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Monday, July 13, 2020 Tuesday, July 14, 2020 Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:00 AM
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July Meeting Virtual
VOC Reg Monitoring2:30 - 3:30
Bates
Air Intrusion1:45 - 2:30, JanniCode Development
2:00 - 3:00Hickman
Tech Committee2:00 - 3:00
BatesAir Barrier Details2:45 - 3:15, Janni
Board Meeting3:15 - 4:15
Codes & Standards12:30 - 1:45
Ober
DORA Listing Service12:30 - 1:30
MalpezziBPT-1
1:15 - 2:15Mader
Code Compliance Interface11:00 - 12:00
Cadena/Hull/Younkin
Digital Content & Communications10:45 - 11:15, Burzynski
IA-111:30 - 12:00, Childs
Wetting Curves11:00 - 12:00, Hawn
Tony CrimiLuncheon Speaker
12:00 - 12:45DORA Rules for Fire & Impact
12:45 - 1:15, O'NealD6878 Considerations for Revision
1:15 - 1:45, Sanborn
Code Official Training12:30 - 1:00, Chamberlain
RP-4 Ballast Requirement11:00 - 12:00
Ober/Taykowski
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SPRI Digital Content & Communications Task Force Online Meeting July 13, 2020
MINUTES Call to Order The Digital Content & Communications Task Force meeting was called to order at 10:45 a.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Adam Burzynski. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read. * Roll Call Those present were: Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Scott Carpenter, SFS Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Fabio Esguerra, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Steve Kuhel, Seaman Corporation Bob LeClare, ATAS International Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Rick Montoya, Acme Cone Company
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Greg Sagorski, Atlas Roofing Corporation Emily Standard, PRI CMT Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Jarrod Woodland, SFS Staff present were: Amanda Crotty, SPRI Administrator Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
Website
• Discussion of any needed updates to website - focused on the Resources and Education page: o It was mentioned that this page should be updated periodically to ensure information is
still accurate and relevant; o Ms. King and Ms. Crotty will send Mr. Burzynski a list of the “Resources” which mainly
contain white papers, letters, and recommendations from various SPRI Task Forces. ▪ Mr. Burzynski will review the list and send it to certain SPRI Members; ▪ If the Members decide the documents need to be updated, a Member or a Task
Force group will be assigned to update it; and ▪ If the information is deemed irrelevant and inaccurate Ms. Kind and Ms. Crotty
will take such document or link off the website. o Continuing Education
▪ Mr. Burzynski will solicit more content from Members at the Technical Committee meeting and Board Meeting on Thursday. Ms. Crotty will add a button at the top of the page to link directly to this section; and
o Ms. King will reach out to RedVector.com to get a direct link to its ES-1 course. Digital Promotion of DORA
• The Task Force discussed how to use the website and SPRI digital platform to drive more traffic to DORA and educate specifiers about DORA;
• Mr. LeClare suggested that creating a document/resource to show specifiers how to put DORA listings in their specifications would be helpful; and
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*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential aor planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
• Mr. Burzynski and Mr. Malpezzi volunteered to create a draft that could potentially be used for the SPRI and DORA website.
Blogs Mr. LeClare asked what blog content was scheduled. Warren Barber has submitted some content but there is not much else to post at this time. Mr. Burzynski asked Mr. Ober to see if Amanda Hickman could write something to provide an update on current code development and changes that may be coming soon. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Submitted: Adam Burzynski, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI IA-1 Task Force Online Meeting July 13, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order
The Task Force meeting was called to order at 11:30 a.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Stephen Childs. The
SPRI Antitrust Statement was read. *
Roll Call
Those present were: Stephen Childs, OMG Roofing Products Justin Bates, HB Fuller Company Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’t Corp. Frank Greco, IKO Industries Ltd. David Hawn, Dedicated Rofo and Hydro-Solutions Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Derek Krueger, Trufast Mikael Kuronen, Georgia Pacifc Gypsum Norbert Lash, H.B. Fuller Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corp. Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Greg Sagorski, Atlas Roofing Corporation William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Tom Verrill, Blue Ridge Fiberboard Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Staff present was: Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
Document Update
1. Revisions to section 4.2 – a. One of the last sections within the standard had points of contention and was discussed; b. It was decided that the use of the word “tool” was too restrictive, but the intention of
the suggestion was to keep someone from applying a “blob” of glue down and not applying in a bead form with proper spacing and width; and
c. Revised wording was decided upon that satisfies the suggestion’s originator and that wording will be used going forward in the standard.
2. The Request for Proposal (RFP) was reviewed and feedback was given to touch up a few sections;
3. The decision was made that only SPRI Member lab companies will get the RFP. Working with Member companies will be easier and projects will flow more seamlessly; and
4. A Task Force meeting will be called to discuss the RFP responses once all replies are received. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Action Iatems
Mr. Childs will update the following: 1. Standard with new revisions to be sent to Ms. King for balloting; and 2. RFP with suggestions will be sent to Ms. King for the submission to labs.
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Submitted by: Stephen Childs, Task Force Chair
These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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Codes and Standards Task Force Online Meeting July 13, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Codes and Standards Task Force meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Randy Ober. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Randy Ober, SPRI Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Justin Bates, HB Fuller Company Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Scott Carpenter, SFS Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Greg Diamond, OMG Roofing Products Fabio Esguerra, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Frank Greco, IKO Industries Ltd. Mark Harner, CertainTeed LLC David Hawn, Dedicated Rofo and Hydro-Solutions Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Derek Krueger, Trufast Mikael Kuronen, Georgia Pacifc Gypsum Norbert Lash, H.B. Fuller Bob LeClare, ATAS International Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Rick Martelon, Johns Manville
Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Steven, Moskowitz Atlas Roofing Corporation Dave Nordentoft, Leister Technologies Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Zachary Priest, PRI-CMT Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Robert Reel, H.B. Fuller Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials Greg Sagorski, Atlas Roofing Corporation William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Dwayne Sloan, UL LLC Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Emily Standard, PRI CMT Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Tom Verrill, Blue Ridge Fiberboard Diana Vitiritti, SITURA Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Ken Wolford, Siplast Jarrod Woodland, SFS Riku Ylipelkonen, ICP Adhesives & Sealants Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Discussion The following items were discussed:
1. Canada is considering regulating single use plastic products due to concerns regarding microplastics in the water supply – SPRI signed onto a letter asking for consideration how such a policy would affect the business community;
2. The CA Energy Commission (CEC) has proposed new requirements for aged reflectivity and SRI values for low sloped cool roofs – SPRI authored a letter to the CEC that outlined why these values should remain unchanged;
3. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed implementing minimum levels of post-consumer recycled content that roofing materials would need to utilize to qualify for purchase by federal agencies. SPRI authored a letter to the EPS that described why quality of roofing membranes would decline significantly if these levels are adopted;
4. Thanks to Amanda Hickman’s team, the IBC Chapter 15 re-write committee now has the language that will be included in the code. The hope is that some progress will now occur; and
5. ANSI/SPRI IA-1 2015, Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Uplift Resistance of Insulation and Insulation Adhesives over Various Substrates has been revised and will be balloted for re-approval as an American National Standard once the precision and bias data is generated.
[Note: To review the complete Task Force report, see the attached PowerPoint presentation.] Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Submitted Randy Ober, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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CODES AND STANDARDS TASK FORCE
July 13, 2020
From My Basement to Yours
Antitrust Statement
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors which may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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What does Providence have more of per capita than any city in the United States?
Providence Fun Facts
Providence has the most coffee and donut shops per capita of any city in the country, with over 25 doughnut shops per 100,000 people
Providence Fun Facts
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What is Providence the largest manufacturer of in the world?
Providence Fun Facts
Providence is the largest manufacturer of silverware in the world.
Providence Fun Facts
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What % of Rhode Island’s inhabitants live within 15 miles of Providence?
Providence Fun Facts
75% of Rhode Island’s inhabitants live within 15 miles of Providence
Providence Fun Facts
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Providence RI is the third most populous city in New England after Boston and Worcester (“Wuh-staaaaa”) MA.
Providence has a city population of 179,154
Providence Fun Facts
Guinness World Records identifies Providence, Rhode Island as where Kevin “KRob” Robinson achieved the longest back flip using a power-assisted bicycle which covered 84 feet (25.6 meters).
Providence Fun Facts
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SPECIAL THANKS!!
Bob Leclaire
Brad Van Dam
SPECIAL THANKS!!
Zach Priest
Ron Reed
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SPECIAL THANKS!!
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What’s been happenin’ since the April SPRI meeting??
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CEU ACCREDITATIONADVOCACY NETWORK
Next Steps Discussion
Recruit other manufacturers and trade associations
Jointly develop letter to AIA and GBCI
Request meeting b/w coalition and AIA/GBCI leadership
- AIA meeting March 19th
-USGBC / GBCI April 8th
Monitor CEUs and conference content
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• Meeting with AAI in March
• Joint Meeting Green Business
Certification Inc (GBCI) / American
Chemical Council in April
• GBCI is the global certification body for
LEED
CEU ACCREDATATION ADVOCACY NETWORK
• GBCI requires the following for online
courses (CEU’s):
• 4 learning objectives
• Must be fact based
• Commercial logo on 1st & last slide
only
• Course must be reviewed prior to
posting online
CEU ACCREDATATION ADVOCACY NETWORK
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• GBCI requires the following for online
courses (CEU’s):
• First reviewed by “Primary Reviewer”
• Determine whether course needs to be
reviewed by a “Subject Matter
Reviewer” (outside GBCI)
• Online courses are like Amazon –
Include reviews from others that have
taken the course
CEU ACCREDATATION ADVOCACY NETWORK
• GBCI does not review courses that are
presented at conferences
• Conference organizers are responsible for
content
• GBCI welcomes SPRI members who see
an “education” course that is slanted or
inappropriate to contact the GBCI
• Sarah Alexander
• 202.246.4373
CEU ACCREDATATION ADVOCACY NETWORK
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“Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris found in our ocean and Great Lakes. Plastic debris can come in all shapes and sizes, but those that are less than five millimeters in length (or about the size of a sesame seed) are called ‘microplastics.’” – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
MICROPLASTICS
“Microplastics come from a variety of sources, including from larger plastic debris that degrades into smaller and smaller pieces.” - NOAA
MICROPLASTICS
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• Canada considering moving ahead with proposal to regulate single-use plastics
• Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
• SPRI signed onto an association letter to:The Honourable Mary Ng, MPMinister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
MICROPLASTICS
• CA is also studying the issue• On or before July 1, 2020: Adopt a definition of microplastics in
drinking water;• On or before July 1, 2021:
• Adopt a standard methodology for testing of microplastics in drinking water;
• Adopt requirements for four years of testing and reporting of microplastics in drinking water, including public disclosure of those results;
• Consider issuing quantitative guidelines (e.g., notification level) to aid consumer interpretations of the testing results, if appropriate;
• Accredit qualified laboratories in California to analyze microplastics in drinking water.
MICROPLASTICS
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Coalition for Accurate Product Labels
Since 2017:
• 62 proposals in 17 states
• Would require warning labels or ingredient listings that are based on questionable science and may cause unnecessary confusion and concern for consumers.
Coalition for Accurate Product Labels
March 2, 2020
The Honorable Kurt Schrader & Adam Kinzinger
US House of Representatives
Accurate Labels Act
• Would amend the Fair Packaging & Label Act
• Would establish a federal standard for labeling and ingredient disclosure requirements that is risk-based and substantiated by sound science
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ICC
Chapter 15 “Re-Write”
• Two meetings conducted since April meeting to discuss progress
• Attendees included:• SPRI• PIMA• ERA• NRCA• ARMA
ICC
Chapter 15 “Re-Write”
• Amanda Hickman’s team procured new IBC Chapter 15 language
• Next meeting scheduled for end of July
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Accuracy is an Essential Element of a Safe Built Environment
The International Code Council was alerted to inaccuracies in building codes that UpCodes has posted online. The Code Council is suing UpCodes for the wholesale copying of the International Codes (I-Codes) without permission.
After some research, the Code Council has definitively determined that UpCodes made multiple mistakes in their online codes website. In fact, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York recently found that UpCodes made "rather surprising oversights" in the copies of the codes that it posts "such as erroneously indicating that the landlocked state [of Wyoming] adopted an appendix focusing on tsunami-generated flood hazards." The Court also recognized that the UpCodes website "is continually being updated with potentially erroneous codes."
Supreme Court decision bolsters ICC's copyright case
The International Code Council initiated litigation against UpCodes for the wholesale copying of the International Codes (I-Codes) without permission. UpCodes' defense has been that the I-Codes are not copyrightable. In a decision issued on April 27, the U.S. Supreme Court expressly rejected UpCodes' defense.
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EduCode 2020
Insert Picture
2020 ICC EduCode
ENERGY EFFICIENT
COOL ROOFSNonresidentialBuildings,High-Rise
Residential,Hotels andMotels
2019 Building Energy EfficiencyStandards
Metal cool roof at ReddingSchoolof the Arts. Photocourtesyof KodiakRoofing.
DO ALL COOL ROOFS LOOK THE SAME?No. There are numerous materials including tile, metal, asphalt, and
coatings that meet the cool roof requirements. Cool roofs are also
available in a wide range of colors including dark and vibrant shades.
A COOL ROOF CAN:
• Look good
• Keepthebuilding cooler
• Increase occupantcomfort
• Lower energy costs
• Last longer thanconventionalroofs
• Reduceroofand attic temperatures
• Reducetheneed for air conditioning
• Decreaseenergy useon hotdays
• Help reduce air pollution and greenhouse gasemissions
• Complywith building energy standardsand green energy programs
COOL ROOF LABELING REQUIREMENTS
The Energy Commission recognizes the Cool Roof Rating Council
(CRRC) for rating the solar reflectance and thermal emittance values of
roofing products. Only the aged solar reflectance and emittance values
listed within the CRRC Rated Products Directory may be used to meet the
cool roof requirements in the Energy Standards. All rated roofing products
will have a CRRC label, with the efficiency values listed.
SampleCoolRoofRating Council Label
Solar Reflectance
Thermal Emittance
Initial
0.00
0.00
Weathered
Pending
Pending
Rated Project ID Number
Licensed Seller ID Number
Classification
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
Production Line
Cool Roof Rating Council ratings are determined for a fixed set of conditions, and may not be appropriate for determining seasonal energy performance. The actual effect of solar reflectance and thermal emittance on building performance may vary.
Manufactures of product stipulates that these ratings were determined in accordance with the applicable Cool Roof Rating Council procedures.
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Building Climate ZonesCalifornia, 2017
Source: California Energy Commission
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VISIT THE ENERGY COMMISSION ONLINE
For more information on the Energy Standards and other programswww.energy.ca.gov
Energy Standards Online Resource Center https://www.energy.ca.gov/programs-and-topics/programs/building-energy-
efficiency-standards/online-resource-center
Contact the Energy Standards Hotline(800) 772-3300 within CA
(916) 654-5106 outside CA [email protected]
Other Online Resources Cool Roof Rating Council www.coolroofs.org
CEC-400-2019-014-BR
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PROPOSAL
2022 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6)
Nonresidential Envelope – Cool Roof
Update Webinar – April 23rd
The CEC (CA Energy Commission) proposed changes
to Title 24
Low Slope Roofing
Current requirement = 0.63 Aged SR / 0.75 Thermal
Emittance / 75 SRI
Proposed requirement = 0.70 Aged SR / 0.75 Thermal
Emittance / 85 SRI
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PROPOSAL
2022 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6)
SPRI Technical Director solicited comments from the membership and drafted letter to the CEC
Response received from Simon Silverberg, on behalf of the California Statewide Utilities Codes and Standards Team:
“The Statewide CASE (Codes and Standards Enhancement) Team received SPRI’s comments and is finishing up their response”
PROPOSAL
2022 California Energy Code (Title 24, Part 6)
SPRI Technical Director working with Ken Kline (SG&H and the Technical Director for the Western States Roofing Contractors Association)
Ken has been hired by the CEC to review comments and he stated to me that he agrees with SPRI’s stance
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California
Los Angeles - New Ordinance• Requires cool roofs for the reduction of the heat island effect
except for:
• Roof repairs, replacement of less than 50 percent of the roof area
• Installation of building integrated photovoltaics and/or vegetative roofs
• Additions resulting in less than 500 sq. ft. of added roof area or less than 50 percent of total roof area, whichever is greater.
California
Los Angeles - New Ordinance• Low sloped <2:12 roofs on nonresidential buildings shall install
cool roofing material with a Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) of 82.
• Nonresidential steep sloped (>2:12) roofs shall install cool roofing materials with an SRI of 27.
• All other buildings shall have roofing materials with an SRI of 78 for low slopes and an SRI of 20 for steep slopes.
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California
N O T I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N GPROPOSED SUBMISSION OF AN AMENDED RULE OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT INTO THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
RE: Submission of Amended (March 1, 2019) Rule 212 -Standards for Approving Permits and Issuing Public Notice Into the State Implementation Plan
Comments due by July 28th
California
N O T I C E O F P U B L I C H E A R I N GPROPOSED SUBMISSION OF AN AMENDED RULE OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT INTO THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
"This appears to just be a revision to permitting of process equipment or manufacturing facilities getting placed into the California Implementation Plan. Doesn’t really effect products that are sold there. It may effect some plants in CA but not the sale of roofing products”.
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Expansion Joint Romantic
“My name is Douglas Pearmain and I am passionate about expansion joints. You can check me out on LinkedIn.”
“I'm sending this out because of some disturbing research that I have done. I reviewed almost all single ply and Bitumen manufacturers that have expansion joint details published online. What I found was that very very few of them had any details that addressed what happens when an EJ meets the roof edge let alone how to handle the metal that goes over the joint or how to join what is being used in the wall.”
Expansion Joint Romantic
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Expansion Joint Romantic
EPA Recycled Content
Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
Proposal (% Post consumer recycled content)
Fiber (felt) 66 – 100
Rubber 12 – 100
Plastic / Plastic 100
Rubber Composite
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EPA Recycled Content
Summary of letter from SPRI to EPA
• Research from a 2004 study• No mention of TPO
• Included Hypalon
• Obviously outdated
• Difficult to control quality & consistency of post-consumer product
• Including a significant % of recycled product in single-ply membrane would reduce the life expectancy of the roof• This would result in more roof replacements = more material to
the landfill
• Requested that they reconsider this proposal
OEHHA (CA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment) – we expect OEHHA to release the final cancer risk factor in a couple months, at that point SCAQMD could proceed forward with their assessment.
SCAQMD (Southern California Air Quality Management District) – SCAQMD is still busy and will likely not start the PCBTF risk assessment until a Board member or environmental group requests they do so.
IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) - IARC has classified PCBTF as a Group 2B Carcinogen (“Possibly carcinogenic to humans”)
PCBTF Update
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Roof Prep for Solar
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solar installation companies.
All commercial roof readiness work is performed by expert
crews and protects existing manufacturers’ warranties.
Solar Installation Support Services
Pre- and Post-Installation Roof Inspection
Proactive Roof Repairs
Solar Racking Installation
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The solar installation support products below are 100%
compatible with all types of commercial roofing systems.
Request a quote!
Roof Prep for Solar
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Roof Prep for Solar
Roof Prep for Solar
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ASTM D6878 - Standard for TPO Roofing Membrane
ASTM June Committee Week was “virtual” so there was
no Task Group meeting conducted
Will Sanborn’s SPRI Task Force will be meeting later
during this meeting
ASTM D6878
Moisture in Concrete
Ballot Action: New standard
Rationale: At the last several meetings of Task Group D08.20.48-Moisture in Concrete, the concept of developing a standard practice applicable to roofing based upon ASTM F710, “Standard Practice for Preparing Concrete Floors to Receive Resilient Flooring”
The standard was drafted by Dean Craft, ISE Logik, SPRI’s newest member…nice job Dean!!
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Standard Guide for Assessment of Continued Applicability of Reaction to Fire Test Reports Used in Building Regulation
• ASTM E2989 is a guide intended to help users evaluate the continued applicability of fire test reports associated with reaction to fire tests, especially when the tests have been conducted at some time long in the past.
• This ballot drew 4 Negative votes
ASTM E2989
ASTM E1918
CRRC will be balloting an “Annex” to ASTM E1918
(Standard Test Method for Measuring Solar Reflectance of Horizontal and Low-Sloped Surfaces in the Field)
• This Task Group did not meet during the June Committee Week
• CRRC & Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory are currently working on the language that will be balloted
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Guide for Investment Analysis in Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing
1. Scope
1.1 This guide covers techniques for evaluating manufacturing investments from the perspective of environmentally sustainable manufacturing by pairing economic methods of investment analysis with environmental aspect of manufacturing, including manufacturing processes.
E60 Sustainability
Sustainability
Guide for Investment Analysis in Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing
1. Scope
1.3 The techniques can be used by manufacturers, regardless of size or complexity, to make environmentally sustainable decisions, including but not limited to whether to embark on an investment, discontinue a manufacturing line, invest or re-invest in a new project or factory. To outline all possible decision types would constitute a guide in itself.
E60 Sustainability
Sustainability
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Resilience
Subcommittee E60.80
Michael Schmeida, [email protected]
Ballot Action: Proposed New Standard (Resilience of Buildings)
Rationale: This new General Principles document helps to fulfill a gap – many people are talking about resilience at many levels from object to community. In addition, many organizations have defined resilience. However, no base-level document exists discussing this topic at a core-level. As such, it seems appropriate to do so, much as this Committee did with Sustainability of Buildings in E2432.
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Greenfield sites are a particular
concern for Green building, as
wildlife habitat loss is a worldwide
concern.
Greenfield Sites
Revise section 5.3.3 as follows:
5.3.3. Plants
5.3.3.2 Greenfield Sites
Greenfields shall comply with one of the following:
Not less than 20% of the site area of the building
project included in the scope of the
construction permit shall be dedicated to biodiverse
plantings of native plants. The area of vegetated roof
systems, vegetated terrace systems and planters
shall be permitted to meet not greater than 50% of
the required area of biodiverse plantings;
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FM (FM Approvals) 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062 ph: (781) 255-4813 www.fmglobal.com
Revision BSR/FM 4474-202x, Evaluation of Simulated Wind Uplift Resistance of Roof Assemblies Using Static Positive and/or Negative Differential Pressures (revision of ANSI FM 4474-2004 (R2010))
SPRI is on the canvass group and input was solicited in the July “What You Need to Know” publication
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Revisions:• Requirements regarding permanent deflection of
standing seam metal roof systems and a new test method for these systems
• Reducing the minimum thickness of fiber reinforced cementitious roof decks from 4 inches to ¾ inches
SPRI Technical Director reached out to
FM regarding the rationale for the change
in thickness in concrete roof decks
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IAPMO (Z) (International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials)
New Standard
•BSR/IAPMO ES1000-202x, Spray-Applied Polyurethane Foam (new standard)
•This standard provides a method for determining building code compliance for Spray-applied Polyurethane Foam (SPF) used for insulation, roofing, and sealant applications
SDI (Steel Deck Institute)
Revision
BSR/SDI SD-202x, Standard for Steel Deck (consolidating the following existing standards):
•ANSI/SDI-C-2017 Standard for Composite Steel Floor Deck - Slabs
•ANSI/SDI NC-2017 Standard for Non-Composite Steel Floor Deck
•ANSI/SDI RD-2017 Standard for Steel Roof Deck
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ASSP (ASC A10) (American Society of Safety Professionals)
Revision
BSR/ASSP A10.24-202X, Roofing Safety Requirements for Low-Sloped Roofs (revision and redesignation of ANSI/ASSE A10.24-2014)
This standard establishes safe operating practices for the installation, maintenance, and removal of membrane roofing that is seamed or seamless on low-sloped roofs
SPRI (Single Ply Roofing Industry)
ANSI/SPRI IA-1 2015, Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Uplift Resistance of Insulation and Insulation Adhesives over Various Substrates has been revised and is being re-balloted for approval as an American National Standard.
The pre-canvass interest survey has been distributed.
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Anyone know what was celebrated June 26th???
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The COOLEST Day of the Year!!!
Lord Kelvin
Born 6/26/1824
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Longicorn Beetle Neocerambyx Gigas
Longicorn Beetle Neocerambyx Gigas
Beetle That Can Survive in Volcanic Areas Inspires New Cooling Materials
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Lives in volcanic environments up to 158 degrees F
Triangular “fluffs” on its wings play an important role, reflecting sunlight while helping shed internal body heat at the same time
”Fluffs” reduce temperature >9 degrees F in direct sunlight
Poly-di-methyl-siloxane (PDMS)
University of Texas – Austin • Created a photonic film based on the beetle’s wing structure• Passively reduces heat• Used simple process for manufacturing the film, known as micro-
stamping• Could be used for personal electronics• Clothing• Building facades
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Bilayer Paint System for Enhanced Solar Reflectance
Yijun Chen et al. Sci Adv 2020;6:eaaz5413
Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).
• The top layer absorbs appropriate visible wavelengths to show specific colors
• The base coat maximizes the reflection of higher wavelength infrared light to reduce solar heating
• Can reduce surface temperatures from 6 to 27 degrees F
• Could this technology be used for 2 ply roofing membranes??????
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Moisture-Sucking Gels Give Solar Panels the Chills
Polymers that absorb water from the atmosphere can make it easier to run photovoltaic devices in hot climates
• Solar panels gain heat from exposure to sunlight and become less efficient as temperatures increase
• Polymer containing calcium chloride is applied to bottom side of the solar panel
• Absorbs moisture during the overnight hours (can double its’ weight)
• Releases the moisture as the solar panel generates heat cooling the panel
• Can increase efficiency up to 20%
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PFAS Update
PFAS Update
EPA “PFAS Action Plan”
• Received 120,000 public comments• Published new method for testing for PFAS in
drinking water• Published recommendations for addressing
contaminated drinking water• Continues to compile and assess human &
ecological toxicity information
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PFAS Update
News Feature | June 9, 2020
New Jersey Adopts Stricter PFAS Limits For Drinking Water
EPA limit for PF0A & PFOS 70 parts per trillion
NJ limit now 14 ppt for PFOA & 13 ppt for PFOS
PFAS Update
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Cool Roof Rating Council
Board ElectionsDavid Cocuzzi (National Coil Coatings Association)
Randy Ober (SPRI) / Wade Shepherd (Boral Roofing)
Cool Roof Rating Council
Run-Off ElectionVoting Closed July 8th
…and the winner is…
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Cool Roof Rating Council
Run-Off ElectionVoting Closed July 8th
…and the winner is…
Randy Ober - SPRI
The CRRC periodically receives questionsabout the energy savings of cool roofs
CRRC previously directed individuals to the Roof Savings Calculator (RSC) hosted by ORNL
As of 2019, RSC is no longer available• Will not be brought back online
Roof Savings Calculator
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No tool exists with the same capabilities as the RSC
CRRC Board discussed options, directed TC to develop a technical guide describing the variables to take into consideration when estimating the energy savings of a cool roof
Goal: Educate end-users about the complexity of estimating energy savings
Roof Savings Calculator
Random Testing Working Group
• Only products sold to the end user
• Products sold to a private label account would not be eligible
• If the “Primary” manufacturer sells to the end user and a private label account and both are selected for random testing then only one would be tested
Roof Savings Calculator
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Rough Surfaces Working Group
Those coating products that choose not to be tested will just have some designation under the “Rough Surfaces” column such as “N/A”…still under discussion
Roof Savings Calculator
Miami-Dade is adding metal to tile & shingle online permit application –continuing to expand
Miami-Dade County
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RICOWI
Board meeting July 9th
• Discussion regarding the WIP & HIP programs• Should they continue
• How to fund??
• FM Class 5 VSH, SPRI FAQ on VSH 1st Quarter (Mike Ennis)
NRC’s New Project
on the
Development of Torch Free Mod Bit Systems
Flonja Shyti and Bas Baskaran
April 6th, 2020
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IRE – Mr. Graham’s Update
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Variabilities among
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Thanks!!
Hope you found this
informative and entertaining!!
I know that I did…ha!!
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SPRI Code Development Task Force Online Meeting July 13, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Code Development Task Force meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Amanda Hickman. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.*
Roll Call Those present were: Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Brian Alexander , Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Mark Harner, CertainTeed LLC Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Brian Randall, National Gypsum Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Emily Standard, PRI CMT Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Jarrod Woodland, SFS Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Discussion The following items were presented and discussed:
• Review of the 2021 ICode results and recent activities relating to the ICC process and procedure updates;
• 2020 plans to prepare for next ICC code change cycle (2024 edition);
• ASHRAE (90.1 & 189.1) update;
• Florida Code update; and
• Discussion of Code Trends – “Resiliency”. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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[See the attached Power Point presentation for the full report provided to the Task Force.] Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:41 p.m. EDT. Submitted by: Amanda Hickman, Task Force Chair
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Code Development Task Force
July 13, 2020
Presented by:
Amanda Hickman
Antitrust StatementSPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies withantitrust laws and requires participants in itsprograms to comply with antitrust laws.Discussions which could affect competitive pricingdecisions or other competitive factors areforbidden. There may be no discussions ofpricing policies or future prices, productioncapacity, profit margins or other factors which maytend to influence prices. In discussing technicalissues, care should be taken to avoid discussingpotential or planned competitive activities.Members and participants should be familiar withthe SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformitywith it.
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Vision Statement
Develop and advocate for safe,
technically correct, and easily
enforced code language while
also promoting the goals of the
SPRI’s membership.
*Work in Progress – Codes
Working Group will continue to
wordsmith.
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ICC 2021 Edition
1346 total proposals submitted for group B
645 total public comments
Link to OGCV results: https://www.iccsafe.org/wp-content/uploads/PRELIMINARY-2019-GROUP-B-OGCV-RESULTS.pdf
SPRI Proposals
S13 Parapet Walls – Revise 1503.3 coping of parapet walls to permit the membrane to be wrapped over the top of the parapet wall. Address different parapet wall types from 705.11 Approved
S15 – Ballast – Revise 1504.4 so that ballasted roofs comply with SPRI RP-4 and not 1504.8 Approved
S16 Edge Securement – Revises 1504.5 to clarify that securement applies to the edge system itself. Approved
S17 Gutter Securement – Adds GT1 for low slope roofs where the gutter is used as part of the membrane securement. Approved (originally disapproved at CAH but overturned at PCH and OGCV)
S21 (Crandell, ERA, ARMA) New table and language for Aggregate
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ICC 2021 Edition
The ICC Board finalized results in late spring.
6 Appeals filed on Energy Code proposals and online vote results
2021 edition of the I-Codes will be published fall of 2020.
ICC Blue Ribbon Committee to Look at the Long
Term Code Development Process
• Looking at several areas:
• Cost impact
• Eligible voters
• Online voting majorities and relationship to the
hearing actions
• Voting guides
• Feedback received on proposed process
restructuring to include two Committee Action
Hearings
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Next ICC Cycle (2024 Edition)
• Group A (IFC, IPC): • Proposal Deadline –
January 11, 2021• CAH - April 11-21, 2021
Rochester, NY • PCH Sept. 22-29, 2021
Pittsburgh, PA
• Group B (IBC-S, IEBC, IECC, IgCC, Admin)• Proposal Deadline
January 10, 2022• CAH March 27-April 6,
2022 - Rochester, NY • PCH Sept. 14-21, 2021
Louisville, KY
Codes Development Working Group
This Working Group meets
between meetings to
develop code change
proposals and to consider
input received from other
interested parties.
Last met via conference
call in June.
Bob LeClare
Al Janni
Chris Mader
Heather Estes
Brad Van Dam
Brian Chamberlain
Jenny Sherwin
Randy Ober
Amanda Hickman
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2024 Revision Ideas
• Reference in IBC CH 15 in order to prevent blow-off.
RP-14 Wind Design Standard for
Vegetative Roofing Systems
• Clean up language in IFC for vegetative roof (remove language and just reference standard)
VF-1 External Fire Design Standard for
Vegetative Roofs
• updates or new?Other SPRI Standards
2024 Revision Ideas
• Add new section to IBC CH 15 to ensure mechanically attached and adhered roof assemblies are installed to resist wind loads. Requires the use of a minimum 2 to 1 safety factor
WD1 Wind Design Standard
Practice for Roofing
Assemblies
• Develop other proposals if needed.Review Code
Matrix
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Chapter 15 Rewrite
2 meetings since April - will meet again end of July
Goal: To assemble an outline that summarizes how ICC Chapter 15 could be reorganized to eliminate redundancy and make navigating the chapter more user friendly.
Once we have a game plan and a start will expand effort to include more groups including BCAC.
ICC Code Action Committees
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ASHRAE 90.1Current/Recent Activity
• Updated90.1 User’s
Manual
• The project is on hold until a date for the NIA 404 publication date is determined.
90.1 Metal Buildings Task
Group
• The committee is preparing responses to 2nd round of comments.
90.1 Addendum av Thermal
Bridging
ASHRAE 90.12022 Edition Work Plan:
Thermal Bridging2nd Public Review over 100 comments received.
Air Leakage
Improve air leakage requirements. Mandatory air leakage testing. Test air leakage on all buildings under 25,000 sqft Improve mandatory air tightness per Army Corps/DOE studies. Under Full Draft review.
OpaqueLower opaque and fenestration U-factors
•Roofing U-factors averaging – Volumetric, tapered. Re-roofing requirements.
•Target Public Review Draft – June 2020
Cool Walls Discussion of criteria of cool roof requirements
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ASHRAE 189.1
ASHRAE 189.1
189.1-2017w (Air Tightness) - This addendum modifies requirements related to building air tightness after construction. Requirements cover building size (floor area), test pressure, and allowable leakage flow. Text was hotly debated in WG. It will be modified before any decisions are made on 189.1w. Currently under 2nd Public Review
189.1a (Cool Roofs in CZ4) - Published on website.
Still Core Requirement.
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ASHRAE 189.1
189.1aq (Greenfield Sites) - Awaiting SPLS action.
Vegetated roofing systems, vegetated terrace systems and planters shall be permitted to meet 50% or less of the requirement for areas of biodiverse plantings.}
IGCC – Core Vs. Jurisdictional Options Proposal
WG07DA13 (Envelope) - Addendum bk (appendix E envelope). Formerly WG07DA13, this addendum changes informative values in table, found by calculating envelope requirements in accordance with Section 7 requirements. These values have changed due to changes in Std 90.1-2019 and changes to Std 189.1 compliance factors. Awaiting publication approval from Standards Committee
Florida Building Code
Development of 7th edition (2020) FL Building Code almost complete.
FL will move from ASCE 7-10 to 2016 edition
ASTM D6754/D6745M updated from 2010 to 2015
FBC will held their final Rule Workshop Daytona meeting on April 7 via webinar instead of face-to-face.
This is the last step before rule is filed and the 2020
7th edition FL code becomes effective 12/31/20
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Code Trends
• Resiliency - ICC is a member of the FEMA Resilient National
Partnership Network, a founding member of the U.S.
Resiliency Council and a signatory to the NIBS Industry
Statement on Resilience.
• Air Leakage – Whole Building Testing
• Renewables – PV
• 10% Increase in IECC looking for same in ASHRAE 90.1
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SPRI Code Compliance Interface Task Force Online Meeting July 14, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m. EDT by Task Force Co-chair Lynsey Hull. The SPRI Antitrust
Statement was read.*
Roll Call
Those present were: Luis Cadena, NEMO|etc. Lynsey Hull, NEMO|etc. Eric Younkin, Soprema inc. Brian Alexander. Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Mark Harner, CertainTeed LLC Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Brendan Knapman, ROCKWOOL Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products
Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, NRCC Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Emily Standard, PRI CMT Todd Taykowski , Firestone Building Products Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Jarrod Woodland, SFS Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
aDiscussion Mr. Cadena summarized the three main points to submit to Miami‐Dade (MD) including action items:
• MD Checklist for Low Slope Roofing Notices of Acceptance (NOAs);
o Mr. Cadena and Ms. Standard will review the published forms and edit the checklist to
present to Jorge Acebo, MD for input and implementation. The checklist will clarify what
is needed for roofing NOAs; and
o Preliminary draft was prepared and discussed during the meeting.
• Mr. Hull will schedule a call with Mr. Acebo regarding 3rd party evaluations. Once a meeting
date is set, Mr. Hull and Ms. Standard will work with Mr. Acebo to provide insight on the
different levels of International Standards Organization (ISO) Accreditation. The goal is to have
MD accept the 3rd party evaluations as they do with FM conclusion statements.
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*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
• Mr. Younkin will work with Ms. Standard and others to draft a proposal/letter and provide
opportunities to minimize the NOA application timeline. The letter will include:
o Request to include on‐line submittal for application and payment;
o Request to address NOAs in a “first come, first serve” approach to avoid delaying larger
submittals; and
o Request for global notifications to be sent out to applicants, consultants, and
laboratories when changes to MD’s process occur. These notifications, including
interpretation of the code, shall include an adjustment period to allow applicants time
to revisit their listings/data.
Mr. Cadena summarized recent changes issued by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) regarding its
policy concerning listing of low slope roof systems within TDI evaluation reports (also known as RC
listings):
• Historically, TDI engineers accepted criticality testing and analysis to populate systems with
components beyond those utilized within the wind uplift test specimens. However, it has
recently been confirmed that TDI is discontinuing this practice. Going forward, system listings
within TDI evaluation reports will be limited to the components utilized in the actual wind uplift
test specimens. No additional components beyond those tested will be listed; and
• TDI understands the difficulty presented to roofing manufacturers. Therefore, TDI has stated the
use of Evaluation Reports from other accredited evaluation entities (e.g., ICC‐ES, MD) or
Certification Listings from accredited certification entities (e.g., FM, UL) may be used by
contractors and inspectors to facilitate installation of systems using components other than
those tested and listed within the TDI evaluation reports. All engineers that are appointed by
the TDI as qualified inspectors (AQI) have the option of using a TDI developed evaluation report
or they can use the other source material as noted herein.
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
Submitted Luis Cadena, Task Force Co-chair
These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI DORA® Listing Service Task Force SPRI Online Meeting July 14, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Task Force meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Joe Malpezzi. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.*
Roll Call Those present were: Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Justin Bates, HB Fuller Company Adam Burzynski , Carlisle Construction Materials Scott Carpenter, SFS Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Brian Davis, GAF Greg Diamond, OMG Roofing Products Fabio Esguerra, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Al Janni, Duro-Last Brendan Knapman, ROCKWOOL Derek Krueger, Trufast Steve Kuhel, Seaman Corporation Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Rick Montoya, Acme Cone Company
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Dwayne Sloan, UL LLC Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Emily Standard, PRI CMT Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Company Sid Teachey, United States Gypsum Company Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc Tom Verrill, Blue Ridge Fiberboard Diana Vitiritti, SITURA Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Activity Overview Metrics: 1. 52 participating companies; 2. 114 Plants; 3. 1,652 Products; 4. 3,859 Assemblies:
a. 2018 TPO; b. 772 PVC; c. 533 KEE; d. 298 SBS; e. 165 EDPM; and f. 73 APP.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Program Developments/General Information 1. Development of a process for adding impact resistance ratings into DORA® was not started in
Q1. Further discussion is now a target for Q4; 2. Development of a process for adding fire ratings into DORA® is being evaluated under a separate
Task Force, but progress is moving slowly as implementation is proving to be difficult; 3. Reminder that all plant Quality Control documentation needs to be updated, as necessary, in a
timely manner; 4. Intertek is developing a methodology for the re-verification of active DORA® assemblies. Re-
verification is required every 1 or 3 years, depending on the type of substantiating data used to create the listings;
5. Intertek is developing a printable Spec Sheet for DORA® listings to be used for project submittal purposes; and
6. Certain listing submittal documentation requires 4’x4’ maximum board size when the insulation is adhesively attached, even though the Listing Owner may allow 4’x8’ boards. The decision was made that the DORA® listing will mirror the requirements of the submitted documentation.
John Greko has retired, so the Chair position of the DORA® Promotions Task Force is currently vacant. Volunteer(s) are needed and requested. [NOTE: Mike Darsch has agreed to replace Joe Malpezzi as the Task Force Chair of the DORA® Listing Database Task Force.] Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:25 p.m. EDT. Submitted: Joe Malpezzi, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Air Intrusion Task Force Online Meeting July 14, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Task Force meeting was called to order at 1:45 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Al Janni. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.*
Roll Call Those present were: Al Janni, Duro-Last Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Company Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Derek Krueger, Trufast Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Sid Teachey, United States Gypsum Company Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Ken Wolford, Siplast Staff present were:
Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Discussion Mr. Janni reviewed the original Task Force objectives. When Mike Ennis was the SPRI Technical Director, he had mentioned a need for data to present to ASHRAE. Data given to ASHRAE prior to this was from EPDM Roofing Association (ERA) and was not accompanied by any SPRI data.
Andre Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), had previously informed SPRI that the Department of Energy (DOE) had funding available that would fund SPRI’s RFP at 80%. To cover the remaining 20%, SPRI would provide “in-kind” help to the DOE.
An email was sent to the SPRI Board for a vote on the above agreement. Since SPRI received negative votes, a call was arranged for the Board to discuss. On the call, Mr. Janni mentioned he had a call with SPRI’s Code Consultant Amanda Hickman to discuss the need for this data at ASHRAE. On the call, she mentioned that she had not heard a need for the data at this time.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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A takeaway from the Board call was the question of who would own the data? If SPRI were to work with ORNL, SPRI would not have total control of the data. The Task Force weighed in and agreed that the data needed to be owned by SPRI. If the data is not necessary at ASHRAE, then there is no need for SPRI to move forward. Mr. Janni assumed the motion to disband the Task Force, and without objection, the motion was approved. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. EDT. Submitted by: Al Janni, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Air Barrier Details Task Force Online Meeting July 14, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 2:45 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Al Janni. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Al Janni, Duro-Last Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co. Justin Bates, H. B. Fuller Company Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crown, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Derek Krueger, Trufast Bob LeClare, ATAS International Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Sid Teachey, United States Gypsum Company Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Ken Wolford, Siplast Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Discussion Mr. Janni informed the Task Force that Adam Ugliuzza from Intertek, Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) is working on updating the Air Barrier Details. Once the updates are received, Mr. Janni will send them out to the Task Force. ABAA has a meeting scheduled for Wednesday July 15 on getting the wall-to-roof detail packages done. Mr. Ugliuzza also asked SPRI to compile a list of any additional details to be included. Mr. Janni opened the floor for the Task Force to discuss such details; however, there were no additional details mentioned. If anyone has any details that come to mind, Mr. Janni will take them and send them to ABAA. The Task Force also reviewed the comments on the document and added a few more suggestions. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. EDT. Submitted Al Janni, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Wetting Curves Task Force Online Meeting July 15, 2020
MINUTES
Call to order Chair David Hawn called the Task Force meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Scott Carpenter, SFS Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Jean-Francois Cote, Soprema Inc. Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Derek Krueger, Trufast Mikael Kuronen, Georgia Pacifc Gypsum Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Sid Teachey, United States Gypsum Company Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Project Status Report This meeting provided an overview of the activities since the last meeting in April. The activities included two online voting periods. The Task Force Chair announced that there was a split vote to date (10 for/ 10 against / 2 abstain) concerning the move forward for publication of the data and documents prepared by this Task Force effort. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors which may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Further, for security reasons, fully revised documentation is being sent only to those entities that voted negative concerning the publication of this work effort. The Task Force Chair requests any modifications, additions, or deletions for those entities that have cast negative votes be submitted by July 31. Those responses, if any are received, will be compiled, and brought back to the Task Force for discussion and incorporation as appropriate. At such time after July 31, the Task Force will be asked to consider and vote on the publication of this data and work effort. If there are not enough responses concerning modifications, or conflicts cannot be resolved, then the Task Force will be asked to take a vote to disband the Task Force and make recommendation to the Board concerning treatment of the entity providing funding assistance for this effort, since, no output will be achieved. The request and fully revised documents were sent to the negative voting members from the Task Force on July 14 with a request for each to reply by July 31, and an offer to arrange any virtual meetings or calls requested with parties within that time frame. Given that there were no objections expressed, the proposed course of action has been approved. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m. EDT. Submitted: David Hawn, Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI DORA® Rule Fire & Impact Task Force Online Meeting July 15, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 12:45 p.m. EDT by Task Force Co-Chair Jenny Sherwin. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read. * Roll Call Those present were:
Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products
Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products
Warren Barber, National Gypsum
Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting
Joan Crowe, GAF
Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil
Brian Davis, GAF
Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp.
David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions
Al Janni, Duro-Last.com
Brendan Knapman, ROCKWOOL
Derek Krueger, Trufast
Steve Kuhel, Seaman Corporation
Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials
Rick Martelon, Johns Manville
Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville
Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era
Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation
Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co.
Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil
Dwayne Sloan, UL LLC
Michelle Sluga, UL LLC
Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc.
Emily Standard, PRI CMT
Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc
Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc
Jarrod Woodland, SFS
Staff present were:
Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Update
It was noted that the Task Force Co-Chair position is still open. DORA® Fire and Ice Contact is Ron Reed.
1. Removal of Phase II notes in Program Guidelines has been implemented after further research;
2. No new feedback has been received since the April meeting; and
3. Conflicts have been identified as follows –
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust
laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no
discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence
prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities.
Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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a. Conflict 1 is open:
i. All UL Classified materials notation;
ii. A question of how can or how does SPRI handle the statement on DORA listings
arose;
iii. Leaning toward leaving general statement and not itemizing materials at time of
approval; and
iv. Linking to the Product IQ was discussed as a possible solution – Awaiting
Intertek assessment from IT.
b. Conflict 2 is closed:
i. 4’x4’ Board restriction by Florida and FM; and
ii. There was additional discussion resulting from the last DORA® meeting led by
Joe Malpezzi in April.
Action Items
1. Starting a formal BETA program with Intertek and several Member companies to add Fire to
understand options and predict obstacles; and
2. Update on Conflict 1.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:15 p.m. EDT.
Submitted by: Jenny O’Neal, Task Force Co-Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI BPT-1 Standard Development Task Force Webex Online Meeting July 15, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order
The Task Force meeting was called to order at 1:15 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Chris Mader. The SPRI
Antitrust Statement was read. *
Roll Call
Those present were:
Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Scott Carpenter, SFS Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Brian Davis, GAF Greg Diamond, OMG Roofing Products Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Derek Krueger, Trufast Bob LeClare, ATAS International Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials
Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Emily Standard, PRI CMT Sid Teachey, United States Gypsum Company Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Riku Ylipelkonen, ICP Adhesives & Sealant Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
BPT-1 Discussion
• Review of the BPT-1 draft standard in its current state: o This included feedback from David Alves, Factory Mutual Approvals (FM); o The Task Force discussed formal language, appropriate use of definitions, etc. There are
still a few small issues that could use some attention, such as language around the “holding device”; and
o An intermediate call will be planned for mid-August.
• FX-1 and IA-1 canvass lists will be reviewed in preparation for the pre-canvass; and
• BPT-1 re-draft will be submitted to the Task Force with edits that were discussed during the meeting.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m. EDT.
Submitted by: Chris Mader, Task Force Chair
These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI VOC Regulation Monitoring Task Force Online Meeting July 15, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. EDT by Justin Bates. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Brian Davis, GAF Greg Diamond, OMG Roofing Products Heather Estes, GAF Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last.com Derek Krueger, Trufast Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials
Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Steven, Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Robert Reel, H.B. Fuller William Sanborn, Johns Manville Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Ken Wolford, Siplast Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
1. The SPRI April Meeting Minutes will be edited: Section 1.b.ii. currently reads “Once SCAQMD is
finalized, OEHHA can proceed with risk assessment”. It should be changed to “Once OEHHA is finalized, SCAQMD can proceed with risk assessment”.
2. PCBTF Update:
a. OEHHA still has not released its final Cancer Risk Factor, but it’s expected to become available in the next few months;
b. SCAQMD is not in a rush to start the risk assessment and may not do so unless requested to do so. Per Dave Darling, there is a chance risk assessment could start in 2021; and
c. The Task Force will continue to work with ACA on PCBTF advocacy efforts with SCAQMD – i. ACA may change plan of working with 3rd parties (e.g. Ramboll) to perform risk
assessment:
• ACA recently hired a new technical person with experience in risk assessment; and
• There is a tentative plan to have meetings this fall to discuss risk assessment process, assumptions, positions, etc.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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ii. Funding may be an issue for ACA – Members of ACA approached SPRI in past, but did not have a detailed proposal with costs, deliverables, or ownership of information; and
iii. SPRI’s PCBTF survey was shared earlier this year; d. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) categorized PCBTF as category 2B which
means it is a possible carcinogen. Previously, IARC did not list or have data available for PCBTF. 3. Rule 1168 Technology Assessment:
a. Review Technology Assessment table – what information to share, what products to include, how to communicate;
b. Mr. Bates will reach out and discuss with Nicole Silva, Air Quality Management District (AQMD) on Technology Assessment process and how SPRI can effectively participate; and
c. Mr. Bates to set up meeting with Technology Assessment sub Task Force group to continue to scope project.
4. Other VOC issues: a. The AQMD presentation is attached; b. AQMD Method Development for Spray PUR Foams; and
i. Focus is on one component foams
• Most are for insulation and sealants applications, but there’s a possibility this method would apply to other applications (i.e. adhesives); and
• The initial focus will be on small packages (ex. aerosol cans) and focus on larger packages (ex. cylinders) or 2K products later.
ii. AQMD and ASTM methods:
• Currently interested in ASTM WK40292, but need to learn more about method and its status;
• Solvent trapping; and
• Thermal trapping. iii. Test method would need to be validated and approved by EPA and California Air
Resources Board (CARB); and c. Would appreciate feedback or questions by July 31 –
i. Information can be submitted as Confidential Business Information; and ii. Email: Brad Parrack at [email protected].
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
Submitted: Justin Bates, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI RP-4 Revision Ballast Requirement Task Force Online Meeting July 16, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 11:00 a.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Randy Ober. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Randy Ober, SPRI Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Heather Estes, GAF
William Sanborn, Johns Manville Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Brian Davis, GAF Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Greg Diamond, OMG Roofing Products Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Staff present was: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
Discussion 1. Those present discussed adding Jay Crandell’s equation to RP-4 within the Commentary section to
aid in designing ballasted roof systems for buildings over 150ft;
2. Mr. Crandell’s equation results were compared to values in the Tables within RP-4 and revealed some discrepancies. The discrepancies may be due to Mr. Crandell’s calculations for ballast blow off vs. RP-4 calculation for scour;
3. Mr. Crandell re-ran calculations based on the Kind Wardlaw studies and compared results to the values in the RP-4 Tables. After initial review, Mr. Crandell believes the current RP-4 calculations may not be accurate and may be underestimated; and
4. The Task Force put a proposal forward to the Board ASAP to contract with Mr. Crandell to review the calculations in RP-4.**
**Note: No objection was received from the Technical Committee or SPRI Counsel on the Task Force’s taking this proposal directly to the Board without approval from the Technical Committee. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Update from SPRI’s Board meeting: There was not enough information to present a proposal. Mr. Ober will try to get a proposal prior to the October meeting; and the SPRI Board recommended consulting with Amanda Hickman to determine if the IBC needs to revise RP-4 since it was adopted in the latest revision of IBC. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Submitted by: Randy Ober, Task Force Chair
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SPRI Code Official Training Task Force Online Meeting July 16, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Code Official Training Task Force meeting was called to order at 12:30 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair Brian Chamberlain. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Justin Bates, HB Fuller Company Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Brian Davis, GAF Mark Harner, CertainTeed David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Amanda Hickman, The Hickman Group Al Janni, Duro-Last Bob LeClare, ATAS International
Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Brian Randall, National Gypsum Co. Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc. Staff present was: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
Review of Existing Topics The focus of discussion was on the expectation of the SPRI’s Wind Design Seminar typically presented in October prior to the SPRI Technical Meetings with consideration of the current climate with COVID-19. Since the likelihood that SPRI will not be having an in-person meeting in October, the question about what to do with the Wind Design Seminar in 2020 was presented. It was discussed to either potentially postpone the Wind Design Seminar until 2021 or somehow move it to a virtual presentation. The consensus from the present Task Force members was that a virtual option should be investigated. There was also interest in reducing the presentation to a more manageable 1-2 hours and possibly splitting the meeting across two days. These presentations would be more focused toward architects, consultants, estimators, etc. New Business It was discussed to possibly reach out to universities or colleges that might have interest in a virtual presentation about “101“ (introductory) topics in the Spring, with the intent to catch new graduates and offer proper direction on some of these industry updates. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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As part of the considerations and modifications of the presentation, incorporate information, such as the ASCD 7-16, modifications of the FM 1-28/1-29, and SPRI standards such as the field pullout and pullup testing, and showing the importance associated to uplift.
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Submitted: Brian Chamberlain, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI D6878 TPO Consideration for Revision Task Force Online Meeting July 16, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order The Task Force was called to order at 1:15 p.m. EDT by Task Force Chair William Sanborn. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read. *
Roll Call Those present were: William Sanborn, Johns Manville Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Adam Burzynski , Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Heather Estes, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials
Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director
ISL Testing Update Mr. Sanborn updated the status of the ASTM Interlaboratory Study (ILS) Fleece Adhesion Test Program:
• All testing has been completed and the data has been compiled;
• The testing program was reviewed, and the results were presented to the Task Force; o Five different membranes were evaluated; o Seven labs participated in the ILS study; o Results showed some variation among the different labs; o Test method appeared to work well on four out of the five membranes; o Sample prep on the thinnest membrane with the thinnest fleece proved difficult which
showed in the results with large amounts of variation; o The maximum load data may be more consistent than the average load data due to
fleece breaking; and o Results have been issued to the ASTM ILS Program group.
• Discussion on potentially using a different method to evaluate fleece adhesion – o An adhesive could be used to secure the TPO fleece back material to a hard substrate; o Testing could be performed similar to an FM peel test; and o Concerns:
▪ Absorption rates of different fleece material; and ▪ Sample prep can affect results.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Impact testing of fleece back membranes – No progress. An email will be drafted and sent through the ASTM work group summarizing the testing completed to date and the next steps identified in the April meeting. If progress is made before the October meeting, a further meeting will be scheduled to discuss results. A request was made to set the date/time for the October meeting earlier for ASTM participants. The October meeting will be the week of the 19th. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m. EDT. Submitted William Sanborn, Task Force Chair These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Technical Committee Minutes Online Meeting July 16, 2020
MINUTES Call to Order The Technical Committee Meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. EDT by Technical Committee Chair Justin Bates. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Tim McQuillen, Johns Manville Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil William Sanborn, Johns Manville Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Brian Davis, GAF Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Warren Barber, National Gypsum Co Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Emily Standard, PRI CMT Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last
Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials Joan Crowe, GAF David Hawn, Dedicated Roof and Hydro-Solutions Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Jennifer O’Neal, Firestone Building Products Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Robert Reel, H.B. Fuller Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Dwayne Sloan, UL LLC Diana Vitiritti, SITURA Zachary Priest, PRI-CMT Riku Ylipelkonen, ICP Adhesives & Sealants Dave Nordentoft, Leister Technologies Rick Montoya, Acme Cone Company Ralph Raulie, Seaman Corporation Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Discussion On motion duly made, the minutes of the April 2020 Technical Committee meeting were approved as distributed. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Task Force (TF)a Reports 1. Air Barrier Details - Task Force Chair Al Janni reported:
Intertek committed to moving forward – expect to have comments back by next week or week after for incorporation.
2. Air Intrusion – Task Force Chair Al Janni reported: a. Task Force will be disbanded – not an urgent need to provide data to ASHRAE:
i. Concerns from the Membership about who owns the data, especially if DOE or other groups help with funding; and
ii. Could reform on a later date if it needs change or becomes an issue at ASHRAE. 3. Ballast Requirements – Task Force Co-Chair Randy Ober reported the following items:
a. Discussion of adding Jay Crandell equation to RP-4 within the Commentary section to aid in designing ballasted roof systems for buildings over 150ft;
b. Compared Mr. Crandell’s equation results to values in the Tables within RP-4 and found some discrepancies. The discrepancies may be due to Mr. Crandell’s calculations for ballast blow off vs. RP-4 calculation for scour;
c. Mr. Crandell re-ran calculations based on the Kind Wardlaw studies and compared results to the values in the RP-4 Tables. After initial review, Mr. Crandell believes the current RP-4 calculations may not be accurate and may be underestimated; and
d. The Task Force put a proposal forward to the Board ASAP to contract with Mr. Crandell to review the calculations in RP-4:
i. No objection from Technical Committee or SPRI Counsel on taking proposal directly to Board without approval from Technical Committee; and
ii. Update from Board of Director’s Meeting; ➢ There was not enough information to present a proposal; ➢ Mr. Ober will try to get proposal prior to the October meeting; and ➢ Board recommended consulting with Amanda Hickman to determine
how we update proposal in International Building Code (IBC) 2021 revision if RP-4 needs updating – RP-4 was adopted in latest revision of IBC.
4. BPT-1 – Task Force Chair Chris Mader reported the following items: a. Draft shared with Factory Mutual (FM) and received comments and was reviewed by the
Task Force; b. Draft will be revised with new comments and shared with FM; and c. Working on pre-canvass list.
5. Code Development - Task Force Chair Amanda Hickman reported the following items: No update – presentation posted to SPRI website.
6. Codes & Standards - Task Force Chair Randy Ober reported the following items: a. Canada is considering regulating single use plastic products due to concerns regarding
microplastics in the water supply (SPRI signed onto a letter asking for consideration how such a policy would affect the business community);
b. The CA Energy Commission (CEC) has proposed new requirements for aged reflectivity and Solar Reflectance Index (SRI) values for low sloped cool roofs. SPRI authored a letter to the CEC that outlined why these values should remain unchanged;
c. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed implementing minimum levels of post-consumer recycled content that roofing materials would need to utilize in order to qualify for purchase by federal agencies. SPRI authored a letter to the EPS Manufacturers Association (EPS) that described why quality of roofing membranes would decline significantly if these levels are adopted; and
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d. Thanks to Amanda Hickman’s team, the IBC Chapter 15 re-write committee now has the language that will be included in the code. The hope is that some progress will now occur; and
e. ANSI/SPRI IA-1 2015, Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Uplift Resistance of Insulation and Insulation Adhesives over Various Substrates has been revised and will be balloted for re-approval as an American National Standard once the precision and bias data is generated.
7. Code Compliance and Product Approval – Task Force Co-Chair Luis Cadena reported the following items:
a. Texas Department of Insurance will no longer be accepting small scale comparative data unless from FM, ICC-ES, UL; and
b. The importance of being proactive in updating Miami-Dade (MD) checklist to meet SPRI membership needs. This checklist will allow the user to determine the exact information MD requires for submission for a Notice of Acceptance (NOA).
8. Code Official Training – Task Force Chair Brian Chamberlain reported the following items: a. Looking into a condensed version of a virtual meeting targeted at architects and
consultants for the fall; b. Looking at separate presentation for college students and graduates next spring – a
“101” topics version; and c. Will update training to include key revisions to FM or other codes.
9. D6878 TPO Considerations for Revision – Task Force Chair Will Sanborn reported the following items:
a. Results back from inter-lab test program and reviewed at meeting; i. Some variation, but will work for most fleece membranes;
ii. Sample prep with thinnest fleece led to largest amount of variation; and iii. Data has been submitted to ASTM’s Interlaboratory Services (ILS);
b. Considering other methods for evaluating fleece adhesion including adhered FM Loop Peel;
c. The addition of impact testing to the standard was discussed as well; and d. Will Sanborn asked for SPRI to determine the date and time of this TF meeting in a more
timely manner so he may invite ASTM members to attend. 10. DORA® Listing Service – Task Force Chair Joe Malpezzi reported the following items:
a. Reminder to update necessary documentation to keep plants and assemblies active; b. Intertek developing a method for listing reverifications; c. Intertek working on developing principle “spec” sheet; d. Some questions on adhered board stock being limited to 4x4 based on Edge Standard
(ES) reports; DORA® will limit listing based on reports and information submitted (i.e. limit to 4x4 unless company provides data that says 4x8 is acceptable).
e. Looking for Promotions Chair for DORA® Listing Service Task Force because John Greko has officially retired; and
f. Mike Darsch will take over for Malpezzi as DORA® Listing Services Chair. 11. DORA® Rule for Adding Fire & Impact – Task Force Chair Jenny O’Neal reported the following
item: Formal Beta Program has not started. It is difficult due to resource constraints, but there is hope to progress by October.
12. IA-1 Revision – Task Force Chair Stephen Childs reported the following items: a. Section 4.2 – Concerns about adding tool language being too restrictive or confusing; b. Believe “approved tool”, “approved method”, etc. will likely resolve concern – Task
Force agrees hand mixes, puddles, aren’t acceptable;
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c. Request for Proposal (RFP) for Precision and Bias – will add comments and finalize. The Task Force is targeting labs within the SPRI membership; and
d. Pre-canvass notification was sent around June 30 and has received 3 responses so far. [Note: Reminder for those to sign up for pre-canvas]
13. IBHS Training – There was no Task Force meeting, but the following items were reported: a. Mr. Darsch to follow up with Chuck Miccolis regarding information; and b. The Task Force may not meet in October if information is not received by then.
14. VOC Regulatory Monitoring – Task Force Chair Justin Bates reported the following items: a. Parachlorobenzotrifluoride (PCBTF) – no major changes; b. Still waiting on Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to finalize
cancer risk factor. Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is in no rush to complete the risk assessment and likely won’t do so until asked;
c. International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) changed PCBTF to category 2B (possible carcinogen);
d. 1168 Technology Assessment – continue to discuss what data will be presented to AQMD and how to scope the project;
i. Meeting will be setup within 2-4 weeks with a sub TF to discuss; and ii. Mr. Bates asks the SPRI Membership to contact him with interest in the
meeting; and e. Other Issues – AQMD method development on Spray PUR Foams (SPF):
i. Still in the process of evaluating viable methods; ii. Focus will be one component foams in smaller cans to start (canisters and 2K
products are secondary priority); and iii. AQMD looking for feedback on test method development (presentation
included in VOC TF notes) – Email Brad Parrack of AQMD ([email protected]). 15. Wetting Curves - Task Force Chair Dave Hawn reported the following items:
a. Vote on publishing data split – 50% (10 Members) against publishing data; i. Revisions are being sent to negative voting Members to see if issues may be
resolved or additional commentary is necessary to approve publication; and ii. Deadline to respond is July 31.
b. If negative voting Members change position and TF approaches unanimity, then data will be repackaged, report redrafted, and redistributed for approval by Task Force, Tech Committee, and the Board; and
c. If negative voting Members do not change position, then the Task Force will not move forward with additional work, discussion, or votes for approval
i. Data will be sealed, and the Task Force likely disbanded; and ii. If data is not published, the Task Force and SPRI Counsel recommend refunding
money from 3rd parties received for the project. 16. Website/Digital Content & Communication – Task Force Chair Adam Burzynski reported the
following items: a. Discussed resources page on website – looking for help from the SPRI Membership
verifying if content is relevant and up to date; b. Looking for ideas to better promote DORA®; and
i. Discussed adding instructions on SPRI’s website on how to use the DORA search engine; and
ii. The Task Force needs help from others given that John Greko has retired; c. Looking for Blog content –
i. The Task Force is always looking, so please reach out to Mr. Burzynski if interested; and
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ii. Mr. Ober will contact Ms. Hickman to see if there is some code activity that could be captured in a blog.
New Business 1. New Task Force for October 2020 (summary attached) – ASTM D08.20 Standard Development -
Practice for Preparing Concrete to Receive Adhered Roofing Systems (ASTM Work Item WK72709): i. The Chair of this new TF will be Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil; and
ii. Interested Member Companies –
• Atlas Roofing Corporation;
• Duro-Last;
• H.B. Fuller;
• Johns Manville;
• OMG Roofing Products; and
• Sika Sarnafil. 2. Request for information from Mr. Ober; and
i. Building Enclosure request for SPRI to develop an education webinar. The Task Force welcomes any ideas or older presentations from the Membership;
ii. WaterProof Magazine – Requesting article submission from SPRI; Looking for ideas on article submission that may be different from what was submitted by Mike Ennis last October (entitled “How Single-Ply Roofing Revolutionized the Low-Slope Market); and
iii. It was discussed if there would be any interest in the study on hot air weld seaming for Mod Bit, TPO & PVC.
3. Mr. Janni asked if SPRI would entertain having another speaker during the October virtual meeting – i. Stan Choiniere suggested a speaker that presented on Hurricanes at RICOWI a few years
ago; ii. Both Mr. Janni and Mr. Choiniere stated that the referenced presenter did an outstanding
job; and iii. Mr. Janni volunteered to reach out and see if he or another speaker may be interested.
Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:56 p.m. EDT. Submitted by: Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director These minutes were reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Technical Committee Minutes Webex Online Meeting April 7, 2020
MINUTES Call to Order The Technical Committee Meeting was called to order at 1:18 p.m. EDT by Technical Committee Chair Justin Bates. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.* Roll Call Those present were: Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Construction Products Warren Barber, National Gypsum Bas Baskaran, National Research Council of Canada Keith Berg, CertainTeed LLC Scott Carpenter, SFS Group USA Brian Chamberlain, Carlisle Construction Materials Stephen Childs, OMG Roofing Products Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Joan Crowe, AIA, GAF Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Heather Estes, GAF Carl Flieler, Canadian General Tower Limited Mike Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Frank Greco, IKO Industries Ltd David Hawn, Dedicated Roof & Hydro-Solutions Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Co Joseph Kalwara, Firestone Building Products Co Brendan Knapman, ROCKWOOL Derek Krueger, Trufast Norbert Lash, H.B. Fuller Construction Products Bob LeClare, ATAS International, Inc. Chris Mader, OMG Roofing Products Joe Malpezzi, Carlisle Construction Materials Rick Martelon, Johns Manville Corporation Saverio Marzella, ROCKWOOL
Steve Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc Brian Randall, National Gypsum Ron Reed, Intertek Bob Reel, H.B. Fuller Construction Products William Sanborn, Johns Manville Corporation John Schachtner, Intertek Joe Schwetz, Sika Sarnafil CJ Sharp, ICP Building Solutions Group Jenny Sherwin, Firestone Building Products Co Flonja Shyti, National Research Council Canada Dwayne Sloan, UL LLC Michelle Sluga, UL LLC Kurt Sosinski, Tremco, Inc. Emily Standard, PRI Todd Taykowski, Firestone Building Products Co, LLC Sid Teachey, USG Corporation Ryan VanWert, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc. Tom Verrill, Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc. Steve Wadding, Polyglass USA, Inc. Riku Ylipelkonen, ICP Building Solutions Group Eric Younkin, Soprema, Inc. Staff present: Randy Ober, SPRI Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Discussion On motion duly made, the minutes of the January 2020 Technical Committee meeting were approved as distributed. *SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws. Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors that may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues, care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Task Force Reports 1. Air barrier details - Task Force Chair Al Janni reported:
a. Comments were received from three SPRI Member Companies; b. These will be forwarded to Adam Ugliuzza at ABBA; and c. Additional comments were brought up during discussion at the Task Force meeting and will
also be sent to ABBA.
2. Air Intrusion - Task Force Chair Al Janni did not report (no meeting).
3. Ballast Requirements – Task Force Chair Randy Ober reported the following items: a. Jay Crandell’s method to determine proper parapet height and ballast size for buildings over
150 feet was not balloted through ASCE due to push back from a few organizations. Adding this method to the RP-4 standard within a Commentary section will be pursued after revising the verbiage since content contained in the Commentary section is “non-mandatory”;
b. Changes to the current RP-4 Commentary, section C5.6, which states that large ballast is not acceptable for buildings over 150 feet in height will be needed; (Only pavers or a 2-inch thick concrete slab);
c. Mr. Ober will revise the wording on Mr. Crandell’s method and submit to the Task Force for review; and
d. Mr. Ober will talk to Linda King regarding what exactly is required to make changes to an existing ANSI Standard Commentary section.
4. Code Development - Task Force Chair Amanda Hickman reported the following items: a. The Task Force reviewed 2021 ICC code results and next steps; b. Discussion of 2020 plans to prepare for next ICC code change cycle (2024 edition); c. ASHRAE (90.1 & 189.1) update; d. Florida Code update; and e. Discussion of Code trends – “Resiliency”.
5. Codes & Standards - Task Force Chair Randy Ober reported the following items: a. 33ksi steel deck is being replaced by 40ksi as the base line per the Steel Deck Institute; b. Factory Mutual (FM) 1-28 is adopting components of ASCE Minimum Design Loads for
Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE7-16). Four zones were created, and new roof pressure coefficients were added;
c. NRC has made a proposal to work with SPRI on a program to evaluate the welding characteristics of modified bitumen membrane; and
d. IBC Chapter 15 re-write committee met to set goals, establish a game plan that identifies the Sections that the committee feels need work and make assignments. Before substantial work may commence, the wording of the 2021 version of the IBC needs to be obtained so efforts are not duplicated by merely editing/revising the “old” code.
6. Code Compliance and Product Approval – Task Force Chair Lyndsay Hull reported the following items: a. Luis Cadena, NEMO|etc and Emily Standard, PRI are going to draft a checklist for Miami
Dade’s (MD) Notice of Acceptance (NOA) submissions; b. This checklist will help companies submit the correct information to MD and will hopefully
speed up the approval process; c. Third party laboratory testing for NOA submissions was discussed; d. Create acceptable timelines for NOA’s; and e. The Task Force and ARMA will draft a letter to MD to hopefully help improve MD’s process
and influence change. 7. Code Official Training – Task Force Chair Brian Chamberlain reported the following items:
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a. Reviewed a list of 15 presentations that SPRI uses for the Wind Design Seminar and EduCode;
b. FM wind approval process will still be presented, but calculations will not be covered; and c. Discussion occurred regarding the Return on Investment (ROI) on the Wind Design seminar
and EduCode. The Task Force believes both are a good resource to use for building officials and provide CEU’s for the SPRI membership.
8. D6878 TPO Considerations for Revision – Task Force Chair Will Sanborn reported the following items: a. Fleece adhesion testing was completed, and the data is being compiled by SRI; b. This data will then be submitted to ASTM InterLaboratory Services (ILS); c. Discussion suggested adding an impact test for fleeceback TPO; d. Test data generated by the Task Force over fastener heads was discussed; and e. The shape of the head on the dynamic puncture apparatus may be modified to more
accurately resemble real world impact. 9. DORA® Listing Service – Task Force Chair Joe Malpezzi reported the following items:
a. Nate Vail has moved to another company; b. 52 companies are now listing with DORA®, 140 products, and 3900 listed assemblies; c. The Task Force is continuing to discuss adding fire & impact to DORA®; d. Some features were added to the program; e. Google Analytics is now being used; f. DORA® was presented in MI, IRE & EduCode; and g. Intertek is open to providing training during this time when people are confined to their
homes. 10. DORA® Rule for Adding Fire & Impact – Task Force Chair Jenny Sherwin reported the following
items: a. Impact will be added to DORA® initially and fire would come later; b. The Task Force is looking for a new Co-Chair; c. Amended listing guidelines that added fire and impact, were distributed to the Task Force
for review; d. The Task Force expressed concern with adding fire to DORA®; and e. Members will submit listings for a beta test with Intertek.
11. BPT-1 – Task Force Chair Chris Mader reported the following items: a. The Task Force will receive a second draft in 2 to 3 weeks for review; b. On motion duly made, the Technical Committee unanimously approved the Task Force
recommendation that BPT-1 will, upon completion, be balloted per ANSI requirements; 12. IA-1 Revision – There was no Task Force Meeting, but the following items were reported:
a. Preview revisions distributed a week ago; b. Data required to update Precision and Bias statement; and c. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be distributed to laboratories for testing. (NRC has
submitted one proposal). 13. IBHS Training – There was no Task Force Meeting, but the following items were reported:
SPRI is waiting for IBHS to finalize the presentation for training of manufacturers’ staff in the Fortified program.
14. VOC Regulatory Monitoring – Task Force Chair Justin Bates reported the following items: a. The summary of PCBTF survey was shared with ACA. Justin Bates will meet with ACA to
review the survey week of April 13; b. California (CA) Scientific Review Panel (SRP) accepted OEHHA Cancer Inhalation Unit Risk
Factor (IUR) report. OEHHA will likely make minor edits and release the final IUR report in the next few months;
c. Once SCAQMD is finalized, OEHHA will proceed with the risk assessment;
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d. Technical assessment of 1168 is due in 2022; and e. The Task Force is looking for additional volunteers to help scope and perform assessment.
15. Wetting Curves - Task Force Chair Dave Hawn reported the following items: a. Some additional review and study of the original NRC testing report was conducted and
several minor changes made; b. Lively discussion ensued and Member companies that have any concern with the test
program will express those concerns to Mr. Hawn and/or the entire Task Force; and c. Mr. Hawn asked SPRI Members to review the updated NRC report and data.
16. Website/Digital Content & Communication – Task Force Chair Adam Burzynski reported the following items: a. Reviewed changes made to standards page on the SPRI website; b. The Task Force encourages any Members to submit blog content for the website; c. Discussion ensued on how to better promote DORA® on the website; and d. Bob Leclare will reach out to Intertek’s marketing department.
New Business No new business was discussed. Adjournment There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:51 p.m. EDT. Submitted by: Randy Ober, SPRI Technical Director These minutes have been reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
ASTM D08 Committee on Roofing and Waterproofing is working on a new standard to address moisture
in concrete slabs. Part of this new standard will include a section on “Pre-installation testing”, which at
this time includes five tests that should be considered;
1. Moisture content testing
2. pH testing
3. Substrate surface porosity/absorption testing
4. Substrate surface dew point evaluation
5. Adhesion testing
Suggested test methods for tests numbered 2, 3, and 4 are included in the proposed standard. Test
numbers 1 and 5 are based on the recommendation of the product supplier(s), including roofing system
manufacturer, primer manufacturer, adhesive manufacturer, patching/underlayment manufacturer, or
any combination. Based on the direction indicated with the proposed standard, it may be in the best
interest of the Members of SPRI to address the potential requirements SPRI will be asked to provide.
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SPRI Board of Directors
Conference Call
July 16, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order
President Michael Hubbard called the meeting to order, conducted virtually on the Zoom platform, at
3:15 p.m. EDT. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was read.*
Roll CallThose voting Board members present were: Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Company Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Michael Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Frank Greco, IKO Industries Ltd. David Hawn, Dedicated Rofo and Hydro-Solutions Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Al Janni, Duro-Last.com Bob LeClare, ATAS International Christopher Mader, OMG Roofing Products Ralph Raulie, Seaman Corporation Kurt Sosinski, Tremco Inc. Steven Wadding, Polyglass USA Inc
Guests present were: Brian Alexander, Firestone Building Products Martin Moesgaard, Metal-Era Steven Moskowitz, Atlas Roofing Corporation Jennifer O’Neal Firestone Building Products Jim Pieczynski, Blue Ridge Zachary Priest, PRI-CMT Robert Reel, H.B. Fuller William Sanborn, Johns Manville Staff present were: Amanda Crotty, Administrator Linda King, SPRI Association Manager Randy Ober, Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Minutes
On motion duly made, the minutes of the April 2020 meeting of the SPRI Board of Directors were
unanimously approved as distributed.
Financial Report
Treasurer Scott Carpenter provided a brief overview of the draft May 2020 financial report noting that
income and expenses are in-line with the budget. He noted that during the first quarter the membership
directory was printed and mailed and that perhaps SPRI should consider producing this only in electronic
format next year. He also noted that the final payment of approximately $37,000 has been made to
NRCC for the Wetting Curves study. The Wetting Curves Task Force continues to debate the publication
of the report and, should it be decided not to publish, SPRI may need to refund the RCI Foundation all or
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws.
Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing
policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors which may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues,
care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI
Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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a portion of the $45,000 provided to support this research. It was noted that the dues accounts
receivables over 90 days are higher than normal and there have been a few inquiries regarding extended
payment of dues. It was agreed that due to the difficulties created by the pandemic, SPRI will be
supportive and work with the Member Companies as much as possible. Mr. Van Dam offered to draft a
response from the Board. Mr. Carpenter also noted that he is reviewing the Vanguard account to make
sure that it is still the best option for the investment of SPRI’s funds. He will report at the October
meeting of the Board.
Industry Summit Update
President Hubbard reported that he continues to participate in the weekly industry summit conference
calls. The Industry Summit is pro-actively promoting construction and roofing as essential businesses by
sending letters to various government officials as many states begin to open for business. Staff will
continue to share those letters with SPRI Members.
Legal Counsel Report
SPRI Legal Counsel Carl Silverman reported that during the last quarter there have been no legal actions
against SPRI, nor has SPRI initiated any legal action against any other entities. His activity during the past
quarter included review of various contracts, correspondence related to the publication of the Wetting
Curves research report, signing of the various Industry Summit letters and exploration of the DORA
dispute claim regarding Intertek’s reliance on third-party documentation. In addition, he provided his
regular services of attendance for Board, task force and committee meetings, phone calls, review of
reports, correspondence, review of minutes, and contact with SPRI Members, SPRI staff and third
parties on various SPRI matters. He reported that the trademark application for protection of the word
“DORA” was approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in May.
Upcoming Meetings
It was approved that SPRI’s October meeting scheduled in RI will be held virtually. On motion duly made,
the Board unanimously approved the SPRI Conference Committee recommendation that the January
2021 Annual Conference be held virtually, to include three speakers, Reid Ribble, Craig Brightup and an
Economist to-be-determined, and that staff work with the Weston Cape Coral Resort to transfer the
2021 Conference and contract with SPRI to January 2022. It was noted that the Conference program will
be held during the week rather than on the weekend.
Technical Director’s Report
Technical Director Randy Ober provided the attached report with the full details of the Technical
Director activity during the last quarter. Mr. Ober noted that the CA Energy Commission (CEC) proposed
changes to Title 24 Aged Reflectance. SPRI submitted a letter to the CEC and has just received a detailed
response. Mr. Ober will review the response and provide an update as soon as possible. Another item of
importance noted is that the EPA is proposing to set a required percentage of post-consumer recycled
content in roofing materials. Mr. Ober has sent a letter outlining the numerous problems related to this
proposal.
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Technical Committee Report
Technical Committee Chair Justin Bates reported that Jay Crandall, in working with SPRI to update the
Commentary to RP-4 to include information on designing for buildings greater than 150 ft, has noted a
problem with the tables contained in the Standard. Mr. Crandall is preparing a proposal for SPRI for him
to do an in-depth review of the tables. It was noted that the RP-4 tables were recently approved for
inclusion in the ICC Code for 2021. Mr. Ober and Mr. Bates will contact Amanda Hickman to discuss how
to update the information in the Code if it is found to be in error. Other items of note were:
• The Air Intrusion Task Force has disbanded as the information is no longer needed at ASHRAE;
• A new Task Force has been formed to review the ASTM D-08 proposal for preparing concrete;
• The DORA Listing Service Task Force needs a promotion chair,
• Mike Darsch has agreed to replace Joe Malpezzi as DORA Listing Service Task Force chair; and
• The Wetting Curves Task Force vote on approval to publish the report was evenly split. Therefore, those that objected to the publication have been provided the full report from NRC and have been asked for input as to what changes would be necessary, if any, to allow the report to be published. If no resolution is achieved by the end of July, SPRI will contact the RCI Foundation to discuss the status of the project and address the Foundation’s financial support, which SPRI may need to refund.
It was agreed that SPRI needs to better monitor projects to ensure that the objectives remain clear, and
that the Membership continues to support the projects, over time.
As the next two SPRI meetings will be virtual, staff will prepare a document for Task Force Chairs that
provides guidance on the features of the platform such as polling, sharing the screen, muting/unmuting,
and other ways & means to facilitate the meeting.
Promotion
Chair Bob LeClare noted that SPRI has note participated in the virtual trade shows. There has been a
request from Waterproofing Magazine for an article and a webinar from Building Enclosure. He noted
that the usage of the SPRI website has not increased significantly during the time many people are self-
quarantined at home. Digital Chair Adam Burzynski reported that he is reviewing the content of the
resource and education page and may be calling on various Members to assist in determining if the
content is still relevant. The Wind Calculator has been re-installed on the SPRI website. OMG was
thanked for the use of its calculator.
Statistics
Chair Phil David reported that the reporting time of Members has been satisfactory and as prompt as
can be expected in these pandemic-challenging times. The second quarter report is anticipated to be out
in a few days.
Mr. David reviewed the proposed survey that ARI will be sending out to Roof Board and SBS participants.
He will report the survey results at the next Board meeting.
Membership
Chair Ralph Raulie reported that there were no membership applications for review. It was noted that
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the efforts of SPRI and the Industry Summit group advocating on behalf of the industry is a significant
value for Members.
Member Services
Chair Al Janni reported that he will try to secure a hurricane speaker for the October meeting. In
addition, the Wind Design Seminar will be presented virtually, most likely in a condensed format. It was
noted that the Wind Design Seminar can be presented virtually at any time, not necessarily the same
week as the SPRI Technical Committee and Board meetings. An introductory roofing program is being
developed for presentation to graduating college students which is being planned for spring 2021.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
Submitted: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
These minutes have been reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
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SPRI Board of Directors
Conference Call
April 7, 2020
MINUTES
Call to Order
President Michael Hubbard called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. The SPRI Antitrust Statement was
read.*
Roll CallThose voting Board members present were: Justin Bates, H.B. Fuller Construction Products Keith Berg, CertainTeed LLC Adam Burzynski, Carlisle Construction Materials Scott Carpenter, SFS Group USA Stan Choiniere, StanCConsulting Mike Darsch, Sika Sarnafil Phillip David, IB Roof Systems Brian Davis, GAF Mike Giangiacomo, Flex Membrane Int’l Corp. Frank Greco, IKO Industries Ltd Mike Hubbard, Firestone Building Products Co Al Janni, Duro-Last Roofing, Inc. Bob LeClare, ATAS International, Inc. Chris Mader, OMG Roofing Products Ralph Raulie, Seaman Corporation / FiberTite Ron Reed, Intertek CJ Sharp, ICP Building Solutions Group Kurt Sosinski, Tremco, Inc.
Zebonie Sukle, Johns Manville Brad Van Dam, Metal-Era Inc. Steve Wadding, Polyglass USA, Inc. Ken Wolford, Siplast Eric Younkin, Soprema, Inc. Guests present (listed alphabetically) were: George Howell, Martin Marietta Bob Reel, H.B. Fuller Construction Products Brandon Reynolds, Carlisle Construction Materials John Schachtner, Intertek Jenny Sherwin, Firestone Building Products Co Tom Verrill, Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc. Staff present were: Linda King, SPRI Association Manager Randy Ober, Technical Director Carl Silverman, Esq., SPRI Legal Counsel
Minutes
On motion duly made, the minutes of the January 2020 meeting of the SPRI Board of Directors was
unanimously approved as distributed.
Financial Report
Treasurer Scott Carpenter provided a brief overview of the draft February 2020 financial report noting
that this is also the fiscal year-end. SPRI continues to be a financially sound organization with a strong
asset position. As the construction industry faces an uncertain future due to the COVID-19 virus’ impact,
SPRI leadership will carefully monitor income and expenses in the coming months.
*SPRI Antitrust Statement: SPRI complies with antitrust laws and requires participants in its programs to comply with antitrust laws.
Discussions which could affect competitive pricing decisions or other competitive factors are forbidden. There may be no discussions of pricing
policies or future prices, production capacity, profit margins or other factors which may tend to influence prices. In discussing technical issues,
care should be taken to avoid discussing potential or planned competitive activities. Members and participants should be familiar with the SPRI
Antitrust Policy and act in conformity with it.
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Industry Summit Update
President Mike Hubbard reported that he has been participating in many industry summit conference
calls. The Industry Summit, made up of representatives from ARMA ERA, IIBEX, NRCA, the Tile Roofing
Association, SPRI and others, has been actively monitoring responses to the COVID-19 pandemic,
providing updates to member organizations and attempting to influence policy at all levels to best
represent the interests of the roofing industry. Correspondence has already been sent to the President
and state Governors to provide information on the essential need for construction services during this
time. The Industry Summit is following the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Guidelines on essential critical Infrastructure. Mr. Hubbard noted that this work is ongoing and
everchanging as the situation changes. He will continue to provide updates to SPRI as they evolve.
Legal Counsel Report
SPRI Legal Counsel Carl Silverman reported that during the last quarter there have been no legal actions
against SPRI, nor has SPRI initiated any legal action against any other entities. His activity during the past
quarter included review of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Collaborative Program proposal,
renewal of SPRI’s Workers Compensation insurance policy, review of the updated Wetting Curves
research report, monitoring the enhanced DORA trademark approval which is expected to be finalized in
April, signing of the various Industry Summit letters, participating in the SPRI Executive Committee
discussions regarding the cancellation of the April in-person meetings, extension of the NRCC contract,
exploration of the DORA dispute claim regarding Intertek’s reliance on third-party documentation,
discussion of independent contractor contracts and review of the NRCA Corona virus impact survey
questions. In addition, he provided his regular services of attendance for Board, task force and
committee meetings, phone calls, review of reports, correspondence, review of minutes, and contact
with SPRI Members, SPRI staff and third parties on various SPRI matters. He reported that the trademark
application for protection of the word “DORA” is expected to be approved likely within the next week or
two.
Technical Director’s Report
Technical Director Randy Ober provided the attached report with the full details of the Technical
Director activity during the last quarter. Mr. Ober noted that he received a proposal from the NRCC for
SPRI to participate in a program to evaluate the welding characteristics of Modified Bitumen membrane.
NRCC prepared the proposal in response to a presentation given by Mark Graham at the recent Roofing
Expo. Mr. Ober was directed to request more information on the proposed scope and objectives of the
program and the requested level of SPRI’s participation so that the Technical Committee and the Board
could more thoroughly evaluate the request.
Technical Committee Report
On motion duly made, the SPRI Board unanimously accepted the Technical Committee recommendation
that SPRI approve the development of the proposed BPT-1 standard and, once approved by the BPT-1
Task Force, canvassed for approval as a American National Standard in accordance with SPRI ANSI
procedures.
Technical Committee Chair Justin Bates reported that the Wetting Curves Task Force has received a
revised report from NRCC. The report will be posted in the SPRI Member Only area for further review.
Additional questions and concerns will be handled by Task Force Chair David Hawn. The VOC Monitoring
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Task Force has shared the summary results of its PCBTF survey with ACA. (For a complete summary of
the Technical Committee activity, see the Technical Committee meeting minutes.)
Promotion
Chair Bob LeClare noted that SPRI was an exhibitor at the EduCode conference. The initial feedback was
that attendee interest level was low. As the code official audience is of great interest to SPRI, the
Committee will continue to participate in EduCode unless a more effective method of communication
with this audience is identified. The IIBEC convention has been postponed until the fall. The current plan
is that SPRI will exhibit at that time. Since the last meeting of the Board, SPRI contracted with freelance
writer Andy Lodge to produce an article on Codes for FRSA magazine. There was a reprint of the Mike
Ennis article “How Thermoplastic Membranes Changed the Low-Slope Roofing Market” in the February
2020 issue of Construction Specifier magazine.
The SPRI Standards page (https://www.spri.org/standards/) has been updated to improve the user
experience. There have been a few new blogs posted, but there continues to be a need for fresh
content. Digital Promotion Chair Adam Burzynski noted that there should be more content devoted to
DORA. The Committee will work on developing a plan to increase DORA promotion.
Statistics
Chair Phil David reported that the 2020 monthly reports have been distributed in a timely manner. A
member reporting issue had delayed the 4th quarter 2019 reports, but that has been resolved.
It was noted that the SPRI statistics manual was distributed to all reporting Members as a reminder of
the program procedures. The cover memo was used to remind participants of the guidelines for
reporting private label shipments and the definition of products covered in the Roof Board category. The
Statistics Committee is considering an update to the Roof Board definition as well as enhancing the
program to include product thickness. The Committee is developing a survey to send to the Members to
gauge interest in the proposed changes. In addition, the Committee will ask Members about the level of
interest in receiving data in quarterly adhered SBS meant to be a covered category. Historically this data
was gathered but not reported due to concerns of exposing market share. This is no longer a concern as
the use of the product category has expanded significantly and there may be renewed interest in
receiving this information.
Annual Conference
Co-chairs Scott Carpenter and Bob Reel reported that 2021 conference will be held at the Westin Cape
Coral Marina in Cape Coral, Florida January 15-17. Co-chair Reel noted that a conference call will be
scheduled to begin planning the education program.
Membership
Chair Ralph Raulie reported that there were no membership applications for review. It was noted that
the efforts of SPRI and the Industry Summit group advocating on behalf of the industry is a significant
value for Members.
Member Services
Chair Al Janni reported that the Tony Crimi presentation has been rescheduled for July. It was noted that
if in-person meetings are not being allowed in July, a Webex program could be scheduled at any time as
a Member Service. The IBHS hail program and the ASCE document discussed at the Code Public Hearing
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are potential Member Services programs. The Wind Design Seminar will be presented at the October
meetings.
New Business
It was reported that SPRI had nominated Randy Ober to serve on the CRRC Board of Directors.
SPRI expressed its thanks to Duro-Last CEO Tom Saeli for taking the time to share with SPRI members
the work that Duro-Last has done to switch some of its manufacturing capabilities to the production of
personal protection equipment for medical use.
Long-time SPRI Board Member John Greko is scheduled to retire in June. Well wishes can be sent to
[email protected]. Saverio Marzella, also a long-time volunteer is scheduled to retire in June.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:40 p.m. EDT
Submitted: Linda King, SPRI Managing Director
These minutes have been reviewed by SPRI Legal Counsel.
Submitted by: Randy Ober Technical Director April 7, 2020 The contents below are a summary of industry related issues during the 1st quarter 2020: ACC CEU Accreditation Advocacy Network
• Inaccurate and unscientific AIA & GBCI (Green Business Certification) accredited CEU courses have been reported
• Contacted these certification agencies and informed them of the issues • Sent letters to both agencies requesting a meeting to discuss the situation • Met with AIA and they were receptive to whatever help industry could provide • AIA receives 33K to 37K presentations to review annually • Meeting to occur with GBCI on April 8th
ANSI
• Defined “Greenfields” and the planting requirements o Vegetated roofing systems, vegetated terrace systems and planters shall be permitted to
meet not more than 50% of the requirement for areas of biodiverse plantings. • BSR/UL 2218-201x, Standard for Impact Resistance of Prepared Roof Covering Materials
o Eliminates measuring depth of depression after impact o Clarifies sample conditioning parameters o Adds statement describing a light source affixed to the top of the drop tube (to visibly
show where steel ball will impact) o Clarifies the substrate for the test assembly o Adds an Appendix that provides updated hail fall speeds and impact energies
• IAPMO (Z) (International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials) o Reaffirmation: BSR/ASPE/IAPMO Z1034-2015 (R202x), Test Method for Evaluating Roof
Drain Performance (reaffirmation of ANSI/ASPE/IAPMO Z1034-2015) o This Standard specifies a test method to determine roof drain systems performance by
measuring flow rates based on the water head and the piping configurations specified in this Standard, for drains in sizes NPS-2 to NPS-6.
• Some other cool stuff o You had to be there to witness!! o Just checking to see if anyone actually reads this report
ASCE7
• Jay Crandell’s proposal for designing ballasted single-ply roof systems for buildings over 150 feet in height was not balloted through ASCE
• This proposal may be incorporated into the ANSI/SPRI RP-4 standard as “Commentary” (non-mandatory language)
• A new Task Force was established in SPRI to discuss ASTM
• ASTM E84 (Steiner Tunnel Test) adding a definition for a “self-supporting specimen” • ASTM D6878 (TPO membrane) ASTM / SPRI members continue working to add a new “type” of
membrane that incorporates a fleece backing o Continuing to produce data for fleece adhesion
• ASTM E1918 (Test Method for Measuring Solar Reflectance) o A new method will be balloted prior to the June 2020 meeting o CRRC is spearheading this effort
California Energy Code & Standards
• Considering increasing roof material reflectance, thermal emittance and SRI requirements for the state (values not yet determined)
• Exceptions for lower reflectivity values if additional R-value is added • Many cities and counties adopting requirements for electric only construction
Coalition for Accurate Product Labels
• Many states and localities are adopting requirements for different label content • Difficult for manufacturers to comply with labeling requirements with no standardization • Bill introduced to US House & Senate “Fair Labeling Act” to establish a federal label requirement
CRRC
• Making changes to the “Random Testing Program” o Random samples selected annually is raised from 5% to 7% of all listed products o All products that have been rated for 15+ years that have not yet gone through Random
Testing are to be selected each program year o Thermal emittance allowance increased from ±0.05 of the initial rated value to ±0.10 for
products with an initial thermal emittance of 0.30 or more o Products with a thermal emittance of less than 0.30 will still be held to the ±0.05
threshold • Rough Substrates
o CRRC confirmed through a study that reflectivity over rough surfaces is less than smooth surfaces
o CRRC will now require all coating products to be retested over “rough” surfaces to maintain current ratings that were originally tested over smooth surfaces
o If the coating is intended to be applied over only smooth surfaces (such as recoating existing single-ply membranes) no retesting will be required
EduCode
• Event spanned 5 days (SPRI participated in 2 days of the expo) • Sporadic attendance (during breaks) • Estimate 50% of attendees were fire & safety • Explained role of SPRI • Demonstrated DORA • Estimate 10 demonstrations to truly interested parties • Handed out summary of 2021 ICC Code changes • Estimate 50 people were interested • No educational presentation this year • Gave away free “stuff”!!
Factory Mutual - Roofing Industry Coalition
• ASCE 7 and DS 1-28
o Oct. 2016 version of DS 1-28 was based on ASCE 7-05. o Feb. 2020 revision will maintain the existing DS 1-28 maps and allowable wind speeds
(50-100-year MRI’s). o New roof pressure coefficients and low slope roof zone dimensions from ASCE 7-16 will
be adopted. o Will continue to use an Importance Factor (IF) = 1.15 and a Safety Factor (SF) = 2.0 for
new construction.
o Ratings Calculator in RoofNav was updated to reflect all the DS 1-28 changes for wind pressure ratings
o Requires increased pressure coefficients for all roof slopes in almost all roof zones. o Added an elevation factor (Ke), which can be conservatively assumed to be 1.0. o Roof zone dimensions will change for low slope (<= 7◦) roofs. o Why –an updated review of Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Test data supported this
change to ASCE 7-16.
• Conclusions - Considerations
o DS 1-28 (Wind Design) now uses pressure coefficients and low slope roof zones from ASCE 7-16
o DS 1-29 (Roof Deck Securement and Above-Deck Roof Components) and 1-31 (Panel Roof Systems) were revised to address zone dimension changes for low slope roofs and prescriptive enhancements for Zones 2 and 3.
o Software revised for Ratings Calculator in RoofNav o Published February 2020
IBHS
• All joint test programs between SPRI & IBHS are on hold since the test facilities are temporarily shut down
• IBHS is finishing a “Fortified” presentation that will be distributed to the SPRI membership so that they can educate their staff
o Manufacturers’ staff can then be a resource to their customers who may be inquiring about the program
ICC Chapter 15 Re-write Committee
• Representatives from SPRI, PIMA, ERA, NRCA and ARMA met at IRE to discuss how to make this document more “user-friendly” and accurate
• Assignments were made for each organization to tackle specific sections of the code • Follow-up meeting held in March to discuss status of assignments • Need to get the verbiage for the 2021 IBC before work can commence
NERCA
• RI now enforcing requirements for roofers to have a Commercial Roofers License (actually passed 20 years ago)
• NY passed a “Storm Chaser” bill to prevent contractors from performing shoddy work and engaging in price gouging
• NJ State Assembly seeks to establish a Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program o The purpose is to provide insurance coverage for commercial building owners who install
solar panels on their roofs, but risk losing their warranty coverage against damage to those roofs
o The bill requires applications to be submitted by building owners at the time of installation of solar photovoltaic equipment on the roof
o The application fee is to be $1,000 with a maximum claim of $50,000. • NJ (what a place to be a roofer)
o NJ Court Finds Employer Must Reimburse for Medical Marijuana Under Workers Comp Rules
PFAS Update
• US Geological Survey is now involved in providing scientific data regarding the amount of contamination in groundwater
o Testing water from over 600 municipal wells throughout the country beginning in 2018 and ending in 2021
o Will report findings to the EPA Roofing Industry Technical Summit
Factory Mutual (FM)
• Lab is shut down so FM is focused on processing reports, proposals, etc • Approval standards are next on the “to do” list if the lab is not re-opened
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants - (IIBEC)
• Convention will be rescheduled in the fall back in Houston • IIBEC revised Manual of Practices (last update was 2010) - just completed last week • Will be only available as an interactive PDF (no printed version) • Codes - IIBEC has initiated a new committee, “Codes & Standards” to allow more focus on
these issues within the IIBEC structure
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
• Finalizing life cycle assessment report • Updated EPD’s • Next step will be to develop EPD for roof coverboards
Steel Deck Institute
• 33ksi deck is going away • It is like a “unicorn...you hear a lot about it but it really doesn’t exist”… • 40ksi will now be the base line for steel deck