“EPDM (ethylene propylene diene terpolymer) rubber roofing membrane has been an appealing choice of the low-slope commercial roofing industry for over 40 years, with more than 500,000 warranted roof installations using 20 billion-plus square feet. Annually, EPDM accounts for over… Read More
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Modified Bitumen and Sustainability Fact Sheet
90-mil EPDM Membrane vs. Three-ply Modified Bitumen Roofing
EPDM Membrane Production Materials and Manufacturing Processes
This paper will review the raw materials used in the production of EPDM based compounds used to manufacture single ply membranes for the commercial roofing industry. We will also give a brief overview of the manufacturing process which converts the… Read More
Designing Sustainable Roofing Systems
Enlightened building owners and roof system designers are interested in adopting roofing systems using environmental parameters. In many countries a generation has grown up in a culture sympathetic and supportive to “green” issues. Many colleges and universities include environmental studies… Read More
Laboratory Evaluation of EPDM Roof Membranes
Single-ply rubber sheets, based upon ethylene propylene diene terpolymers (EPDM), have steadily increased in usage for roof membranes over the past 20 years.