Metal Construction Association (MCA)

By Jesse Sanchez. Building more than awareness, this organization is shaping the future workforce with one guide and training session at a time. In this episode of the MetalCast™ podcast, host Karen Edwards wraps up a wide-ranging conversation with Renee Ramey, executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), by ...

Demand, durability and a market on the rise

July 19, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

By Jesse Sanchez. A new study shows metal roofing isn't just growing, it's transforming how the industry thinks about the future. Metal is having a moment. That’s the takeaway from this episode of MetalCast™, where host Heidi J. Ellsworth speaks with Paul Trombitas of FMI Research. Paul lays out a ...

Choosing the right retrofit roof for long-term performance

July 14, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

By Roof Hugger. Don’t let cost alone influence your customers’ choices. Educate them on the strength and longevity of various retrofit systems to best meet their needs. When it comes to retrofitting a commercial metal roof, building owners are often faced with a crucial decision: opt for a TPO overlay ...

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The 2025 MCA Design Awards

July 10, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

Deadline for entries: Friday, July 11, at 11:59 pm CDT The MCA Design Awards Program offers a unique opportunity to showcase your products to the design community. Entries highlight some of the most innovative and inspiring projects in today’s architectural landscape. Winning projects receive prominent exposure through the MCA website, social ...

MCA 2025 Market Study shows growth for the Metal Construction industry

July 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

The MCA Market Study combines industry data from leading manufacturers of metal construction products. The Metal Construction Association has published its 2025 MCA Market Study of the metal roof and wall market, the most comprehensive study of the metal construction industry to date. Published annually, the MCA Market Study combines industry data ...

NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing

July 1, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

The survey is an industrywide effort to collect information about the reroofing market spearheaded by a coalition of trade associations. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking part in the latest Quarterly Market ...

Ken Gieseke: industry advocate’s commitment to promoting metal roofing helped shape the industry’s direction

June 27, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

For more than 30 years, Ken Gieseke has advocated for metal roofing and wall panels. For more than 30 years, Ken Gieseke has advocated for metal roofing and wall panels. Through his efforts at industry associations and McElroy Metal in Bossier City, La., where he is senior vice president, Gieseke contributed ...

Popular gathering returns for women: ‘Metal & Mimosas’ at METALCON

June 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

METALCON offers women in metal construction a high-energy morning of networking, inspiration and industry empowerment. With more and more women taking a career path into the metal construction industry, the organizers of METALCON are inviting women to inspire and be inspired by other women at Metal & Mimosas during the upcoming ...

METALCON sessions address building with weather events in mind

June 18, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

Brian Partyka, vice president of development at Carlisle, and Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson, principals and co-founders of Minarc, will present on fire and weather-resistant metal construction. Whether or not you believe the number of disastrous weather events are increasing or worsening, you must acknowledge the importance of improving building ...