DESIGNATED MEETING ROOM: A304
If you design, install, commission, maintain or repair metal roofing systems, this course will provide you with the tools and techniques to do your job correctly and avoid problems. Upon completion, you will be able to identify the best solutions to your metal roofing issues, whether you’re working on new construction, performing maintenance or re-roofing.
This course includes technical and practical “soup-to-nuts” information presented in a common-sense fashion that makes the art and science of metal roofing clear, concise and understandable. It equips participants with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to master metal roofing, making complex concepts clear and actionable. And, it is the best “crash course” available for sales personnel in-industry.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the evolution of metal roofing, the types of metals and coatings used, fabrication and manufacturing processes, seam types, panel profiles and the principles of metallurgy.
- Grasp fundamental design concepts, including guidance on material selection, paint finishes, flashing, sealants, seam technologies, thermal cycling, panel anchorage and curved applications.
- Understand the principles of galvanic weathering, oil canning, snow retention, water-shedding, hydrostatic vs. hydrokinetic systems and the effective use of underlayments and joint sealants to ensure long-term performance and durability.
- Learn the common causes of metal roof failure and how the principles of thermal response and joint design affect system integrity and waterproofing.
- Identify key principles of system attachment as it relates to wind testing, uplift resistance and thermal response.
- Avoid common installation pitfalls for steep and low slope metal roofing, learn Rob’s Rules of Roofing and understand best practices for both.
This workshop is located in meeting room #A304 and requires pre-registration, an additional fee and includes your exhibit hall pass.
Continuing Education Credits:
4.0 AIA LU HSW 
Rob Haddock
CEO and Founder, S-5!
Rob is a metal roofing expert who has worked in the industry for five decades―as a laborer, then contractor, forensic consultant, technical author, educator, innovator, and CEO and founder of S-5! He is a member of NRCA, ASHRAE, ASCE, CSI and ASTM and a lifetime honorary member of MBCEA and MCA. Rob holds 60+ patents and innovated the concept of seam clamps to attach roof accessories to standing seam roof profiles. He has served as faculty for the Roofing Industry Educational Institute, the Roof Consultants Institute and the University of Wisconsin. Rob is a recipient of numerous awards and was a charter inductee to the Metal Construction Hall of Fame. His presentations and technical writings have been translated and published in at least 10 languages, yet he is a down-to-earth, hands-on speaker who has a knack for making technical subjects easy for his audience to understand.
