Low-Slope Roofing 101: More Than ‘Just a Roof’

Course Description
It’s just a roof - right?  Roofing plays an extremely important role in protecting the building from the elements, but low-slope roofing typically doesn’t get as much attention during design as the other building components.  With a wide variety of different roof system types and components used on different building classifications, low-slope roofing can often be especially confusing for designers.  This presentation will discuss many of the basics associated with low-slope roof design such as building design parameters, typical roof system components and attachment methods, code requirements, and wind design.

Learning Objectives 

1. Understand how design parameters, such as building and rooftop use, as well as climate and building location influence roof design decisions.
2. Recognize the basic components of low-slope roofing including different insulations, coverboards, and membrane types.
3. Differentiate between attachment methods of roofing systems including insulation and membrane attachment options.
4. Discuss code requirements as they relate to the roof including how wind influences roof design.