Low-Slope Roofing 101
With a wide variety of different roof system types and components used on different building classifications, low-slope roofing can often be especially confusing for designers. This presentation will discuss many of the basics associated with low-slope roof design such as building design parameters, typical roof system components and attachment methods, code requirements, and wind design.
NOVEMBER 2ND at 3 PM ET – Cost: Free. Earns: 1 AIA LU / HSW.
It’s just a roof – right? Roofing plays an extremely important role in protecting the building from the elements, but low-slope roofing typically doesn’t get as much attention during design as the other building components. With a wide variety of different roof system types and components used on different building classifications, low-slope roofing can often be especially confusing for designers. This presentation will discuss many of the basics associated with low-slope roof design such as building design parameters, typical roof system components and attachment methods, code requirements, and wind design.
Learning objectives
- Understand how design parameters, such as building and rooftop use, as well as climate and building location influence roof design decisions.
- Recognize the basic components of low-slope roofing, including different insulations, coverboards, and membrane types.
- Differentiate between attachment methods of roofing systems including insulations and membrane attachment options.
- Discuss code requirements as they relate to the roof including how wind influences roof design.
Your Course Instructors
Kristin Westover P.E., LEED AP O+M
Technical Manager of Specialty Installations for Low-slope Commercial Roofing Systems | GAF
Kristin Westover is a Technical Manager of Specialty Installations for Low-slope Commercial Roofing.
Michael Popeck
Northeast Design Manager of Building & Roofing Science, GAF
Michael Popeck is the Northeast Design Manager of Building & Roofing Science for GAF.
