YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - Contractors and suppliers networked while learning how new technology is being used in the industry at the York Builders Association's second annual South Central PA Construction Expo on Wednesday.

"By not going with solar, I think you're going to be just caught behind in the times, just as if you're not keeping up with AI," said TY Backer, founder and CEO of TC Backer Construction.

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Backer said the demand for solar shingles is increasing.

"Especially in south central Pennsylvania here," he said. "I think a lot of people are going with solar due to the fact of the rising cost of energy."

The cost of tariffs could be passed off to consumers too, but Ed Metzger with Lezzer Lumber sees everything

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