Lingle Avenue Elementary School Palmyra, Pennsylvania Located in Palmyra, Penn., the newly constructed Lingle Avenue Elementary School is the newest kindergarten through fifth grade school to be added to the Palmyra Area School District. This 105,000-square-foot structure was specified with… Read More
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ITP Transportation Center
Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, Indiana Located just three blocks from the home of the NBAs Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Ind., the Indiana Convention Center recently completed its fourth expansion since opening in 1972. As part of the convention centers expansion… 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
Smith Springs Elementary School
Smith Springs Elementary School Antioch, TN As a result of bad weather, the Smith Springs Elementary School in Antioch, TN was 50 days behind schedule. This was a serious delay, considering the 800 students, who would be showing up for… Read More
Martin Luther College
Martin Luther College New Ulm, Minnesota To reduce the risk of sudden repairs and expenditures, administrators at Martin Luther College of New Ulm, Minnesota, chose a fully-adhered Elevate RubberGard Platinum EPDM Roofing System backed by the industrys first 30-year warranty…. 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
Q2 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing Shows Increases in Project Contracts
The Q2 2022 Market Index Survey for Reroofing shows increasing project contracts but a decline in general confidence. Respondents include both roofing contractors and roof consultants with the vast majority of respondents doing business on both steep-slope and low-slope roofs;… Read More
Washington focuses on heat and human health issues
Over the past several months, Washington policy makers have intensified their focus on the dramatic impact that increasing temperatures are having on our quality of life and physical health. Prolonged heat waves are among the most extreme examples of climate… Read More
ERA and the BuildingAction Coalition urge Congress to act on Build Back Better
BuildingAction is a coalition that spans several segments of the buildings industry across the United States whose members “create and use America’s buildings.” ERA is an Ally of the BuildingAction coalition and works with other members to make the case… Read More