Roof Decks A to Z Part XIII: Vintage, Obscure, or Obsolete Systems May 15, 2019 May/June 2019 IIBEC Interface • 9 Some decks featured in this article—and others of the category— are “autoclaved” products. An autoclave is a steam pressure chamber used to cure any number of things, including coatings, rubber products, and cementitious building material such as old Johns Manville Transite and other fiber cement products. Autoclaved building materials […] Read More
StuccoMetrics: ASTM C1861: New Paradigms for Stucco Lathing Accessories May 15, 2019 StuccoMetrics: ASTM C1861: New Paradigms for Stucco Lathing Accessories Jeffrey A. Bowlsby, CCS, CCCA Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. 100 Pine Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-495-3700 • Email: jabowlsby@sgh.com RC I I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v e n t […] Read More
Seeking Solutions to Cost-Effectively Insulate an Existing Wall Assembly May 15, 2019 Seeking Solutions to Cost-Effectively Insulate an Existing Wall Assembly André Desjarlais, FASTM; and Kaushik Biswas Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008, MS-6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Phone: 865-574-0022 • E-mail: desjarlaisa@ornl.gov Douglas Smith NanoPore Inc. RC I I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v […] Read More
Wind Pressures on Low-Slope Roofs: ASCE 7-16 Standards and Fourth Edition of RCIF Monograph May 15, 2019 Wind Pressures on Low-Slope Roofs: ASCE 7-16 Standard and Fourth Edition of RCIF Monograph Stephen Patterson, RRC, PE Roof Technical Services, Inc. 1944 Handley Drive, Fort Worth, TX 26112 Phone: 817-233-9450 • E-mail: spatterson@rooftechusa.com and Madan Mehta, PE University of Texas at Arlington 601 West Nedderman Drive, Arlington, TX 76019 Phone: 817-272-2801 • E-mail: mmehta@uta.edu […] Read More
Fire Protection Tests and Building Enclosure Systems: A Brief History May 15, 2019 28 • IIBEC Interface A April 2019 Figure 1 – ASTM E119 test. The proper design of exterior walls and enclosure systems for buildings is critical to a building’s performance. Fire protection requirements associated with the exterior wall envelope are similarly critical performance aspects of these systems that must be carefully considered when designing a […] Read More
KEE-PVC Roofing Membranes: Highlights of a New ASTM Specification to Help Validate Composition April 10, 2019 36 • IIBEC Interface A April 2019 INTRODUCTION Reflective roofing products are often used on buildings with flat roofs located in urban areas. This is an attempt to reduce the effects of local daily ambient temperatures in the summer months—the so-called heat island effect.1 White- to cream-colored thermoplastic roofing membranes are often used for this […] Read More
President’s Message: Saying Thanks March 10, 2019 Michael E. Clark, RBEC, RRO, PE, CSRP President PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As I sit at my computer to write this, my last RCI President’s Message, North America is experiencing a bout of what the weather forecasters are calling “unusually cold weather.” A “polar vortex” has brought temperatures across vast swaths of the U.S. and Canada to […] Read More
Project Profile: Retrofit Roof-Hardening Project Meets Hurricane Michael January 09, 2019 The United States government is no stranger to hardening its roof designs for existing buildings needing a roof replacement. This is especially true for metal roofs on military bases along the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. As a result, existing metal building roof retrofits are now being upgraded to Category V and greater hurricane-force wind loads. […] Read More
Dutch Lap Slate Roofing December 09, 2018 INTRODUCTION Dutch Lap slate roofing is a rather narrow subject. So why write a case study about it? Well, for one, very little has been written on the topic. So, if you are lucky enough to get to work on a Dutch Lap slate roof, you are not likely to find much in the way […] Read More
