President’s Message: Garden Roofs, What a Wonderful Idea! OR What Were They Thinking? January 26, 2011 Robert J. Elsdon, RRO President At some time in the future, and perhaps not too long from now, the roofing industry will be assessing the environmental value of vegetative roof systems. We will also be evaluating life cycle cost of these systems. At this time, I have no personal conclusions regarding the actual value to […] Read More
Self-Adhered PVC Membranes: Keeping Building Occupants and the Environment Safe January 26, 2011 The roofing industry is seeing an increase in environmental, health, and safety concerns. These issues may determine the type of products or components used in constructing roof systems. As an example, the use of solventbased adhesives in adhered roof covers is subject to ever more stringent environmental regulations and limitations. Some jurisdictions limit the use […] Read More
Cut Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Cool Roofs Get Boost From Philadelphia’s New Energy Policy September 15, 2010 Endorsement of cool roofs as an effective way to cut energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions took a big leap in May when the city of Philadelphia, PA, adopted a cool roof policy. The new policy mandates energy-efficient reflective roofs or “green” roofs on all new commercial and residential buildings with no or low […] Read More
Metal Roofing: A Platform for Renewable Energy Systems July 15, 2010 S Y M P O S I U M O N B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E T E C H N O L O G Y • NO V E M B E R 2 0 1 0 K R I N E R […] Read More
In Between: Designing Joints Within Facades July 15, 2010 S Y M P O S I U M O N B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E T E C H N O L O G Y • NO V E M B E R 2 0 1 0 MA I N G • 7 […] Read More
Not Your Grandfather’s Windows: New Glazing and Fenestration Technologies to Meet Expanding Energy – And Peak Power-Reduction Goals July 15, 2010 S Y M P O S I U M O N B U I L D I N G E N V E L O P E T E C H N O L O G Y • NO V E M B E R 2 0 1 0 MA T H I S • […] Read More
EPDM Roof Recycling July 15, 2010 Recycling of EPDM reached a significant milestone at the beginning of 2010. Nearly 5,000,000 sq ft of post-consumer EPDM roof membrane have been recycled in the past three years. EPDM is now the leading recycled commercial roof membrane material in North America. In all, approximately 1.25 million pounds of reclaimed EPDM membrane have been diverted […] Read More
Thermal Performance of Vegetative Roofing Systems May 15, 2010 Thermal Performance of Vegetative Roofing Systems ANDRÉ O. DESJARLAIS, ABDI ZALTASH, JERALD A. ATCHLEY Oak Ridge National Laboratory P.O. Box 2008, MS 6070 Oak Ridge, TN 378316070 P: 8655740022; Email: yt7@ornl.gov and MICHAEL ENNIS SinglePly Roofing Industry (SPRI) 1100 Rosehill Road, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone: 6145787875 • Email: m.ennis@mac.com Proceedings of the RCI 25th International […] Read More
Fire and Wind Resistance Standards for Vegetative Roofs May 15, 2010 MIKE ENNIS, RRC Single-Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) 1100 Rosehill Road, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone: 614-578-7875 • E-mail: m.ennis@mac.com Fire And Wind Resistance Standards For Vegetative Roofs Proceedings of the RCI 25th International Convention Ennis – 59 ABSTRACT During the 2006/2007 International Building Code (IBC) code change cycle, a proposal was presented and adopted to require […] Read More
The Roof as a Platform May 15, 2010 The Roof As a Platform THOMAS W. HUTCHINSON, RRC, FRCI, AIA Hutchinson Design Group, Ltd. 232 East Main Street, Barrington, IL 60010 Phone: 8477564450 • Email: hutch@hutchinsondesigngroup.com Proceedings of the RCI 25th International Convention Hutchinson 139 ABSTRACT With the current administration’s emphasis on solar and alternative energy sources, the design of wind rooftop solar energy […] Read More
