In spite of many suppliers and contractors complaining about a still-weak commercial roofing market, the 2003 National Roofing Contractors Association’s convention stood out as one in which the roofing industry had a lot of new things to talk about.
We also learned of enhanced EPDM products with warranties up to 30 years and hybrid low-slope systems that incorporate multiple membrane technologies that yield warranties of 32 years. One manufacturer boasts of more than 65 product and system improvements over the past year.