The prestigious National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), empowered by Congress to identify ways to strengthen the built environment, has issued a series of recommendations to the Trump Administration, and resilience is at the top of their agenda. For the… Read More

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

For Immediate Release Contact: Louisa Hart 301-646-2850 Louisaghart@gmail.com ERA Launches Resilience Website Industry Group Provides Clearinghouse for Resilience Information WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2017 – Responding to the heightened interest in and concern over the resilience of the built environment,… Read More

Congressional briefings to focus on Building a Secure and Resilient National Infrastructure The Washington based Environmental and Energy Study Institute will be hosting a series of five briefings for Congress in Washington DC over the next four months. State/Federal Emergency… Read More

The time has come to “spring forward” as we set our clocks ahead one hour, an event that marks the unofficial end of winter and the beginning of spring. And even though spring doesn’t officially begin until March 20, many… Read More

White roof or black roof? This simple question has perplexed and even polarized segments of the construction community for much of the last decade. In 2009, then Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu tried to settle the issue by recommending that… Read More

Mike DuCharme of Carlisle Construction Materials Named New ERA Chair WASHINGTON, D.C., February 2, 2017 – Mike DuCharme, Vice President – Product Marketing at Carlisle Construction Materials, has been named the new Chair of the EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) by… Read More

White Paper Confirms Benefits of Dark Roofs in Cold Climates “Heating Penalty”, Moisture Accumulation Cited as Issues with Reflective Membranes Washington, DC, January 16, 2017 – The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) is releasing a White Paper, “Cool Roofs in Northern… Read More

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

Once again, as the temperature begins its downward slide, those of us who live in cool-to-downright-cold climates are faced with the reality that winter will soon be here. And once again, the staff and members of ERA feel the need… Read More