Designing re-roofing systems to sustain the performance of existing roofs

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Abstract
Regardless of the age of roofs when they fail, a common factor is the question of what to do with them to start the next cycle. Should they be torn off, starting over, or should they be recovered.

Date
10/1996

Author(s)
James Sheahan

Page(s)
117-124

Source
Oak Ridge National Lab

Keyword(s)
sustainable roofing; recover; repair; tear off; drying rate; leak detection; insulation stability; ORNL

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