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Evaluating wind effects of commercial roofs: North American advancements

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Conference13th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE13), 10-15 July 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Subjectroofs; air leakage; air intrusion; membrane; wind; dynamic; low-slope; Heat performance
Abstract
The North American roofing community has made significant advancements, summarized in this paper, in the dynamic wind evaluation of commercial roofs through a North American roofing consortium, Special Interest Group for the Dynamic Evaluation of Roofing Systems (SIGDERS). Investigations and interactions with industries have identified several research challenges for wind engineers as listed in this paper.
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  • 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering (ICWE13). Programme Book: 10-15 July 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands (10 July 2011).
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NRC numberNRCC 53931
NRC-IRC-21385
NPARC number20373769
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