will be popular ...
Metal Roofing on the Rise
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Durability, style and color are playing key roles in the growing popularity of metal roofing. The demand for home improvement projects has steadily increased throughout 2020 and is expected to remain elevated well into 2021. One upgrade that more homeowners are considering is replacing ...
2020 Metal Roofing Project of the Year
By DECRA. This year’s competition was full of worthy applicants and amazing projects, but one out mastered the rest. The first annual DECRA Metal Roofing Project of the Year competition was a great success! While many applicants submitted projects with excellent craftsmanship, we are proud to recognize the contractor whose project exemplified ...
ATAS International Introduces Woodland Series
The Woodland Series of panel colors is now offered by ATAS. Four classic woodgrain patterns (Birch, Cedar, Driftwood and Walnut), with a 70% PVDF coating, are available in .032 aluminum. The warmth of wood can now be achieved with the durability of metal for a variety of applications, including ...
How to Remove Mold or Algae from a Metal Roof
Read a few tips for cleaning a DECRA stone-coated metal roof to protect it from algae, mold, lichen and more to achieve life-long perfection. Stone-coated metal roofing is an excellent solution for anyone looking for an easy to clean surface. Like other structural options, they inevitably attract algae, lichen and mold ...
World’s Most Stunning Homes Feature Metal Roofs: Hope Residence
This home in Palm Springs, California, with its striking copper roof, appears to rise from the mountains. For a home that is nearly as famous and unique as the American entertainers who inspired it, the Hope Residence in Palm Springs has been compared to a spaceship, a mushroom and a volcano. Whatever ...
Designing with Metal Wall Panels Course Now Offered by ATAS
Learn about metal wall panel substrates and coatings, and the basic requirements of a wall panel assembly in this course. ATAS International is pleased to announce a new course being offered to architects and designers: “Designing with Metal Wall Panels.” The course is approved by the AIA (American Institute of Architects) ...
Metal Roofing—The Perfect Platform for Solar PV
By Rob Haddock, CEO and Founder of S-5! Metal roofing has a service life that exceeds that of a solar PV system. For the past four decades, in total, well over 2 billion square feet of metal roofing has been installed in the U.S. each year, and that number grows every year. ...
The Demand for Metal Roofing Continues to Rise
By Marco Industries. Contractors are celebrating as data indicates the increasing popularity of metal roofing. The demand for metal roofing for new home construction has doubled according to data collected by Dodge Data and Analytics and commissioned by the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA). This is good news for residential roofers as metal ...
Case Study: ColorGard® by S-5!
Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum retrofitted with standing seam metal roof. The project Transferred from the United States Air Force to a group of volunteers in 1994, Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum is located in Hangar #1 of the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. ...
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