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
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Task Force on Resiliency
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
A Polarizing Perspective? Cool Roofs in Northern Climates
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
Tried and True Approach to Cool Roofs in Cold Climates
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
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
Cool Roof Defeat
If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, we hope you will take a look at the article we authored in the July issue of Professional Roofing. It describes the coalition that ERA built, along with the Colorado… 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
ERA Leadership Participates in White House Conference on Resilient Buildings
Earlier this month, ERA leadership was represented at the White House Conference on Resilient Building Codes. Once again, the Conference was a reminder that EPDM membranes deliver superior performance in this new environment that values energy-efficiency, sustainability and – now,… Read More