Features the latest research on topics that are crucial for the roofing industry. Experts in the field present nine comprehensive, peer-reviewed papers split into the following two categories:

Low-Sloped Roofing -- Key areas discussed include: Standardization of roofing membranes service life prediction • In-Service thermoplastic olefin roof membrane evaluation • Field performance of single-ply chlorinated polyethylene roof membranes • Comparison of standard and modified asphalt roof systems • Hail resistant coating standards.

Steep Roofing -- major topics include: Artificial slate deterioration • Asphalt shingle wind resistance research • Racked vs. traditionally applied three tab strip shingles • Asphalt-glass felt shingles blister tests • Fiber glass asphalt crack-initiation fracture toughness.