Understanding the Roofing-Related Changes with FM Global's Loss Prevention Data Sheets
Updates May Impact Your Roof System Designs
Sponsored by TRUFAST | Presented by Mark S. Graham
Webinar On-Demand
FM Global and their laboratory testing and classifications subsidiary, FM Approvals, serve as a reference standard in many designer's roof system designs. In late-February, FM Global published revised versions to a number of their roofing-related Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets. In this hour-long webinar, Mark S. Graham, NRCA's vice president of technical services, will provide an overview of FM Global's and FM Approval's role in the roofing industry, review recent changes to FM Global's Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets and show examples of how these changes can impact roof system designs.
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Mark S. Graham is the Vice President of Technical Services for the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) in Rosemont, Illinois. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. In 1984, he began his career in the roofing industry when he joined F.J.A. Christiansen Roofing Co., Inc. in Milwaukee as an estimator and project manager. In 1986, he joined Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., in Northbrook, Ill., as a project engineer specializing in the investigation, design and repair of roofing and waterproofing systems. Graham joined the NRCA in 1993 and is also on the Editorial Advisory Board for NRCA's Professional Roofing magazine. |
The TRUFAST Corporation was founded in 1981 in Northwest (Bryan) Ohio and began manufacturing a better-performing commercial roofing fastener for low-slope roofing systems under the TRUFAST brand. In addition to commercial roofing fasteners and accessories, the TRUFAST product line has grown to include engineered fastening solutions for Structural Insulated Panels and Insulated Nail Base Panels. The company is also a national distributor of commercial roofing adhesives and polyurethane foam sealants. Rodenhouse Inc. and TRUFAST are divisions of Altenloh, Brinck and Co. USA. For more information, visit www.rodenhouse-inc.com and www.trufast.com.
Originally published in Process Cooling
Originally published in April 2020
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify the roles FM Global and FM Approvals play in the roofing industry.
- Assess the aspects of changes FM Global has made to their roofing-related Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets.
- Review examples explaining the impacts these changes can have on roof system designs.
- Explore how designers of roof systems can implement FM Global's changes.
