b'MidwestRoofing ContractorsAssociationMRCA Leadership DirectoryOfficers/Executive Committee Dale TylerMIDWEST ROOFER PresidentNational Roofing Partners LLCBob Schenkel dale.tyler@nationalroofingpartners.comCL Schust Company rschenkel@clschust.com John KalkreuthKalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.First Vice President johnk@krsm.netMark Langer February 2016 Langer Roofing and Sheet Metal Laurie Mooremlanger@langer-roofing.com Membership & Marketing ChairKreiling Roofing CoSecond Vice President/Treasurer lmoore@kreiling.comContents Greg SpragueCERTA ChairSteve WeinertSprague Roofing Co. Crafts, Inc.Columns gmsprague@spragueroofing.com srw@craftsroofing.comSecretary Kelly LeaPresidents Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Kevin Gwaltney Texas Roof ManagementDiamond Roofing kellylea@texasroof.comGarys Corner: OSHA Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 kevin@diamond-roofing.com Council ChairsChairman of the Board Greg BloomIndustry News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10 Nominating Committee Chair Advisory Council ChairLarry MarshallAllied Building ProductsT&R Update: Exploring Technological Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. greg.bloom@alliedbuilding.comlpmarshall@lmarshallroofing.comTracey DonelsMRCA Aileron Partnership: Course for Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15 Directors Young Contractors Randy R. Adams Council ChairT&R Chair K Post Company. Roof Runners: Eighty-five years into business, Queen City Roofing steps intoR. Adams Roofing Co., Inc. tracey.donels@kpostcompany.comnew professional territory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17 randy_a@radamsroofing.com AdvisorsTerry Buss Rene Dupuis, PhD PEUnderstanding Start-up Technology for Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 & 22 Operations & Safety Chair Structural Research, Inc.E.D. Chase Inc. rdupuis@sri-engineering.comCalender of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21 tbuss@edchase.com Matt Dupuis, PhD PEJames Boland Structural Research, Inc.Operations & Safety Vice Chair mdupuis@sri-engineering.comThe Quality Roofing Companyjames@thequalityroofingco.com Legal CounselGary AumanMiguel Arzola gwa@dmfdayton.comAd Index Business Management ChairCIM Roofing Staffmarzola@cimroofing.com Bob PopeTriangle Fastener Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Executive DirectorMark Gwaltney bpope@assnsoffice.comInternational Leak Detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Business Management Vice ChairDiamond-Everley Roofing Contractors Rachel Pinkusmark@diamondeverley.com Managing Director &Gulf Eagle Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MR EditorFred Horner rpinkus@assnsoffice.comRoofers Coffee Shop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conference & Expo ChairAdvanced Industrial Roofing Valerie Dahlbergfred_horner@airoofing.com Affiliate Relations &Gary Auman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Government Affairs Tracey Donels vdahlberg@assnsoffice.comYCC ChairInternational Roofing Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 K Post Company.Megan Millertracey.donels@kpostcompany.com Accounts ManagerAmerisafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 mmiller@assnsoffice.comJim PetersonArch. Sheet Metal & Joe WilliamsMalarkey Roofing Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Steep Slope Chairman Graphic DesignerPeterson Roofing, Inc. jwilliams@assnsoffice.comEagleview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 jim@petersonroofinginc.comMRCA Headquarters2077 Embury Park Rd. |Dayton, OH 45342Phone: 800.497.6722|Fax: 937.278.0317www.mrca.orgDisclaimer: The opinions and positions stated in articles published herein are those of the authors and not, by the fact of publication, necessarily those of MRCA. MRCA does not endorse roofing products or systems and shall not be deemed by anything herein to have recommended the use or non-use of any particular roofing system.Find us on'