{"id":580,"date":"2014-01-27T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=580"},"modified":"2014-01-23T20:48:34","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T01:48:34","slug":"astm-international-sustainable-roofing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/astm-international-sustainable-roofing\/","title":{"rendered":"ASTM International and Sustainable Roofing"},"content":{"rendered":"

ASTM International<\/a> is a well-known standard-writing organization for the construction industry and other industries. As the building design and construction industries have moved toward more sustainable methods and products, it follows that more standardization of sustainability is necessary. This is certainly true for the roofing and waterproofing industry. ASTM now has a group devoted to developing standards for sustainable roofing.<\/p>\n

Organizationally, ASTM is divided into numerous committees, each having a specific focus. The ASTM D08 committee<\/a> is responsible for roofing and waterproofing standards. Within the D08 committee, there are multiple subcommittees that focus on a segment of the roofing\/waterproofing industry\u2014from asphalt shingles to spray polyurethane foam to modified-bitumen membranes to single-ply membranes and more. D08.24<\/a> is the subcommittee that is developing standards specifically related to sustainable roofing.<\/p>\n

Further division of each subcommittee into Task Groups allows narrowly focused groups to develop standards for very specific topics. There are currently four Task Groups within D08.24:<\/p>\n