A leading coalition of roofing associations is continuing the Quarterly Market Index Surveys, designed to provide a barometer of the industry’s business conditions. The one-of-a-kind poll follows a successful effort that started in 2021, drawing on the views of contractors… Read More
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Q4 2023 Market Index Survey for Reroofing Shows Stability or Growth
The results for the Q4 2023 Market Index Survey for Reroofing are now available. Below are a few topline highlights of the recent survey. Respondent Demographics: Business Type: Roofing contractors comprised 72% of respondents; roofing consultants comprised 28% of respondents…. Read More
Nova Scotia Middle School’s Roof Withstands Two Major Storms
The late summer and early fall months on North America’s Eastern Seaboard can be a spectacularly beautiful time of year marked by beautiful foliage, warm days, and cool nights. Unless of course, an Atlantic hurricane rolls in for a visit…. Read More
ERA’s 20th Anniversary
New research on roof albedo, insulation and energy efficiency
Historic Building Transformed into OSF HealthCare’s New Ministry Headquarters
Western Specialty Contractors – Peoria, Illinois Branch was part of the team that painstakingly transformed a seven-story historic building in downtown Peoria into OSF HealthCare’s new Ministry Headquarters. Western replaced the building’s old roof with a low-maintenance roof garden system… Read More
Replacing the Roof on Saint George Church Poses Tough Challenges
Saint George Roman Catholic Church sits in the heart of Erie, Pennsylvania. The cross-shaped structure’s curved metal roof has been a landmark for decades, but the existing copper roof, which was installed in the 1950s, was leaking and showing signs… Read More
New Roof Protects the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York. Billed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” and alternatively referred to as… Read More
New Literature Review on Cool Roofs, UHIE, and Energy Efficiency
ERA recently commissioned a literature review, working with the Department of Construction Science and Management at Clemson University. This literature review conducted a thorough investigation of published data and models designed to understand the impact of membrane color on… Read More
New research on roof albedo and urban heat islands
Since its founding almost 20 years ago, the EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) has been committed to providing science-based information about our products and their optimum use. Given the ongoing and intensifying efforts to lessen the impact of climate change, three… Read More