Thanks to Central Roofing, the Urban Ventures nonprofit received a new roof system that would normally cost more than $679,000 for just the cost of their insurance deductible.
EPDM single-ply roofing membranes became increasingly popular in the 1970s as the price of asphalt-based roofs increased and the quality of available asphalt lowered.
Many words are used to describe ballasted roofing systems — economical, basic and durable being some of the most common. The word cool, by any definition, doesn’t usually come to mind when one thinks of ballasted EPDM roofs.