NRCA's Technical Services is responsible for coordinating and developing NRCA's technical activities and research programs. Directed by NRCA's Technical Operations Committee, which establishes NRCA's technical programs and priorities, Technical Services provides technical support to NRCA members and the roofing industry.
NRCA's technical activities are conducted by seven NRCA technical committees and task forces.
The technical information contained on NRCA's website is adapted from various technical publications written by NRCA's technical committees, task forces and technical services staff. Additional information periodically will be added to this section, so please visit it frequently.
Technical Service Staff
Click on a name for contact information, a brief biography and links to their Professional Roofing articles.
Consumer Information
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ES-1 Testing of Shop-fabricated Edge Metal
ANSI/SPRI ES-1, "Wind Design Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems," is a standard addressing the design wind loads and wind resistances testing of edge metal systems, except gutters, used to secure the perimeters of low-slope membrane roof systems.
The NRCA Roofing Manual—2020 Set
NRCA's premier technical publication gives you the most current and useful technical information in the roofing industry.
ASCE 7-16 Revisions and Wind-uplift Design
Mark S. Graham, NRCA’s vice president of technical services, explains the roofing-related changes to ASCE 7-16 and the effect they will have on roof system design.
IIBEC’s New Manual of Practice
You can learn about roof consultants’ roles and responsibilities in IIBEC’s updated document.
—Professional Roofing June 2020
