by jbs070710 h3 — July 9, 2010—Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), the green roof and wall industry association, and the Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI), the trade association representing the manufacturers of commercial roofing systems and component suppliers, recently announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has accepted RP14 Wind Design Standard for Vegetative Roofing Systems as an American National Standard.
This document was created to provide a design and installation reference for green roofing professionals to help eliminate the risk of wind uplift on vegetative/green roofs in high wind areas. It combines established design principles of conventional roofing systems with wind tunnel testing conducted at Southern Illinois University/Edwardsville.
The guideline joins the recently approved ANSI/SPRI VF-1 External Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs to support further development of the green roof industry.
