To obtain a copy of a specific publication, users should contact the publication's publisher directly.
Title
Roofing Folklore
Roofing Folklore
Date
3/2015
3/2015
Author(s)
MATHEW DUPUIS
MATHEW DUPUIS
Page(s)
30-34
30-34
Keyword(s)
membrane; capillary; EPDM; moisture
membrane; capillary; EPDM; moisture
Abstract
For quite some time, the roofing industry has been using highly reflective low-slope roof membranes—commonly referred to as “cool roofs.” From their early uses in the 1990s, these cool roofs have been said to cause moisture accumulation in low-slope roof systems throughout the U.S. in hot and cold climates. These statements have come from all contingents in the roofing industry and slowly turned into an urban legend.
For quite some time, the roofing industry has been using highly reflective low-slope roof membranes—commonly referred to as “cool roofs.” From their early uses in the 1990s, these cool roofs have been said to cause moisture accumulation in low-slope roof systems throughout the U.S. in hot and cold climates. These statements have come from all contingents in the roofing industry and slowly turned into an urban legend.