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SPRI announces updates to 2025 RD-1 Performance Standard for retrofit drains
Enhancements Improve Clarity, Usability, and Adaptability for Industry Professionals SPRI, the organization representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 revision of the RD-1 standard, formally titled ANSI/SPRI RD-1 Performance Standard for Retrofit Drains. The updated document introduces several ...
Emerging code trends from the Single Ply Roofing Industry Winter Meeting
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Amanda Hickman of The Hickman Group shares insights for 2025. As the roofing industry evolves, so too do the codes and standards that govern them. Amanda Hickman, a codes expert from The Hickman Group and consultant to the Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI), has been at the forefront ...
Single Ply Roofing Industry Association gives back
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Incorporating community service into their winter meeting, the Single Ply Roofing Industry Association continues to find ways to make a difference. At the 2025 Winter Meeting, the Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) demonstrated its commitment to giving back in a meaningful way by helping families in need. Sponsored ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
By asking a handful of business questions and measuring responses across several demographics, the survey helps give an indication of the reroofing market’s strength and trajectory. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada in taking ...
SPRI to canvass TDP-1 test standard
This is the standard for comparative adhesion strengths of waterproofing membranes, membrance adhesives and board stock materials or other suitable substrates used with low slope roofing systems. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it is partnering with FM Approvals to create ...
SPRI to host 6-hour wind design seminar with sessions for both experienced and beginner roof designers
AIA and IIBEC continuing education credits available. SPRI, Inc., the trade association representing the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and related component materials, will host a 6-hour Wind Design Seminar on October 16, 2024, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Charlotte Concord, in Concord, NC. The session will provide a detailed overview ...
SPRI to canvass WD-1 wind design standard
SPRI's revises their Wind Design Standard Practice. SPRI, the association representing sheet membrane and component suppliers to the commercial roofing industry, announced that it is revising ANSI/SPRI WD-1 “Wind Design Standard Practice for Roofing Assemblies” and plans to canvass the document for re-approval as an American National Standard. ANSI/SPRI WD-1 provides a ...
NRCA encourages roofing professionals to complete latest Quarterly Market Index Survey for Reroofing
For more than two years, the survey has taken the pulse of the reroofing industry and continues to serve as a regular barometer of the industry’s business conditions. The National Roofing Contractors Association encourages roofing professionals to join industry trade associations representing contractors, consultants and manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada ...
Diving deeper with the DORA directory
By Emma Peterson. Get more options with the quick, easy to use and free directory designed by and for industry consultants. While at the 2024 International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) convention and trade show in March, Heidi J. Ellsworth got to catch up with Michelle Jones at the ...
Charting the future of roofing
By Anna Lockhart. Brad Van Dam shares his insights on SPRI, industry growth and American manufacturing. At the 2024 International Roofing Expo (IRE) in Las Vegas, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with Brad Van Dam of MTL Holdings, parent company of Metal-Era and Hickman Edge Systems, for a ...
