Restoring Multiple Roof Systems on Historic Structure Is a Labor of Love
The Evans family restored the mill’s main roof as well as the flat roof over a retail space. Crews also re-roofed the large covered porch…
EPDM
New EPDM Membrane Designed to Reduce Installation Time and Effort
Firestone Building Products Company LLC(FSBP) introduces FullForce EPDM, the next evolution of Secure Bond systems. According to the manufacturer, FullForce EPDM can be installed more…
EPDM Roofing Association Names New Chair
David Martiny, Director of Product Management at Firestone Building Products (FSBP), has been named the new chair of the EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) by the…
New Products Added to Roof Coating Line
EPDM Coatings announces the addition of several new products to its roof coating line, including its 97 percent volume solid EnergyMax, Bonding Primers, Rust Inhibitors…
Electronic Leak Detection Testing System Developed for Black EPDM
Detec Systems has developed the IntegriScan scanning platform. According to the company, this is the only testing method capable of Electronic Leak Detection (ELD) testing…
What Can Visiting a Car Dealership Teach You About Closing Quotes After Roof Inspections?
Assessing a roof is easy. Assuming you have the basic technical skills, which are not difficult to learn, analyzing a roof and determining what deficiencies…
Codes and Standards: Dealing With Decision Makers
During the past ten years, in my role as Associate Executive Director of the EPDM Roofing Association (ERA), much of my professional focus has been…
Conductive Primer Designed for Electronic Testing of Conventional Roof Assemblies
Detec Systems has developed TruGround, a conductive primer which enables accurate electronic leak detection (ELD) testing on conventional roof membranes including black EPDM, TPO, PVC,…
IRE and R&D
The conventional wisdom is that when the overall economy is strong, manufacturers feel more comfortable investing their resources in research and development of new products….