The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA), the leading trade association representing the manufacturers of EPDM single-ply roofing products and their suppliers, is releasing its first annual report on resilience, “Building Resilience: The Roofing Perspective.” The report focuses on events during this past calendar year, and includes sections on cataclysmic weather events and their impact; policy responses, especially those recommending spending on mitigation; and legislative initiatives. Additional sections focus on state-of-the-art approaches to building a resilient roofing system, and include an index of additional sources of in-depth information on resilience.

The report features statements from key thought leaders on resilience, including Judge Alice Hill of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, formerly special assistant to President Obama on national security and climate change and Andre Desjarlais, Program Manager for the Building Envelope Systems Research Program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.