January 2003 -- Maintenance and Repairs

• Recommending Repairs: Are you Up to the Challenge?
      By David Velcheck, CCS (.pdf)

• Uplift Resistance of Existing Roof Decks: Recommendations for Enhanced Attachment During Reroofing Work
      By Thomas L. Smith (.pdf)

• Roof Restoration
      By Tim Leonard (.pdf)

February 2003 -- Miscellaneous Topics

• Dispersion?
      By Joseph Cua and Carl G. Cash, PE (.pdf)

• Roof Design Considerations in Cold and High Altitude Regions
      By Steve Bunn (.pdf)

• Adhesive Fastening of Insulation to Structural Decks
      By Stan Choiniere (.pdf)

• Mechanical Fasteners Get to the Point in Providing Roof System Success
      By SPRI’s Fasteners Subcommittee (.pdf)

• New Concepts and Materials for Roof Designers to Consider
      By René M. Dupuis, Ph.D., PE (.pdf)

• New Generation of Polyiso, the Sustainable Insulation for the 21st Century
      By Jared Blum (.pdf)

March 2003 -- Concrete, Masonry, and EIFS

• Masonry Parapets in Frequent Freeze/Thaw Climates
      By Robert W. Humbarger, RRC, CDT (.pdf)

• Considerations for Repair of Concrete Building Facades
      By Kami Farahmandpour, PE, RRC, CCS, CCCA (.pdf)

• Does EIFS Really Leak? Three Critical Non-EIFS Components That Make a Difference
      By Alan O. Campbell, PE (.pdf)

• Design Issues for Thin-Stone Cladding Systems
      By Edward A. Gerns (.pdf)

• The Problem is Not EIFS – It’s the Details
      By Derek A. Hodgin, PE, RRO, RRC (.pdf)

April 2003 -- Wind Engineering

• The Next Advance in Heat Welding of Thermoplastic Single Ply Roofing;
  Double Weld Technology Sets a New Standard for Wind Uplift Performance
      By Brian Whelan, Paul Peterson, and Paul Larson (.pdf)

• Project Profile: Reroofing Chemistry Lab a Challenge
      By Peggy Mackinnon (.pdf)

• Wind Pressure Measurements on Full Scale Flat Roofs
      By A. Baskaran and M.G. Savage (.pdf)

• Getting the Edge on Roof Wind Design
      By Gerard J. Teitsma, RRC, RRO (.pdf)

May 2003 -- Steep Roof Construction

• What Roof Consultants Need to Know About Slate Roofs
      By Joseph Jenkins (.pdf)

• Eliminating Shingle Callbacks
      By Ray Corbin (.pdf)

• Roofing Slate Standards are Changing
      By Matt Millen (.pdf)

• Project Profile: Massive Roofing Project Poses Unique Challenges
      By Casey Kaufman (.pdf)

• Weathering of Architectural Metals – the Ultimate Dichotomy
      By David L. Hunt (.pdf)

June 2003 -- Convention Summary Issue

• "Moisture Exchange" Performance of OSB and Plywood Structural Panels
      By Lonnie Haughton and Colin Murphy, RRC, FRCI (.pdf)

July 2003 -- Materials Inspection and Quality Control

• Reroofing Fire Rated Construction
      By Hubert T. Dudley and John W. Rose (.pdf)

• Built-up Roof Inspections
      By Donald Kilpatrick (.pdf)

• The Role of the Manufacturer’s Inspector
      By George Furman (.pdf)

• The Politics of Roof Cut Tests
      By Raymond McNulty (.pdf)

August 2003 -- Built-Up Roofs

• Spontaneous Combustion of Roofers’ Mops – a Review
      By Derek A. Hodgin (.pdf)

• Coal Tar Built-up Roofing Adapts to Challenges of the 21st Century
      By Paige Parker (.pdf)

• BUR Rebounds From Exaggerated Death Report; Low-Fuming Asphalts
  Contribute
      By Richard T. Janicki and David Trumbore (.pdf)

• Cold Adhesives Increase BUR Options
      By David A. Scheirer (.pdf)

September 2003 -- Single-Ply Roofing

• Further Evaluation of a Pressure-equalized Single-ply Roofing System to
  Determine Drying Effects on a Moist Cementitious Roof Deck
      By Warren R. French, PE, RRC, CCS, FRCI (.pdf)

• Thermoplastic Single Ply Roofing – Will U.S. History Repeat Itself?
      By Brian Whelan (.pdf)

• A KEE Standard for Roofing Membranes
      By Jerry Beall (.pdf)

• EPDM Roof System Performance: An Update of Historical Warranty Service Costs
      By James L. Hoff (.pdf)

October 2003 -- Energy and Insulation

• Building Code Issues of Residential Underfloor Moisture in Warm, Humid
  Climates; Part 1 of 2
      By Larry Elkin, PE (.pdf)

• EPA Releases a Calculator for Estimating Savings from Reflective Roofing Products
      By Steve Ryan and David Korn (.pdf)

• Can Going Green Help Your Business?
      By Tom Harris (.pdf)

• Next Generation Polyiso Roof Insulation
      By Jared Blum (.pdf)

• Achieving Working and Effective Air Barriers
      By Wagdy Anis, AIA (.pdf)

November/December 2003 -- Design Issues

• Roof Design by Weighted Evaluation
      By Luther C. Mock, RRC (.pdf)

• Employing the Sealed Floor Technique to Resolve Underfloor Moisture
  Problems in Warm, Humid Climates; Part 2 of 2
      By Larry Elkin, PE (.pdf)

• Designing for Future Reroofing: Recommendations for
  Enhanced Sustainability
      By Thomas L. Smith, AIA, RRC (.pdf)

• The Design Process – The 75% Rule
      By Richard L. Cook, Jr., RRC, CPWC, RRO (.pdf)