Description: The Barrington, IL, United States post office demanded a quick, easy-to-install product that would withstand harsh and windy Chicago-area winters as well as blistering summer heat. The existing roof was a standard 60 mil fully adhered EPDM roofing system…. Read More
Blog Posts
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
Case Study: JM’s extruded EPDM enters market to fulfill demand for a complete, consistent product line
Description: EPDM: It is one of the most versatile and proven membranes for commercial new and re-roof low-slope applications – a favored system where weatherability through a wide range of temperatures and conditions is critical. Today, a full line of… Read More
ERA’s 20th Anniversary
Case Study: JM EPDM Selected for Enhanced Durability and Weathering
Description: This 32-story Class “A” signature office building with its prestigious Denver address is home to many of Denver’s most prominent professional corporations. Tenants have access to numerous restaurants, retailers, hotels, an innovative 7,500 s.f. fitness center, a Starbucks, and… Read More
Colorado Mountain School Expansion Roofed With JM EPDM R Fit
Description: Summit High School (SHS) expanded its main building by 35,200 square feet. Arapahoe Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. won the job to roof this major addition. As a long-time Johns Manville partner, Arapahoe worked with the District’s facilities manager… Read More
New research on roof albedo, insulation and energy efficiency
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 efforts to lessen the impact of operational carbon through increased energy… Read More
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
Bridgestone Americas Technical Center
The Bridgestone Americas Technical Center was built Built to LEED Gold specification. The roof of the 265,000 sq. ft. facility is composed of two layers of 2? Elevate ISO 95+ GL mechanically attached insulation, one layer of Elevate ISOGARD HD… 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