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Roofing Lifespans Unveiled
  • Jul 30, 2023
  • Mason Knowles, Mason Knowles Consulting & Will Lorenz, General Coatings Manufacturing Corp.

The last 30 years have brought amazing advances in commercial roof technology. New products, processes, maintenance schedules, protective coatings, and more should have roofs lasting longer than ever before. However, while warranties have indeed increased from 5 years to 10 years to 15 to 20 and even 30 years, commercial roofs are replaced, on average, every 10 to 15 years. This is the same lifespan as 20 to 30 years ago.

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How to Deal with a "Bad" Batch of Foam

How to deal with a bad batch of spray polyurethane foam.

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What is the Real Story Concerning SPF and R-value?

A look at the relationship between labeled R-value and SPF performance.

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Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season

A look into the research behind why Spray Polyurethane Foam is beneficial for hurricane protection.

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Sprayfoam Educational Institute Provides SPFA Roof Inspector Courses

Sprayfoam Educational Institute in cooperation with the Arizona Roofing Contractors Association and the Phoenix chapter of Roof Consultants Institute provided SPFA Accreditation courses to more than 20 persons on inspecting SPF roofing systems.

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Sprayfoam Educational Institute and BASF to Present SPFA Accredidation Courses

These classes are required by SPFA to be a fully accredited spray foam roofing applicator. Completing these courses will provide required courses to become SPFA Accredited. Instructors are Mason Knowles and Jim Andersen.

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Classes Offered by the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance to become a SPFA Accredited Roof Inspector

Mason Knowles is one of the leading Spray Foam Consultants in the industry and was the former Executive Director and Technical Director for the SPFA. He has more than 40 years of hands on experience in the spray foam industry.

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Founder of Central Coating Suddenly Dies

John Patrick Nolan passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the age of 71. He was the founder and owner of Central Coating Company, one of the leading sprayed polyurethane foam roofing companies in the United States.

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Closed-Cell Spray Foam to Offer Significant Benefits to Metal Buildings

The use of ccSPF can impart a number of high-performance attributes to metal roofing and cladding assemblies, from high R-value thermal insulation and good acoustical performance to wind uplift resistance and increased racking strength.

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