Johns Manville says its new ENRGY 3 HD cover board is 85% lighter than gypsum and offers superior R-value, strength, damage resistance, plus easier handling.
Roof replacements on commercial buildings will become a valuable compliance option as building performance requirements and other new policies are adopted to achieve energy savings.
The video series from Georgia-Pacific demonstrates the value and key benefits of choosing a gypsum coverboard to help protect against fire, wind, puncture, and hail.
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.
In the past decade, the polyiso industry created and shipped enough board feet of insulation that it would rise to 14.7 miles into the sky if installed to cover a football field.
Cover boards have been used with flat roof systems for decades, starting with hot mopped and torch-applied asphalt systems to protect the underlying roof from damage during installation.