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“The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary of service to the roofing industry during 2013. During this anniversary year, ERA will focus on providing advanced science to help clarify the choice of appropriate roofing systems in climates… Read More

“When designing a roof system membrane color, in addition to other variables such as building conditions, insulation levels and local weather conditions must be considered in order to prevent moisture condensation and subsequent accumulation within the assembly.”

A team of researchers from Arizona State University have found that warming resulting from megapolitan expansion is seasonally dependent, with greatest warming occurring during summer and least during winter. Among the most practical ways to combat urbanization-induced warming – the… Read More

Although an overall world population increase of 2.3 billion is projected by 2050 relative to 2011, urban growth is estimated at 2.6 billion, as urban complexes, in addition to absorbing all of the world’s additional inhabitants, are expected to draw… Read More

A new supplement to Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) offers a faster way to compare environmental impact information. Read full article.

Building owners and facilities managers, government agencies, architects and other specifiers are continually looking to improve the performance of buildings. Not only are they looking to improve the energy usage of a facility, but they are looking at the entire… Read More

An in-depth study of 22 green federal buildings across the U.S. showed that on average, the representative buildings chosen from GSA’s regularly outperformed the national averages of building performance data.

As standards in specific categories of building products are developed, green design programs typically point to those standards as the benchmarks in various credit areas. Most government agencies, when looking to establish guidelines for greening their facilities, will first look… Read More

Building owners should perform roof system maintenance to optimize roof system life.

“LEED Certified buildings have an injury rate 9% higher than traditional construction projects, finds a study by the University of Colorado.”