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A number of significant changes need to be made to ASHRAE 90.1, "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings," to meet ASHRAE's goal to provide 30 percent more energy savings.

As urban populations expand, it becomes increasingly important to maintain viable and habitable cities. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is evaluating vegetative roof systems for residential roofs and the biodiversity that results from installation.

Wm. Molnar Roofing installs multiple roof systems, including a metal roof system, on Emagine Royal Oak and Star Lanes in Royal Oak, Mich. The unique project presented many safety-related and other challenges.

NRCA will pursue its ambitious legislative agenda when meeting with senators and representatives during its Fall Committee Meetings and Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., this month.

NRCA's board of directors is working on what will become NRCA's next strategic plan. The new plan will call for NRCA to become the clearinghouse for all building codes and standards and to promote professionalism.

The PV industry could offer unprecedented opportunity but not without significant challenges.