True or False: Hailstorms, while damaging and potentially dangerous, are relatively isolated events confined to one portion of the United States. False! Seventy-five percent of American cities experience at least one hailstorm a year, and the risk extends throughout the… Read More
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RICOWI Study Finds EPDM Offers Superior Protection Against Hail
For the past decade, ERA has disseminated science-based information about the superior protection that EPDM membranes offer against hail damage. In 2007, ERA commissioned independent laboratory testing comparing many types of roofing materials and their resistance to hail up to… Read More
An Artistic EPDM Roof
At ERA, we think of every well-installed roofing system using an EPDM membrane as something of a work of art. But a roof in Grand Rapids, Michigan takes the artistic possibilities of EPDM to a whole new level. The roof… Read More
Guest Blog: White Single-Ply Roofing Membrane For Your Next Project? Not So Fast!
Today, the majority of new roofing is a white single-ply membrane, either TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). This is due mostly to new energy codes that require reflective roofing to reduce heat absorption into the structure. Over the… Read More
Resiliency and the Future of Roofing
At ERA, we consider it an important part of our job to keep our eye on emerging issues that could impact the roofing business, and its customers. Recently, we’ve noticed that resiliency is getting a lot of attention – from… Read More