by SPRI | Sep 28, 2018 | SPRI News
The RCI Foundation has approved a two-year research grant totaling up to $50,000 to SPRI (representing the Single-Ply Roofing Industry) for research on the roofing assembly. SPRI is a collection of commercial roofing industry experts dedicated to providing an open...
by SPRI | Sep 25, 2018 | SPRI News
The RICOWI Board of Directors announced the release of an investigation report on Hurricane Irma on September 23, 2018. The Wind Investigation Program (WIP) Committee deployed volunteer hurricane wind investigators after Hurricane Irma made landfall. Team members for...
by SPRI | Aug 23, 2018 | SPRI News
The ballroom at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI, was filled to capacity at the SPRI quarterly meeting in July. The schedule was packed with 17 task force meetings and two special SPRI Member Services education sessions. A lunchtime discussion led by Dick Davis and...
by SPRI | May 21, 2018 | SPRI News
May 2018 It is SPRI’s position that for edge securement products to comply with Section 1504.5 of the IBC each edge securement product must be tested for resistance in accordance with test methods RE-1, RE-2 and RE-3 of ANSI/SPRI ES-1 and that the testing must be...
by SPRI | May 11, 2018 | SPRI News
This April 17, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, RI, SPRI held its quarterly meetings with a packed schedule and an engaged group of SPRI members and guests. A few new Task Force meetings were held including: Revision of WD-1 lead by elected Chair Joe Malpezzi of...
by SPRI | May 9, 2018 | SPRI News
May 2018 It’s challenging to specify the right materials and assemblies for a commercial roof system to satisfy a building’s specific performance and safety requirements. Even with design considerations in place, existing resources for finding applicable roof...