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Ninth Conference on Roofing Technology

The Ninth Conference on Roofing Technology was held May 4-5, 1989, in Gaithersburg Md. Following are the names of papers presented during the conference and their authors.

Maintenance

• "Transitions in Roofing Technology," William C. Cullen
  
  
• "Roofer: A Management Tool for Maintaining Built-Up Roofs," David M. Bailey, Donald E. Brotherson and Wayne Tobiasson
  
  
• "Planned Maintenance for Commercial Roofing," John Bradford
  
  
• "Maintenance Needs: An Owner's Perspective," Dennis Firman
  
  
• "New Coatings as Components of Roofing Systems," Kenneth Brzozowski

Insulation and Vapor Retarders

• "Compatibility of Roofing Insulations and Membranes," John D. VanWagoner
  
  
• "Vapor Retarders for Membrane Roofing Systems," Wayne Tobiasson
  
  
• "Lap Attachment of Mechanically Fastened Roof Membrane Systems," Colin Murphy
  
  
• "Comparison of the Dynamic Thermal Performance of Insulated Roof Systems," G.E. Courville, P.H. Shipp, T.W. Petrie and P.W. Childs

Membranes

• "Thermal Analysis For Characterization," Don Backenstow and Peter Fleuler
  
  
• "Effect of Contamination Level on Strength of Butyl-Adhered EPDM Joints in EPDM Single-Ply Roofing Membranes," Jonathan W. Martin, Edward Embree and Walter J. Rossiter Jr.
  
  
• "Concerns in the Application of Modified Bitumen," Rene M. Dupuis
  
  
• "Field Testing of Adhesive-Bonded Seams of Rubber Roofing Membranes," Walter J. Rossiter Jr., James F. Seiler Jr. and Paul E. Stutzman
  
  
• "Developments in Built-Up Roofing 1978-1988," Richard P. Baxter

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