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The roofing industry mirrors the plight of struggling industrial towns.

NRCA's newest manual offers best-practice guidelines applicable to single-ply membrane roof systems.

NRCA believes fixing a broken immigration system is key to addressing labor shortage issues.

Since 1886, when the association was established, NRCA members have elected 124 presidents to lead the organization. This year's president, now called chairman of the board as a result of a change to NRCA's bylaws, already has blazed a trail by being elected to a position that—until now—only has been held by men. For the first time in 129 years, NRCA has elected a woman, Lindy Ryan, senior vice president of service and leadership development for Tecta America Corp., Sanford, Fla., to serve as its chairman of the board.

For several years, roofing contractors have struggled with how to recruit workers. Competition is fierce, and the roofing industry's negative image among construction industry job seekers only adds to the problem. To help attract college graduates to the industry, The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress has partnered with construction management schools to bring roofing curricula into college classrooms, as well as expose students to opportunities in the roofing industry.

The Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma, Wash., is a research center and community of environmental scientists, analysts, engineers and policymakers who develop creative and sustainable solutions to restore and protect urban waterways. When the center's property management company struggled with the upkeep of the facility's two vegetative roof systems, it called upon the experts at Nations Roof, Seattle, for help, and a team of female roofing professionals remediated the roofs.