Contents

APRIL 2016
VOL. 46 ISSUE 4

COLUMNS

Focus

Prepare to celebrate National Roofing Week June 5-11!

Tech Today

Properly specifying wind design is key to roof system performance.

Capitol Hill

Legislation supporting career and technical education could aid roofing industry recruitment.

As I was saying …

NRCA's CEO transition process officially has begun.

DEPARTMENTS

FEATURES

Curtis Purvis, superintendent for Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing, Farmers Branch, Texas, wins Professional Roofing's Best of the Best Award.

A team player - Curtis Purvis wins the Best of the Best Award

Big crowds attended NRCA's 129th Annual Convention and the 2016 International Roofing Expo.®

Success in the sunshine state - NRCA's 129th Annual Convention and the 2016 International Roofing Expo<sup>&reg;</sup> attract second-highest attendance

The Cathedral of St. Paul, Birmingham, Ala., undergoes a Neo-Gothic design revival from Midland Engineering Co. Inc., South Bend, Ind.

Medieval roofing - Midland Engineering revives The Cathedral of St. Paul's Neo-Gothic design

The long-term performance of residential metal roof systems depends on their abilities to accommodate thermal movement.

Build it to last - Understanding thermal movement in residential metal roof systems is key to long-term performance

Participants in the Alliance's second annual student competition presented plans to reroof the Orange County Convention Center.

On your mark, get set, reroof! - The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress sponsors its second construction management student competition