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North American Conference on Roofing Technology

The North American Conference on Roofing Technology was held Sept. 16-17, 1999, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The following are papers that were presented during the conference and their authors' names.

• "Contractor Performance and Certification Programs: Do They Result in Better Roofs?," Kevin Kennedy and Jeff Manser, Evans Service Co. Inc., Elmira, N.Y., U.S.A.; and Bill Fischer, CFE Inc., Elmira, New York, U.S.A.
  
  
• "Wind Uplift Resistance of Low-slope Mechanically Fastened Roofs with Attached and Loose-laid Insulation Boards," A. Baskaran, M. Mihailovic and W. Lei, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and J.P. Sheahan, J.P. Sheahan Associates Inc., Midland, Mich., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Application Techniques and In-place Field Performance of Cold Adhesive Applied Modified Bitumen Membranes," Francis Blake, Performance Roof Systems (S.A.), Perwez, Belgium
  
  
• "Applying Life Cycle Cost Analysis to Roofing Decisions," Peter Kalinger, Canadian Roofing Contractors Association, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  
  
• "Long-term Effects of Hail Impact on Asphalt Shingles—An Interim Report," Scott J. Morrison, Haag Engineering Co., Carrollton, Texas, U.S.A.
  
  
• "Protocol for Assessment of Hail-damaged Roofing," Timothy P. Marshall and Richard F. Herzog, Haag Engineering, Carrollton, Texas, U.S.A.
  
  
• "A Comparison of Three Different Technologies for Performing Nondestructive Roof Moisture Survey," Jack Robinson, RRC, NRCA, Rosemont, Ill, U.S.A.; Dane Bradford, Bradford Roofing and Insulation Co., Billings, Mont., U.S.A.; and Jeffrey Mitchell, RRC and Paul Majkowski, P.E., RRC, Professional Service Industries Inc., Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Effects of Welding Parameters on Seam Strength of Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) Roofing Membranes," T.R. Simmons, TRS Consulting, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.; D. Runyan, Dryspace, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Mich., U.S.A.; K.K.Y. Liu, R.M. Paroli, A.H. Delgado and J.D. Irwin, National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction, Montreal Road, Ottawa, Canada
  
  
• "ENERGY STAR® Label for Roofing Products," Rachel S. Schmeltz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  
  
• "A Contractor's View of the ENERGY STAR® Label for Roofing Products," Timothy M. Davey, Davey Roofing Inc., Irvine, Calif., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Transition to Third-generation Polyisocyanurate Boards: A Systematic Approach," John B. Letts, Ph.D., Firestone Building Products Co., Carmel, Ind., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Review of Existing Criteria and Proposed Calculations for Determining the Need for Vapor Retarders," A.O. Desjarlais and A.N. Karagiozis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Ventilating Cathedral Ceilings to Prevent Problematic Icings at Their Eaves," Wayne Tobiasson, Thomas Tantillo and James Buska, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N.H., U.S.A.
  
  
• "Influence of Nail Locations on Wind Resistance of Unsealed Asphalt Shingles," Thomas L. Smith, AIA, RRC, TLSmith Consulting Inc., Rockton, Ill., U.S.A.; and Matt Millen, Millen Roofing Corp., Milwaukee, U.S.A.
  
  
• "The Uses and Performance Requirements of Steep-slope Roof Underlays in North America and the United Kingdom," Robert J. Booth, Hansed Booth Inc., Dalkeith, Ontario, Canada; and Keith Roberts, Glanville Consultants, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England
  
  

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