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White EPDMs Offer Attractive Attributes for Roofing.  

Energy efficiency is likely to be a simmering issue as August’s massive power outage promises to spark widespread debate over enacting an updated national energy policy. And while reflective, cool roofing surfaces remain a hot trend-especially in warm-weather climates-the goal… Read More

One of the most important steps in roof design involves selecting the best roof system for specific building conditions and building owner needs. In order to make the optimum selection, the designer must evaluate the costs and benefits of the… Read More

“As with the institutional and commercial buildings they protect, roofing systems have been in a continual state of technological advancement for the past 20 years. One prevalent example of this trend is the ongoing improvement of ethylene propylene diene terpolymer… Read More

“Since the early 1960s, the EPDM single-ply rubber roofing membrane has been an appealing choice in the commercial roofing industry. EPDM manufacturers have ensured the product’s success by continually investing in technological innovations to improve both overall performance and installation… Read More

The long-term performance of a roofing system could in many cases be predicted by the decisions made during the design phase of a school project. All too often compromises or oversights at this juncture can lead to a history of… Read More

“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

90-mil EPDM Membrane vs. Three-ply Modified Bitumen Roofing

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