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It is important to frequently check your local requirements because additional states, counties, and municipalities are in the process of adopting…
The majority of the United States has adopted some version of the IBC. Many states and municipalities have already or are scheduled to adopt the 2003…
The 2003 IBC, §1504.5: “Edge securement for low-slope roofs. Low-slope membrane roof systems metal edge securement, except gutters, installed in…
The key elements considered are:
Wind Speed
Building Occupancy
Building Height
Location of the edge device on Roof
Building…
It is a reference for those who design, specify or install edge materials used with low-slope roofing systems. It addresses copings and horizontal…
Prior to 1980, there were no roofing edge standards by which manufacturers could hold themselves to. FM Global then created a system of standards and…
The International Code Council (ICC) is a non-profit organization that works to develop a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model…
FMGlobal provides commercial and industrial property insurance and engineering-driven risk management…
SPRI, (Single-Ply Roofing Industry) is a non-profit trade association representing the sheet membrane and component supplier to the commercial…
The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit organization that administers and coordinates a voluntary standardization…