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
Blog Posts
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
Lingle Avenue Elementary School
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
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