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NRCA announces winner of Excellence in Design Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	CONTACT: AMBIKA PUNIANI BAILEY
FEBRUARY 2006	(847) 299-9070, Ext. 7555
	abailey@nrca.net
NRCA ANNOUNCES WINNER OF EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN AWARD Las Vegas—During its 119th Annual Convention Feb 13-16, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) named W.P. Hickman Systems Inc., Solon, Ohio, the winner of its third annual Excellence in Design Award competition. W.P. Hickman Systems earned the award for its roof system design for Hammerschlag Hall, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. The south wing of Hammerschlag Hall was transformed from a deteriorating ballasted EPDM roof system into a green roof. The 3,982-square-foot (370-m²) roof system, which was conceived in collaboration with architecture and engineering students from Carnegie Mellon, was designed to serve as a living laboratory to monitor energy use and stormwater runoff. Some features of the roof system include: Electrical monitors to track roof system temperature and rainwater runoff Several layers consisting of a concrete deck covered by thermal insulation and waterproofing membrane; protection and storage layer; drainage and capillary layer; root-penetrable filter layer; extensive growing media; and vegetation A top layer consisting of grasses, perennial plants and flowers, and a small pond A 24-hour camera that projects images onto the Internet The program honors designs of long-lasting, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly roof systems according to accepted industry practices. Architects, specifiers, roof consultants and roofing contractors responsible for the design of a nominated roof system were eligible for the competition. A panel of roofing industry experts selected by NRCA served as judges. For more information about the award, visit www.nrca.net, or contact Ambika Puniani Bailey, NRCA's director of communications, at (847) 299-9070, Ext. 7555, or e-mail abailey@nrca.net. ###