RCMA and Oak Ridge National Laboratory to host International Roof Coatings Conference

The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), will host the International Roof Coatings Conference on July 16-19, 2012 in Baltimore, Md., at the InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel.

This conference is for professionals in the roof coating, building envelope, green building, cool roofing, research, or architectural communities.

The International Roof Coatings Conference will feature keynote speakers Marc LaFrance, technology development manager at the U.S. Department of Energy, and Art Rosenfeld, distinguished scientist emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

The lineup of speakers from leading and influential organizations will include timely presentations on topics as:

Accelerated Aging of Roofing Materials: How to Mimic the Changes in Solar Reflectance
An Outcome-Based, Multivariate Approach to Roof Surface Thermal Contribution
Analysis of TPO Roofing Membrane and Methods to Improve Adhesion of Waterborne Elastomeric Roof Coatings
Coatings Forensics
Cool Roofs Cause Condensation – Fact or Fiction
Elastomeric Roof Coatings Performance, Durability and Life Cycle of Post Applied Coatings as Compared to Inline Coated Manufactured Membranes
FEVE Fluoropolymer Resins for Long-Life Coatings on Roof Surfaces
Reduction of Surface Reflectance through Controlled Particulate-Microbial Contamination
Test Method Changes Impact on Roofing Reflectivity and Emissivity
Water-based PVDF Coatings for Cool White Roof Applications

For more information on the International Roof Coatings Conference, including a complete schedule of events, registration, and hotel accommodations, please visit www.roofcoatings.org. BD+C

Boyd R. Zoccola is Chair and Chief Elected Officer of BOMA International. A BOMA member since 1994, he has served on the Executive, Finance, Investment, and Medical/Healthcare Facilities Committees. An Indiana Real Estate Principal Broker and a board member of the Real Estate Round Table, he is Executive Vice President of Hokanson Companies, Inc., of Indianapolis, and has been involved in the development of $600 million worth of real estate. On a volunteer basis, Zoccola was president of Horizon House and a board member of Girls, Inc. He holds a BA in biology from Indiana University.