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AWD Project Filler 1/16 v. gs Do you have a project of interest to our readers? If you would like your project to be considered for a future issue of Award, please email: Dan Chapman, Publisher dchapman@canadawide.com Synstone's Contempo line of exterior concrete panels. roofing material available in the market. The white reflectivity of an IB PVC roof can reduce energy costs by reflecting up to 90 per cent of the heat that normally enters a building through the roof. Because of IB's protective acrylic surfacing, IB roofs stay white longer. When it comes to insulation there is one brand that is clearly in expansion mode. In 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession, Roxul Inc. spent $180 million on a new manufacturing facility in Milton, Ontario. In 2014, the Danish company is set to open a $160-million facility in Mississippi. Roxul, which is a subsidiary of Rockwool International, has a third plant in Grand Forks, B.C. The company's highly fire-resistant mineral-based insulation products, which are also called Stone Wool, have less than three per cent of the North American market right now, but the company is confident it can grow its share, says Dave Lawlor, Roxul's national sales manager. The optimism is perhaps well founded. Based on its full range of products, the company has a 30 per cent share of the market in Europe, and when it comes to roofing insulation products, a 40 per cent share of the German market, says Lawlor. The company continues to offer new products. TopRock DD is a relative newcomer and is manufactured at the Milton plant. It is a dual-density mineral wool board insulation with a rigid top for durability and enhanced strength. Structural Panel Industries Inc. uses Roxul insulation and provides structural insulated panels (SIP) for commercial, industrial and residential applications. "There's increasing overlap in application," says Kyle Rogers, president of Structural Panels. "Some of our panels are looking less industrial and more residential." Roofing/Cladding Materials EIFS (exterior insulation finishing system) is a cladding sector that has sometimes suffered mixed reviews. But an initiative of the EIFS Council of Canada (ECC) looks set to entrench quality standards and ensure a consistent product. In April this year, the ECC launched its practice manual. "It is provided at no cost to all interested parties involved with EIFS and can be obtained exclusively via the ECC website," according to a press release. A key aim of the industry-funded online manual is to provide an educational tool for users . "It includes detailed information – from design criteria to installation methods to inspection criteria," says John Garbin, president and CEO of the ECC . "It's a very positive development. It provides solid generic info on ways to optimize the actual design of EIFS. People who follow the design principles in the manual won't be disappointed," says Kevin Day, national sales manager at Dryvit Systems Canada. Optimizing size for more rapid installation should boost interest in Building Products (BP) of Canada Corp.'s 42-by-14-inch shingles. BP is the only manufacturer of laminate shingles of this size. The Harmony 42 shingles are still small enough to be installed like a 39-by-13-inch shingle but "allow for much faster installation of a roof," says Gilles Landry, marketing director for roofing products at BP. Speed is also a benefit of today's improved mechanically-based fastening systems for roof membranes. They are reducing demand for adhesives and torch welds. "One system uses all three – mechanical, adhesive and weld," says Rob Harris, technical manager at the Roofing Contractors Association of BC. n june 2013 /17 13-05-10 3:08 PM p12-17Roofing.indd 17 13-05-30 1:59 PM