ERA Celebrates Twentieth Anniversary of Roofing Industry Leadership
The EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary of service to the roofing industry, building on its foundation of science-based research to expand its focus on sustainability. This will include further investigation of the complex and inconsistent temperature assessment protocols that are being used in virtually all Urban Heat Island (UHI) evaluations. Given the multiple approaches to reducing UHI, such as expansion of green spaces, use of reflective roofing, and introduction of moisture into the atmosphere, this inconsistency is making comparisons of efficacy problematic.
Additionally, during this anniversary year, ERA will focus on providing new and additional research-based science to help clarify the choice of appropriate roofing systems in climates throughout the U.S. and internationally. Members of ERA – Holcim Building Envelope, Johns Manville and Carlisle Construction Materials - manufacture both white/reflective and dark roofing membranes, and represent top line expertise in the use of both systems.