Articles Tagged with ''wind resistance''

Think box vents and turbines are cheaper and better for a homeowner’s roof? Think again, says the experts at Air Vent Inc.

The announcement comes only months after the company announced its new global Grow and Impact strategy, which includes achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2050.

Contractors opted for a Versico retrofit system for Norway Elementary School in Iowa after it experienced wind damage from the 2020 derecho storm and needed to be reroofed.

S-5! is presenting multiple educational sessions in METALCON's Solar Education Center and on the show floor along with launching its new WindClamp2X.

The new course identifies the types of metal roof panels and their performance capabilities in relation to high wind testing and standards.

Each video in the series will focus on one of four dimensions of durability that roofing contractors should expect from their coverboard, referencing testing methods and results.

The new WindClamp2X are small aluminum clamps placed over the roof’s seam at designated intervals to prevent male-to-female seam separation and/or seam separation from the roof’s mounting clip.

GAF is presenting multiple products and innovations at IRE 2021, including its Timberline HDZ shingles and digital tools like GAF Rewards and Quickmeasure.

Although no systems are fool-proof, uplift testing can help to compare the construction and the probability of failure for each roof tested.

Rapid-Lok SL Coping has a 20-year 120 mph windstorm warranty and has been tested per ES-1 as required by International Building Code.