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23.06.2009
Architectural Students Get Hands-On Tutorial in Vinyl Roofing
Canton,
Massachusetts. June 23, 2009 – Graduate architectural students from the Illinois Institute of
Technology (IIT) dismantled an old studio in disrepair last year at the historic ‘Ragdale artists’ colony’
and then rebuilt it, capping the new structure off with a vinyl roofing system donated by Sika Sarnafil.
The successful project resulted in an article in ‘Chicago Architect’ magazine.
The
Ragdale compound is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and each year hosts some 200 emerging and established
artists of all disciplines. Twelve students worked on the studio construction project, with several
manufacturers supplying building materials.
Sika Sarnafil donated a
white reflective roof to enhance the studio’s ‘sustainability.’ In addition to longevity, energy efficiency,
and durability, this roofing system may also be recycled at the end of its normal lifespan.
Students
installing the single-ply roofing membrane got the opportunity to experience first-hand Sika Sarnafil’s
proprietary hot-air welding methodology for creating watertight seams.
The
company’s new alternative roofing attachment system, called RhinoBond, was also employed. This system
relies on induction-welding technology and was used by the students to affix both roof boards and vinyl
membrane to the deck, with the RhinoBond system and its specially-coated ‘plates’ attaching these materials
without the need for penetrations. RhinoBond is designed to reduce membrane flutter and enhance wind
uplift resistance while improving installation productivity.
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