Recent Updates

The EPDM Roofing Association retained the services of Jim D. Koontz & Associates, Inc. to perform laboratory testing on 81 test targets provided by the association. The targets varied in age and substrate. The samples were impacted with ice spheres… Read More

“The roof is becoming a more complex, challenging, and important component of any number of buildings, but especially so for schools and universities. The current economic climate, the growing presence of energy producing systems (solar panels or wind turbines), the… Read More

The issue is even more simple than black and white. The days when heating and cooling costs were a relatively insignificant item on a school’s budget are long gone. The price of oil, natural gas, and coal are high, extremely… Read More

The small, common stones used as roof ballast possess few individual attributes worthy of extensive examination. But the combined effect of these small stones has been gigantic within the roofing industry.

Paddy Chayefsky once said: “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” This statement might best describe how I feel about the current state of the roofing industry. Never in my 25 years of involvement with… Read More

SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, has released a final report on a joint study with the Department of Energy, entitled: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Ballasted Roof Systems.  

Currently, cool roofs comply with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR@ roofing products standards. In addition, U.S. states (such as California, through its Title 24 Energy Code [CEC]) prescribe cool roofs as part of the base case building… Read More

“LCA is a better measure of a products “cradle to grave” and true long term economic and environmental than traditional Life Cycle Costing (LCC).”

With energy savings and sustainability becoming crucial components of a modern roof system, the ability to recycle roofing products is growing in importance. During the past 18 months, the EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) Roofing Association (ERA) has been conducting… Read More