January 2002 -- Concrete and Clay Tile and Fiber Cement Roof Coverings

• Blue-Green Algae and its Effect on Fiber-Cement Roofing Within a Microclimate
      By Colin Murphy (.pdf)

• A Primer on Clay Tile Roof Inspection and Material Selection
      By John Dashner, CSI (.pdf)

• Concrete and Clay Roof Tile Fastening in Designated High Wind Areas
      By Reese Moody (.pdf)

• Cold Weather Considerations for Glass-Reinforced Asphalt Shingles
      By Raymond L. Corbin and Lyle D. Hogan (.pdf)

February 2002 -- Mold, Mildew, and Fungi

• Mold and the Law
      By Gerry D. Abel Lozano (.pdf)

• And in this Corner — Mold
      By Brad E. Brewer (.pdf)

• Managing Microbial Issues
      By Robert J. Taylor (.pdf)

• Getting to Know the Enemy
      By Lyle D. Hogan (.pdf)

March 2002 -- Restoring a Copper Masterpiece

• Evaluation Techniques for Concrete Building Envelope Components
      Kami Farahmandpour, Victoria A. Jennings, Terry J. Willems, Allen G. Davis (.pdf)

• Restoring a Copper Masterpiece
      Terry Thone (.pdf)

• Building Envelope Assessment — Looking Beyond the Obvious
      Jeffrey J. Brouillard (.pdf)

April 2002 -- Ethical, Regulatory, and Business Practice Matters

• Rooftop Grease Contamination: What the Roofing Industry Needs to Know to Help Control the Problem
      By Joseph Baribeau (.pdf)
• Legislative & Regulatory Issues for Roof Consultants
      By Warren R. French (.pdf)
• Ethics Committee Update
      By Pete Nottleson (.pdf)
• Smaller Firms Need the Same Protection as Big Companies
      By Dick Goff (.pdf)
• Approval Standard Established for LWIC Contractors (.pdf)

May 2002 -- Metal Issues Update

• What to Do With a Problem R-Panel Metal Roof System
      By Raymond K. Heisey Jr. (.pdf)

• Metal Roofing and Schools: Quality Control
      By Robert Stanford (.pdf)

• Can Your Metal Roof System Handle the Load?
      By Richard Davis (.pdf)

• Is it Metal?
      By Brian Whelan (.pdf)

June 2002 -- Failure Investigation and Forensic Engineering

• Electric Field Vector Mapping (EFVM)
      By Chris Eichhorn (.pdf)

• What the Third Pig Knew
      By Cathy Murphy (.pdf)

• Air Infiltration: The Enemy of Wind Resistance and Condensation Control
      By Philip Dregger (.pdf)

July 2002 -- Convention Summary Issues

• Asphalt Shingle Buckling and Roof Sheathing
      By Doug Logan (.pdf)

August 2002 -- Foam Insulations and Cellular Foam Technology

• Polyiso Roof Insulation: Zero Ozone Depletion Potential, Long-term Thermal Stability,
  and a Four-year Track Record
      By Richard Roe (.pdf)

• SPFA Update (.pdf)

• Closed Cell Foam Insulations: Resolving the Issue of Thermal Performance
      By Peter Kalinger and Michel Drouin (.pdf)

• Making Roofs and Walls Join in a Continuous Air Barrier System Depends on Chemistry
      By Tom Harris and Tony Woods (.pdf)

September 2002 -- Design and Consulting Considerations

• I Want Your RFP: Requests for Proposals or Presumptions
      By Donald Kilpatrick (.pdf)

• Considerations for Design Criteria to Minimize Moisture Within Walls
      By Colin Murphy (.pdf)

• Working with Roof Consultants from a Roofer’s Perspective
      By Kevin J. Kennedy and William Fischer (.pdf)

• Implementation of Energy Conservation Codes and Their Impact on Roof Consultants
      By Kami Farahmandpour and William Waterston (.pdf)

• SMARF Building, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Seven Years Later
      By Richard P. Canon, Blake S. Joplin, and S. Thomas Watson (.pdf)

• Marketing for Roof Consultants
      By Bob Lyons (.pdf)

October 2002 -- Contracts and Legal Issues

• The First Commandment: Use No Contracts That Aren’t Standard (With Modifications)
      By Philip W. Kabza (.pdf)

• Managing Addenda and Contract Modifications
      By David J. Wyatt (.pdf)

• Those Unanticipated Impacts of Change Orders; How to Compute Their Hidden Costs
      By Timothy J. Fitzgerald (.pdf)

• Key Contract Clauses for Roof Consultants
      By Michael Taylor (.pdf)

• The Consultant’s Role; One Man’s Opinion
      By Kelly Robinson (.pdf)

November/December 2002 -- Polymer-Modified and COld Process Roofing

• History of Polymer Modified and Cold Process Roofing
      By Paul M. Mitchell, RRC, RRO, CDT (.pdf)

• Wind Uplift Ratings of Mechanically-attached, Single-ply Modified Bituminous
  Roofing Systems
      By A. Baskaran, Michael Sexton, and Sudhakar Molleti (.pdf)

• Modified Bitumen Durability Linked to Polymer Protection
      By Frank O. Moore Jr. (.pdf)

• Cold-applied BUR Emulsions and Coatings
      By Dr. Heshmat Laaly (.pdf)

• Project Profile: Cold-applied Mod Bit Selected for Factory That Never Closes
      By Sarah Tholen (.pdf)