For over 13 years Roofing Standards has been a leader in the roofing industry in Orange County, California.  With over 1000 projects completed Roofing Standards have steadily grown thier roofing business and continue to add new equipment,  services and product lines to thier expertise.

Roofing Standard are specialists in the installation and servicing of single ply roofing solutions.  Additionally, as demand for solar energy increases Roofing Standards are able to meet the challenge of packaging great solutions for both commercial and residential needs.

Roofing Standards is  a privately owned family business and prides themselves on a stable group of managers and crews able to operate efficiently-unburdened by unnecessary bureaucracy.  Roofing Standards is big enough to handle large commercial work and small enough to offer personal service with a “the buck stops here” attitude.

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740 Squares of single ply installed in two days

Underslab Waterproofing Geomembrane (previously 850)
Split Slab Waterproofing Membrane (previously 851)
Protected Wall Waterproofing Membrane (previously 750)
Blindside Waterproofing Membrane (previously 751)

Accessories
Seal Tape
Fabric Tape
Termination Bar
LM-95 (two-compnonet)
LM-100 (one-component)


1. 650 WATERPROOFING SYSTEM:

   650 Waterproofing Membrane

 Foundation Walls
Plaza Decks

New Construction
Rehabilitation

Planters

Drainage & Protection

Low Flow Protection & Drainage Board
Flow 15-P (vertical) & 18-H (horizontal) Soil Drainage Mats
Total Flow soil drain sheet
Drainage Mats Flow 10-P
Drainage Mats Flow 30-H
Flow 10 HV Drainage Mat
Asphaltic Protection Board

Accessories

650 LT Liquid Adhesive
California Sealant
Green Concrete Liquid Adhesive
Green California Sealant
650 Mastic
LM-95
606 Tape
ShurTac Liquid Adhesive
Styro Tape for sealing joints of rigid board insulation

II. ABOVE GRADE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

300 Air and Moisture Barrier
400 Air and Moisture Barrier
JT-30 Exterior Sheathing Joint Tape

1. THRU WALL FLASHING

   The 7 Deadly Sins of Masonry Flashing

   Brittleness from Aging
   Leakage at Ends of Flashing
   Leakage at Corners
   Defective Seams at Overlaps
   Loose Laid Flashing Allows Water Behind
   Weephole Drains Blocked by Mortar Dropping
   Confusion Between Trades

   300 Thru Wall Flashing
   400 Thru Wall Flashing
   Aluma-Flash UV Resistant Flashing
   Preformed Outside Corners
   Preformed Inside Corners & End Dams
   Stainless Steel Drip Edge

2. ROOFING

   Deck Guard
   Deck Guard HT (high temperature)
   Styro Tape

3. TILE FLOORS

   Tileguard

4. WINDOWS

   JT-20 Joint Sealer Tape
   JT-40 Construction Waterproofing Tape

5. PARKING DECK REHABILITATION

   665 Waterproofing Membrane
   Deck Rehabilitation System

6. OTHER

   105-12 Flashing
   650 Waterproofing Membrane

(Carlisle, PA) – Carlisle Residential, a division of Carlisle Construction Materials, continues to offer protection with a full line of self-adhering roofing underlayments, including WIP 100, 200, 300HT, 400, 401LT and 403HR. The WIP line offers an ideal solution for protecting against water and ice damming while withstanding some of nature’s most unfavorable weather conditions.

Water and Ice Protection (WIP) 100 is a flexible, rubberized asphalt fiberglass-reinforced membrane that provides the customer a durable, versatile product that they can trust. This granular underlayment can be used on a variety of critical roof areas such as ridges, eaves, rakes, hips, valleys, dormers and skylights. These areas are fully protected by WIP membranes, which prevent wind-driven rain and ice dams from damaging structures.

Similar in composition to WIP 100, WIP 200 is a film-surfaced membrane, consisting of fiberglass-reinforced rubberized asphalt laminated to an impermeable polyethylene film layer, providing dual barrier moisture protection. Benefits of both WIP 100 and 200 include: membranes that seal around roofing nails, staples and screws; permanent protection and low lifecycle cost. The products feature an aesthetically pleasing system that will not detract from the building’s architectural appeal.

Carlisle WIP 300HT is a high-tensile strength, rubberized asphalt underlayment specifically designed to endure temperatures up to 240 degrees Fahrenheit. This composite membrane is similar to the WIP 100 and 200, but features additional unique benefits. The caliber of this underlayment makes it perfect for metal roofs, as it resists intense heat without degradation of the adhesive.

Applied to critical roof areas, Carlisle WIP 400 is in a class of its own for long-term water protection performance. The WIP 400 underlayment is a 40-mil self-adhering membrane comprised of a skid-resistant polyethylene film laminated to self-adhering rubberized asphalt. This product should also be placed beneath the primary roofing system to prevent interior and exterior damage.

Another 40-mil sheet membrane, WIP 403HR, can endure sweltering heat underneath metal roofing, slate, tile and asphalt shingles. This dynamic product resists softening at the high in-service temperatures found in warm climates.

Carlisle WIP 401LT is specifically designed for applications where the installation temperature is between 30 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. The 401LT will not crack, dry out or rot, guaranteeing the customer and contractor a no-hassle product.

Disney’s 125-acre Grand Central Creative Campus located in Glendale, Calif. is set to expand by an additional 338,000 square-feet. A new six-story office building surrounded by lush landscaping, palm trees, a fountain, and a six-story parking garage has been endorsed by Glendale city officials.

The first phase of the Grand Central Creative Campus was completed in 2006 and is home to Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Consumer Products, and the KABC-TV television studio. It is located on Flower Street near DreamWorks. Plans are to continue to expand the space regularly through 2035, eventually reaching up to 6 million square-feet of office space.

The location has been home to Walt Disney Imagineering since 1961, known at the time as “WED Enterprises.”

This new second phase of the project is set to break ground in September.

ARCHITECTURAL ACCENT PARTNERING WITH SUCCESSFUL SUBCONTRACTORS

Eberhard Roofing & Waterproofing and CIMCO Sheet Metal were awarded portions of the expansion joints for the new parking structure and the primary office building. Watson Bowman BASF and Situra Waterproofing Expansion Joint Products will be firnishing products on both structures.

The project is currently under construction.

Source: GlendaleNewsPress

Flat roof

Traditionally flat roofs would use a tar and gravel based surface which, as long as there was no pooling of water, was sufficient to prevent penetration. However, these surfaces would tend to fail in colder climates, where ice dams and the like could block the flow of water. Similarly, they tend to be sensitive to sagging of the roof reversing the subtle grading of the surface.

Modern flat roofs tend to use a continuous membrane covering which can better resist pools of standing water. These membranes are applied as a continuous sheet where possible, though sealants and adhesives are available to allow for bonding multiple sheets and dealing with structures penetrating the roof surface. Far more expensive flat roof options include sealed metal roofs using copper or tin. These are soldered interlocking systems of metal panels.

Modernist architecture often viewed the flat roof as a living area. Le Corbusier’s theoretical works, particularly Vers une Architecture, and the influential Villa Savoye and Unité d’Habitation prominently feature rooftop terraces. That said, Villa Savoye’s roof commenced leaking almost immediately after the Savoye family moved in. Le Corbusier only narrowly avoided a lawsuit from the family due to the fact they had to flee the country as France succumbed to the German Army in WWII.

Flat roofs tend to be sensitive to human traffic. Anything which produces a crack or puncture in the surface can quite readily lead to leaks. In other words, this sort of roof has a major weakness to failure from subsequent work done on the roof – such as upgrading building HVAC systems and so forth. It is thus not generally advisable to use a flat roof as a living area unless steps are taken to protect the roofing membrane from those using the area, for example, by building a wooden deck over the surface or using paving stones or similar materials to protect the roof membrane. It is not advisable in general to have living areas directly under such a roof either, due to the high likelihood of eventual leakage.

One of the more interesting (re)emerging methods of protecting the roofing membrane is to use a layer of topsoil and grasses. Care should be taken not to plant anything the roots of which will penetrate the membrane surface. The green roof interestingly enough, tends to trap moisture on the roof, but keeps it up in the soil and plants, rather than having it pool down on the membrane surface.

Types

Sprayed Polyurethane Foam Roofing (SPF) is the most energy efficient, waterproof roofing material available for flat roofs. Commonly coated with a white, elastomeric coating, sprayed on polyurethane roofing can last 50+ years if properly installed and re-coats are applied approximately every 20 years. These roofs provide a thermal barrier that has no air infiltration. Foam is created on site and uses either 1.7pcf or 2.7pcf. The recommended overall height is an average of 1.5″. SPF has an R-Value (insulation value) of approximately 7.5 per inch. Although typically more expensive than other types of flat or low sloped systems, SPF over incredible value because of its lifespan, monolithic application and insulating properties.

Asphalt is an aliphatic compound and in almost all cases a byproduct of the oil industry. Some asphalt is manufactured from oil as the intended purpose, and this is limited to high quality asphalt produced for longer lasting asphalt built-up roofs. Asphalt ages through photo-oxidation accelerated by heat. As it ages, the asphalts melt point rises and there is a loss of plasticizers. As mass is lost, the asphalt shrinks and forms a surface similar to alligator skin. Asphalt breaks down slowly in water, and the more exposure the more rapid the degradation. Asphalt also dissolves readily when exposed to oils and some solvents.

There are four types of roofing asphalt. Each type is created by heating and blowing with oxygen. The longer the process the higher the melt-point of the asphalt. Therefore, Type I asphalt has characteristics closest to coal tar and can only be used on dead level surfaces. Type II, is considered flat and can be applied to surfaces up to 1/4 in 12 slopes. Type III, is considered to be “steep” asphalt but is limited to slopes up to 2 in 12, and Type IV is “special steep”. The drawback is, the longer it is processed, the shorter the life. Dead level roofs where Type I asphalt was used as the flood and gravel adhesive has performed nearly as well as Coal Tar. Asphalt roofs are also sustainable by restoring the lifecycle by making repairs and recoating with compatible products. The process can be repeated as necessary at a significant cost savings with very little impact on the environment.

Asphalt BUR is made up of multiple layers of reinforcing plies and asphalt forming a redundancy of water proofing layers. The reflectivity of built up roofs depend on the surfacing material used. Gravel is the most common and they are referred to as asphalt and gravel roofs. Asphalt degradation is a growing concern. UV-rays oxidize the surface of the asphalt and produces a chalk-like residue. As plasticizers leach out of the asphalt, asphalt built up roofs becomes brittle. Cracking and alligatoring inevitably follows, allowing water to penetrate the system causing blisters, cracks and leaks. Compared to other systems, installation of asphalt roofs is energy-intensive (hot processes typically use LP gas as the heat source), and contributes to atmospheric air pollution (toxic, and green-house gases are lost from the asphalt during installation).

EPDM

Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer is a synthetic rubber most commonly used in single-ply roofing because it is readily available and relatively simple to apply. EPDM as a roofing membrane has advanced significantly over recent years. Problems previously associated with it included moisture gain under the membrane by vapour drive (occurring on roofs with air conditioned space beneath), and that EPDM did not like to adhere to itself and seam problems occurred. Simply adding a vapour barrier will help to resolve vapour drive.

Seaming has become simple with the addition of Factory Applied Tape, resulting in a faster installation. The addition of these tapes has reduced labour by as much as 75%. Rolls of EPDM are available with Factory Applied Tape pre-applied to one edge. This is an uncured EPDM tape. The other edge is marked to indicate the appropriate ovelap. The Factory Applied Tape is laid into the primed overlap and rolled with a little pressure. The resulting seam is stronger, and neater. Any details are taken care of with the appropriate tape. The process involves applying primer with a brush, allowing it to flash off to touch dry (this takes moments), then applying the tape and rolling to ensure it is properly bonded.

It is a low cost membrane, but when properly applied in appropriate places, its current warranted life-span has reached 30 years and its expected life-span has reached 50 years and this continues to rise with every year that passes.

Typically, there are three installation methods. Ballasted at 1,000 lbs/sq or 10 lbs/sq.ft. with large round stones. Mechanically attached is another method and is suitable in some applications where wind velocities are not usually high. Fully adhered is the most expensive installation method but proves to give the longest performance of the three methods.

The new generation of EPDM, FleeceBack, has been combined with a polyester fleece backing and fabricated with a patented hot melt adhesive technology which provides consistent bond strength between the fleece backing and the membrane. This has resulted in largely eliminating shrinkage of the product, whilst still allowing it to stretch up to 300% and move with the building through the seasons. The fleece improves puncture and tear resistance considerably and .045 mil EPDM with a fleece backing is 180% stronger than .060 mil bare EPDM.

Turbo Seal

Turbo Seal is a self healing gel like membrane that never cures. Made of 45% recycled tire rubber, it goes on top of existing tar (asphalt) roofs then capped with a sheet membrane.

CSPE

Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene is a synthetic rubber roof flashing material. It is more popularly known as Hypalon. This product is usually reinforced and depending upon manufacturer, seams can be heat welded or adhered with a solvent based adhesive. (No longer available in the US as a full roof membrane.)

Modified Bitumen

A bitumen is a term applied to both coal tar pitch and asphalt products. Modified Bitumens were developed in Europe in the 1970s when Europeans became concerned with the lower performance standards of roofing asphalt. Modifiers were added to replace the plasticizers that had been removed by advanced methods in the distillation process. The two most common modifiers are APP (attactic polypropylene) from Italy and SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene)from France. The United States started developing modified bitumen compounds in the late 1970s and early 1980s. APP was added to asphalt to enhance aging characteristics and was applied to polyester, fiberglass, or polyester and fiberglass membranes to form a sheet good, cut in manageable lengths for handling. Usually applied by heating up the underside of the roll with a torch provided a significant fire hazard and was outlawed in some municipalities when buildings caught fire and some burnt to the ground. Another problem developed when a lack of standards allowed some manufacturers to produce goods with amounts of APP insufficient to enhance the aging characteristics. SBS is used as a modifier for enhancing substandard asphalt and provides a degree of flexibility much like rubber. It also is applied to a myriad of carriers and produced as a sheet-good in rolls that can be easily handled. SEBS – (styrene ethylene butadiene styrene) is a relatively new formulation increasing flexibility of the sheet and longevity.

Cold applied liquid membranes

An increasingly popular choice for new roofs and roof refurbishment. No open flames or other heat sources are needed and the glassfibre reinforced systems provide seamless waterproofing around roof protrusions and details. Systems are based on flexible thermoset resin systems such as polyester and polyurethane.

PVC (vinyl) membrane roofing

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) membrane roofing is also known as vinyl roofing. Vinyl is derived from two simple ingredients: fossil fuel and salt. Petroleum or natural gas is processed to make ethylene, and salt is subjected to electrolysis to separate out the natural element chlorine. Ethylene and chlorine are combined to produce ethylene dichloride (EDC), which is further processed into a gas called vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). In the next step, known as polymerization, the VCM molecule forms chains, converting the gas into a fine, white powder – vinyl resin – which becomes the basis for the final process, compounding. In compounding, vinyl resin may be blended with additives such as stabilizers for durability, plasticizers for flexibility and pigments for color.

Thermoplastic PVC roofing is extremely strong, as its heat-welded seams form a permanent, watertight bond that is stronger than the membrane itself. PVC resin is modified with plasticizers and UV stabilizers, and reinforced with fiberglass non-woven mats or polyester woven scrims, for use as a flexible roofing membrane. PVC is, however, subject to plasticizer migration. (a process by which the plasticizers migrate out of the sheet causing it to become brittle.) Thus a thicker membrane has a larger reservoir of plasticizer to maintain flexibility over its lifespan. PVC is often blended with other polymers to add to the performance capabilities of the original PVC formulation, such as KEE – Keytone Ethylene Ester. Such blends are referred to as either a CPA – Copolymer Alloy, or a TPA – Tripolymer Alloy.

Vinyl roofs are inherently fire resistant due to their chemical composition and have a broader range of fire ratings over common substrates.

PVC has been sold for commercial roofing use for more than 40 years. Vinyl roofing membranes’ long life cycle – and the associated lower energy consumption to both produce the raw material and process it into useful products – is a significant factor in their sustainability as a building product.

Vinyl roofs provide an energy-efficient roofing option due to their inherently light coloring. While the surface of a black roof can experience a temperature increase of as much as 90 degrees under the heat of the full sun, a white reflective roof typically increases only 10-25 degrees Fahrenheit.

Vinyl membranes can also be used in waterproofing applications for roofing. This is a common technique used in association with green, or planted, roofs.

KEE

Keytone Ethylene Ester is much like PVC membrane roofing in many of its physical characteristics and appearance. However, some of its chemical characteristics are an improvement over the traditional PVC. For example, KEE has little or no plasticizer migration over time far increasing its lifespan over that of traditional PVC. This is the reason for several CPA and TPA blends by various manufacturers. KEE is more popularly known as Evaloy.

TPO

Thermoplastic Polyolefin single-ply roofing. This roofing material can be fully adhered, mechanically fastened, or ballasted. TPO seam strengths are reported to be three to four times higher than EPDM roofing systems. This is a popular choice for “Green” building. It is available in white, grey, and black.^[2] Using white roof material helps reduce the “heat island effect” and solar heat gain in the building. However, TPO has changed formulations over the years and each manufacturer has its own mix of “polyolefins” (plastics.) This means that TPO remains largely unproven in real world applications as its current formulation exists today.

Curon

Cold-curing glass-reinforced polymer composite.
Coal-Tar Pitch Built Up Roof

Coal Tar Pitch is a known carcinogen, forbidden by code in many areas, and even where permitted it should be avoided where possible, due to health concerns. In patching existing coal tar roofs, worker and building occupant exposure should be avoided, or minimized to the maximum extent possible. Coal Tar fumes are hazardous and provisions must be made during application to prevent fumes from getting into the building. Workers should wear protective equipment and clothing, and commonly get higher compensation (Pitch Pay) for exposure to the health risks.

Coal Tar is an aromatic hydrocarbon and a by-product from the coking process of the coal industry. It is historically in abundance where coal is used in steel manufacturing. It ages very slowly through volatilization and is an excellent waterproofing and oil resistant product. Roofs are manufactured by heating the coal tar and applying between layers of coal tar saturated felts. It has limitations to application on dead level or flat roofs with slopes less than 1/4 in 12. It has a tendency to soften in warm temperatures and “heal” itself. It is always ballasted with gravel to provide a walking surface. Coal Tar provides an extremely long life cycle that is sustainable and renewable. It takes energy to manufacture and to construct a roof with it but its proven longevity with periodic maintenance provides service for many years, with ages from 50 to 70 years not uncommon, with some now performing for over a century.

Coal tar pitch is often confused with asphalt, and asphalt with coal tar pitch. Although they are both black and both are melted in a kettle when used in roofing, that is where the similarity stops.

Benefits

A flat roof is the most cost-efficient roof shape as all room space can be used fully (below and above the roof) and as this roof allows easy revision/placement of solar panels ^[3] They also provide space for outdoor recreational use such as roof gardens. Applying a tough waterproofing membrane forms the ideal substrate for green roof planting schemes.

Maintenance and assessment

In general, a flat roof lasts longer if it is properly maintained. The life expectancy of a flat roof can be proportional to the maintenance done on it. Some assessors use 10 years as an average life cycle, although this is dependent on the type of flat roof system in place. Some old tar and gravel roofers quietly acknowledge that unless a roof has been neglected for too long and there are many problems in many areas, a BUR (a built up roof of tar, paper and gravel) will last 20 – 30 years. There are BUR systems in place dating to the early 1900s.

Modern cold applied liquid membranes have been durability rated by the British Board of Agreement (BBA) for 30 years. BBA approval is an important benchmark in determining the suitability of a particular fibreglass roofing system. If standard fibreglass polyester resin is used such as the same resin used in boat repairs, then there will be problems with the roof being too inflexible and not able to accommodate expansion and contraction of the building. A fit-for-purpose flexible/elastomeric resin system used as a waterproofing membrane will last for many years with just occasional inspection needed. The fact that such membranes do not require stone chippings to deflect heat means there is no risk of stones blocking drains. Liquid applied membranes are also naturally resistant to moss and lichen.

General flat roof maintenance includes getting rid of ponding water, typically within 48 hours. This is accomplished by adding roof drains or scuppers for a pond at an edge or automatic siphons for ponds in the center of roofs. An automatic siphon can be created with an inverted ring shaped sprinkler, a garden hose, a wet/dry vacuum, a check valve installed in the vacuum, and a digital timer. The timer runs two or three times a day for a minute or two to start water in the hose. The timer then turns off the vacuum, but the weight of water in the hose continues the siphon and soon opens the check valve in the vacuum. The best time to address the issue of ponding water is during the design phase of a new roofing project when sufficient falls can be designed-in to take standing water away. The quicker you get the water off the roof, the less chance there is for a roof leak to occur.

All roofs should be inspected semi-annually and after major storms. During the roof inspection particular attention should be paid to the flashings around all of the roof top penetrations. The sharp bends at such places can open up and need to be sealed with plastic cement, mesh and a small mason’s trowel. Additionally, repairs to lap seams in base flashings should be made. 90% of all roof leaks and failure occur at the flashings. Another important maintenance item, often neglected, is to simply keep the roof drains free of debris. A clogged roof drain will cause water to pond, leading to increased “dead load” weight on building that may not be engineered to accommodate that weight. Additionally, ponding water on a roof can freeze. Often, water finds its way into a flashing seam and freezes, weakening the seam.

For bitumen based roof coverings maintenance also includes keeping the tar paper covered with gravel, an older method, currently being replaced with bituminous roofing membranes and the like, which must be ‘glued’ in place so wind and waves do not move it causing scouring and more bare spots. The glue can be any exterior grade glue like driveway coating.

Maintenance also includes fixing blisters (delaminations) or creases that may not yet be leaking but will leak over time. They may need experienced help as they require scraping away the gravel on a cool morning when the tar is brittle, cutting open, and covering with plastic cement or mastic and mesh. Any moisture trapped in a blister has to be dried before being repaired.

Roof coatings can be used to fix leaks and extend the life of all types of flat roofs by preventing degradation by the sun (ultra-violet radiation). A thickness of 30 dry mils is usually preferred and once it is fully cured, you will have a seamless, watertight membrane.

Infrared thermography is being used to take pictures of roofs at night to find trouble spots. When the roof is cooling, wet spots not visible to the naked eye, continue to emit heat. The infrared cameras read the heat that is trapped in sections of wet insulation.

Cool roofs

Roofing systems that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the building) and high thermal emittance (the ability to release a large percentage of absorbed, or non-reflected solar energy) are called cool roofs. Cool roofs fall into one of three categories: inherently cool, green planted roofs or coated with a cool material.

• Inherently cool roofs: Roof membranes made of white or light colored material are inherently reflective and achieve some of the highest reflectance and emittance measurements of which roofing materials are capable. A roof made of thermoplastic white vinyl, for example, can reflect 80% or more of the sun’s rays and emit at least 70% of the solar radiation that the building absorbs. An asphalt roof only reflects between 6 and 26% of solar radiation, resulting in greater heat transfer to the building interior and greater demand for air conditioning – a strain on both operating costs and the electric power grid.^[4]
• Green planted roofs: A green roof is a roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. A green roof typically consists of many layers, including an insulation layer; a waterproof membrane, often vinyl; a drainage layer, usually made of lightweight gravel, clay, or plastic; a geotextile or filter mat that allows water to soak through but prevents erosion of fine soil particles; a growing medium; plants; and, sometimes, a wind blanket. Green roofs are classified as either intensive or extensive, depending on the depth of planting medium and amount of maintenance required. Traditional roof gardens, which are labor intensive and require a reasonable depth of soil to grow large plants are considered intensive, while extensive green roofs are nearly self-sustaining and require less maintenance.
• Coated roofs: One way to make an existing or new roof reflective is by applying a specifically designed white roof coatings (not simply white paint) on the roof’s surface. The coating must be Energy Star rated. Reflectivity and emissivity ratings for all reflective roof products can be found in the CRRC (Cool Roofs Rating Council) website

Cool roofs of all types offer various benefits. Cool roofs offer both immediate and long-term savings in building energy costs. Inherently cool roofs, coated roofs and planted or green roofs can:

• Reduce building heat-gain, as a white or reflective roof typically increases only 5–14 °C (10–25 °F) above ambient temperature during the day^[5]
• Enhance the life expectancy of both the roof membrane and the building’s cooling equipment.
• Improve thermal efficiency of the roof insulation; this is because as temperature increases, the thermal conductivity of the roof’s insulation also increases.
• Reduce the demand for electric power by as much as 10 percent on hot days.
• Reduce resulting air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Provide energy savings, even in northern climates on sunny (not necessarily “hot”) days.

References

External links

• Diagram of a flat roof
• Dark Roof Benefits
• Cool Roofs
• Cool Colors Project
• Heat Island
• Flat roof innovations
• Reference source for roofs; nrca is the national roofing association for america

Team Disney  Burbank, California, has served as the corporate headquarters of The Walt Disney Company since 1991. In January 2006, the site was rechristened Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building in honor of former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Michael Graves designed the building, which features large figures of the dwarves from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on its facade. This building was featured in the 1996 film Spy Hard, a Disney release.

The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, United States, serve as the international headquarters for media conglomerate The Walt Disney Company.

Disney staff began the move from the old Disney studio at Hyperion Avenue in Silver Lake on December 24, 1939. Designed primarily by Kem Weber under the supervision of Walt Disney and his brother Roy, the Burbank Disney Studio buildings are the only studios to survive from the Golden Age of filming. The Walt Disney Company is the last remaining Big Ten company to remain independent from a mother company. The Studios are also the only major film/animation studio not to run backlot tours.

The Walt Disney Studios was originally designed around the animation process, with the large animation building in the center of the campus, and adjacent buildings for the story department, the music department, the ink-and-paint departments, and the other various functions of the studio. Both above-ground walkways and tunnels connected the buildings, and the campus also included a movie theatre and a number of soundstages. The Disney feature The Reluctant Dragon, starring Robert Benchley, served as a tour of the then-new studio, which was also frequently seen and toured on the various Walt Disney television programs.

In the late 1940s, the studio began regular work on live-action features, as they needed the money. Though their first films were shot in England, the necessity to build live-action facilities still arose. Lacking the capital to do it themselves, Jack Webb offered to put up some of the money to build live-action stages in exchange for their use (Webb used it to shoot much of the Dragnet TV series). During this time, back lots were also built and remained standing at the studios until the management change of the mid-1980s.

In 1986, after the corporate restructuring of Walt Disney Productions into The Walt Disney Company, the buildings were remodeled to accommodate more live-action production space and administrative offices. The Studios are now made up of multiple office and administration buildings and ten soundstages. The primary building is the commanding Team Disney Burbank building, completed in 1990 and designed by Michael Graves. The Team Disney Burbank building contains the office of President and CEO Robert A. Iger, as well as the boardroom for the Board of Directors. It also houses offices for members of Senior Management, such as Andy Bird, head of Walt Disney International, Thomas O. Staggs, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Robert Iger, Chairman of Walt Disney Studio Entertainment. The building is sometimes called the “Seven Dwarfs Building”; it has a stunning fascia of the seven dwarfs holding up the roof of the building, an homage to the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which provided Walt Disney with the revenue to purchase the Burbank lot.

On January 23, 2006, in honor of Michael Eisner’s 21-year leadership of the company, the Team Disney building was rededicated as Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building.

The Disney Studios Team Disney Building project became available to FiberTite and Architectural Accent only after budget restraints could not be met with the modified system that was originally specified.  Architectural Accent Product Specialist, Kris Locken and partner in the project, McDonnell Roofing, suggested an alternate to the Team Disney Facilities Management group of using FiberTite 60 mil XT and providing a longer warranty and a more aesthetically pleasing roof.  After the bids came in and were within budget, McDonnell Roofing was awarded the job.  Construction began in the middle of August and consisted of tearing off the existing built-up roof and coming back with  Hunter Panels Tapered Polyisocyanurate installed in low rise foam.  That was covered by ½” Securock also installed in low rise foam and then FiberTite 60 mil XT Fleece Back membrane fully adhered using FiberTite’s FTR-190e adhesive.  The result is a beautiful application of a roof system that will last for many, many years.

On some of the lower roof sections in this project, the color of the membrane was switched to Thermal Tan instead of FiberTite’s standard Off White.  This allows for executives to look out their office windows and not be blinded by the light.  Other participants in this project included Brandon Ewart, Gene McDonnell and Tony Williams and the crews at McDonnell Roofing.  Catherine Peppard and Kore MacKenzie with MSA Architecture and Planning, Ray Buford of National Roof Consultants and his staff of inspectors. Haig Khdryan and Joe Santos with Team Disney Facilities.

“This is one of our favorite Fibertite re-roof projects”, says Kris Locken. “The project managers from Disney were very supportive during the pre-contruction and construction phases of this project, and gave us the tools and information we needed to prescribe the best re-roof solution for the project and to help  deliver  materials to McDonell Roofing on time and per the specifications outlined by MSA”.

There are many more structures at the Disney Burbank site, and providing new roof systems to meet the on-going needs of Disney will be both exciting and rewarding.

Indeed Disney does not use the word “Team” lightly. Architectural Accent feels privilidged to be part of that “Team”.

Architectural Accent Project reporter, Brian Carrillo.

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FiberTite roofing membranes consistently resist tough challenges including intense UV rays, high winds, thermal shocks and chemical residue, setting the industry standards for roof protection reliability and performance. In fact, more than 99% of all installed FiberTite roofing membrane systems are still performing today.

Not only durable, but environmentally friendly as well, the FiberTite roofing membrane system is a sustainable, green roofing option, and was one of the first roofing systems to label its products under the Energy Star program.

FiberTite roofing membranes are unmatched by any other membrane. The secret to our superior performance lies in our unique product construction. With more than 30 years in development and more than 25 years on the roof, you can trust FiberTite roofing membranes to deliver long-term reliability and cost efficiency.

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FiberTite Roofing Membrane Products:

• 36 mil-8530 FiberTite Seaman Corporation’s 8530 FiberTite membrane was introduced in 1979. Then, as now, the membrane features an 18 x 19 / 840 x 1,000 denier weft reinforced polyester knit fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.
• 45 mil-8540 FiberTite-SM Seaman Corporation’s 8540 FiberTite-SM features an 18 x 19 / 840 x 1,000 denier weft reinforced polyester knit fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.
• 60 mil-8555 FiberTite-SM Seaman Corporation’s 8555 FiberTite-SM features an 18 x 19 / 840 x 1,000 denier weft reinforced polyester knit fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.
• 50 mil-8142 FiberTite-XT Seaman Corporation’s 8142 FiberTite-XT membrane features an 18 x 18 / 1,100 x 1,300 denier weft reinforced polyester knit fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.
• 60 mil-8155 FiberTite-XT Seaman Corporation’s 8155 FiberTite-XT membrane features an 18 x 18 / 1,100 x 1,300 denier weft reinforced polyester knit fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylen Ester (KEE) compound as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.
• 90 mil-3180 FiberTite-XTreme Seaman Corporation’s 3180 FiberTite-XTreme features a 46 x 44 / 1,000 x 1,000 denier woven polyester fabric, coated with a proprietary compound, utilizing DuPont’s™ Elvaloy® Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) as the principle polymer in the hybrid vinyl alloy coating.

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Architectural Accent of Southern California, offers technical assistance and contractor support services on Roofing, Waterproofing and Expansion joint products, to building property owners, facility managers, solar lighting consultants, roofing and waterproofing consultants, architects, roofing contractors and installers throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Camarillo, Long Beach, Lakewood, Vernon, Pasadena, Glendale, Thousand Oaks, Callabassas, Santa Clarita, Long Beach, Downey, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Orange County and surrounfing areas.

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There are many green things you can do with a giant commercial building’s roof. From painting it white to reflect the sun’s rays, to building a green roof, to installing a solar array over a new Fibertite KEE Single Ply Roof to generate electricity. Lithographix, a printing company, went for this last option and now has the first commercial solar array in Hawthorne, California.

Roof Membrane

The 200,000 Sq ft Single-Ply KEE roof membrane – a 50 MIL mechanically attached roofing membrane manufactured by Fibertite (Seaman Corporation) and was installed by Prime Waterproofing Inc.

50 mil FiberTite-XT is a 42-oz sq. yd/nominal 50-mil (1.27 mm) thick membrane and is an Xtra-Tough version of the FiberTite family of membranes. 50 mil FiberTite-XT not only exceeds all requirements enumerated in ASTM D6754-02 Standard Specifi cation for Ketone Ethylene Ester (KEE) Based Sheet Roofi ng, but exceeds the physical properties and performance characteristics of 90-mil competitive products.  Seaman Corporation is vertically integrated, which allows complete control over the manufacturing process from the selection of the yarns, to the engineering, knitting and weaving of the base fabrics to the fi nal coating process. Today, FiberTite Roofi ng Membranes are the result of Seaman Corporation’s 60 years of applied fabric engineering and coating technology. All FiberTite Roofing Membranes are constructed using high tenacity/heavy weight yarns to create a base fabric reinforcement to impart superior puncture, tensile and tear resistance properties. The base polyester fabrics are primed with a unique and proprietary adhesive coat that lays the foundation to physically bond the KEE coatings to the “fi ber” to maximize seam strength and overall membrane performance.

50 mil FiberTite-XT is coated face and back with Seaman Corporation’s original “KEE” formulation to provide superior hot air welding characteristics, extreme UV resistance, broad chemical resistance and long-term fl exibility and reparability for the installed roofi ng membrane system. Additionally, 50 mil FiberTite-XT exhibits superior tear, puncture, fungus, algae and fl ame resistance that make FiberTite Roofi ng Systems some of the most sustainable roofing systems available. 50 mil FiberTite-XT membrane is manufactured in conventional 74-in and 100-in wide by 100-ft roll goods. 50 mil FiberTite- XT is also available in customized prefabricated roll widths and lengths that incorporate integrated fastening tabs, sealing tabs and also “no-tab” rolls of membrane up to 20-ft wide by 100-ft in length. Field seaming of the membrane is accomplished by fusing the thermoplastic membrane with conventional hot air welding equipment. 50 mil FiberTite-XT Roofing Systems carry extensive FM Global and Underwriters Laboratories approvals. 50 mil FiberTite-XT Roofing Systems can be installed by mechanically fastening the membrane with FiberTite Magnum Fasteners and Stress Plates or adhering the membrane in FTR 190e bonding adhesive to preapproved substrates. 50 mil FiberTite-XT can also be installed in typical ballast configurations using conventional stone or paver ballast.

The Lithographix project was Mechanically attached.

Project Solar Technical Details

The array isn’t as large as, for example, the 2.3 megawatts solar array on Toyota’s NAPCC plant (it’s bigger than 4 football fields), but it is big as you can see from the aerial photos (about the same size as the solar array on Sacramento’s hospital).

It has a capacity of 650kW and is expected to provide Lithographix with about 30% of its energy needs. The solar panels are Schott ASE300s, selected for “durability and double glass encapsulation.” The inverters are made by Solectria.

ThinkSolar, in cooperation with solar contractor Pacific Solar Energy, installed the array, apparently “on time and on budget”, after the Fibertite KEE roof was installed by Fibertite Certified Roofing Contractor, Prime Contracting

Lithographix President Herb Zebrack remarked, “We are very pleased with the efficient installation, impressive results..”.

More companies with big commercial buildings in sunny parts of the world should follow suit. The initial capital investment is big, but after that, the sun’s free.

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Architectural Accent of Southern California, offers technical assistance and contractor support services on Roofing, Waterproofing and Expansion joint products, to building property owners, facility managers, solar lighting consultants, roofing and waterproofing consultants, architects, roofing contractors and installers throughout Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Camarillo, Long Beach, Lakewood, Vernon, Pasadena, Glendale, Thousand Oaks, Callabassas, Santa Clarita, Long Beach, Downey, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City, Orange County and surrounfing areas.

Please contact Architectural Accent at 888-343-9844 for Design and technical Assistance