The Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA) was formed in 1998 by a group of metal roofing manufacturers with the main goal of educating consumers about the benefits of metal roofing. Members include metal roofing suppliers, contractors and distributors, paint corporations, trade magazines, and other construction related corporations.

History

Copper has played a significant role in architecture for thousands of years...

This is the reason Colorado needs so many more commercial roofs. As the population grows so does the infrastructure.

According to the Denver Post

For the first time since the tech boom, Colorado added nearly 101,000 people to its population in a single year — a larger-than-expected increase that helps explain Denver’s overheated housing market.

“We were surprised that migration came in so strong. We had bee...

A Snow Guard is a device used to retain snow and ice from falling from one surface to a lower one; in contemporary usage they are installed to prevent snow/ice pack from avalanching and damaging people, plants, and property below. They are most commonly installed in multiples or rows on a structure's roof surface, as a form of avalanche control. Snow Guards are installed with a specific quantity and patt...

While reflective single-ply roof membranes and high-thermal roof insulations seem to have captured current interest in low slope roofing, they are just two of many items to be considered in a roofing system. 

Not only that, but roughly two-thirds of all low-slope roofing activity involves replacement or renovation. In these cases, there may be no designer of record, and critical information about the stru...