Insuring the future 
by Chrystine Elle Hanus
Tecta Solar installs a photovoltaic roof system on Harleysville Mutual Insurance's headquarters. The solar project is one of the largest in Pennsylvania.

Don't blunder the benefits 
by Philip J. Siegel
Many government projects may involve the requirement to pay prevailing wages in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. Complying with a fringe benefit obligation can prove to be complicated.

Another year, another volume 
by Joan P. Crowe, AIA and Maciek Rupar
NRCA publishes The NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems—2012, which updates and expands guidelines for metal panel and SPF roof systems.

New city, new ideas 
by Beth Wang
Get a preview of NRCA's 125th Annual Convention and Hanley Wood's 2012 International Roofing Expo.®

Convention info

Added protection 
by Rob Foote
Many roofing professionals are not covered against wage and hour-related claims. But there are multiple strategies to contain such risks.

Additional statistics

Focus 
Small businesses are particularly prone to technical disasters, but there are ways to safeguard your data.
by Ambika Puniani Bailey

Tech Today 
Historical methods of determining the relative dryness of concrete roof decks may no longer be adequate. Alternative evaluation approaches are needed to determine when concrete decks are dry.
by Mark S. Graham

Capitol Hill 
NRCA secures a significant victory with repeal of the 3 percent withholding tax on government contracts.
by Brandon Audap

As I was saying … 
The imposition and subsequent repeal of the 3 percent withholding tax on government contracts is a reminder that lawmaking is an ugly business done in ways that defy common sense.
by Bill Good

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