Resources

“For all the changes in the roofing industry, EPDM is the home-grown original formula for single-ply membranes. It’s been 40 years since this newcomer emerged with a radical method of waterproofing a building that saved money and could elongate with… Read More

The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) announced the completion of the first phase of its project to research the possible recycling of EPDM single-ply roofing material. In the project,conducted jointly by Firestone Building Products Company and Carlisle SynTec Incorporated,results indicatethat it… Read More

“Construction waste management quickly is becoming a significant concern not only for the construction industry but for roofing contractors. According to Engineering News-Record, 136 million tons of construction debris are created annually and the cost of virgin materials continues to… Read More

“Based on field and test data, it is clear that EPDM roof membranes outperform other roof systems in terms of hail protection. In tests including simulation of hail up to three inches of diameter, EPDMroofing membranes did not suffer membrane… Read More

In the mid-1980s, DuPont developed an energy calculator, which some manufacturers of light-colored membranes used as a marketing tool for their products. The high cost of light-colored membranes, though, was a substantial hindrance to widespread acceptance.

“Cool roofs are defined by the Cool Roof Rating Council as a product with solar reflectivity of at least 0.70 and infrared emissivity of at least 0.75. In its 2005 revision, Title 24, California Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and… Read More

“Interest in life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) appears to be increasing among building owners and designers. Some of this attention may be attributed to a related and growing interest in ‘green’ building technologies that rely in part on the durability… Read More

“During the past 20 years as a roof consultant, architect and former president of RCI Inc.—The Institute of Roofing, Waterproofing and Building Envelope Professionals (RCI), I have met many roofing professionals who have shared a wealth of information. Additionally, I… Read More

“This article is offered as a proposal for uniformity in the assessment of what actu­ally constitutes hailstorm compromise to various roof types. The discussion reviews the author’s experience from hail events of all magnitudes. Roof types explored herein are not… Read More

“In 1978, the California Energy Commission (CEC) established the Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings in response to a legislative mandate to reudce the state’s energy consumption. These standards, which became known as Title 24, are updated periodically… Read More