Like many firefighters, I always look at buildings as though I were sizing them up for firefighting operations. One building construction technique that always intrigued me is the metal pitched roof.

Most of the energy on Earth comes from the sun. Sunshine reaching the earth’s surface, averaged over the entire planet, is about ¾ of a KWh per square foot per day. But that also includes energy ...

Officials with McElroy Metal like to point out that if you want to see the metal roofing manufacturer’s products in use, just look at its Georgia plant. The company recently installed new ...

Cornerstone Building Brands, a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, today announced a partnership to offer SunSteel(TM) solar panels factory-integrated with its ...

Every type of building construction poses challenges for ladder companies performing vertical ventilation. In this article, we take a closer look at Type 2 construction, specifically the metal roof, ...

As the demand for energy-efficient building products increases, metal roofs are being praised for their long-term cost-cutting potential. Although solar-reflective coatings for roofs have been ...