West Roofing Systems Wins Two Awards at the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance Conference |
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West Roofing Systems, Inc.
121 Commerce Dr.
La Grange, OH, 44050
USA
Press release date: March 10, 2010
Special Recognition for Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation at Iraq Forward Operating Bases
LaGrange, Ohio, (March 10, 2010) - West Roofing Systems, Inc. recently received two Contractor Industry Excellence awards at the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance (SPFA) 2010 Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida. SPFA's Special Recognition Award honored West Roofing for insulating 6.3 million square feet of temporary structures at 20 forward operating military bases during "Operation Iraqi Freedom." West Roofing also received a Contractor Excellence Award for a quality roofing system installed at the Ohio Turnpike Administration Building in Berea, Ohio.
"The Special Recognition Award is not given annually," Kurt Riesenberg, executive director of SPFA explained. "It is presented only for projects of unique significance that illustrate the benefits of spray foam, such as West Roofing's work in Iraq. This was one of the more emblematic projects in spray polyurethane foam (SPF) history, extraordinarily large in scope, leading to unprecedented impact on the safety, quality of life, and comfort of American soldiers serving in Iraq."
West Roofing sent 10 fully-equipped spray foam teams to Iraq to insulate tents, living quarters, office space, aircraft hangers, hospitals, computer rooms, bunkers, dining halls and warehouses on military bases to help reduce interior heat and cold, as well as mitigate dust and noise. Spray foam also strengthened the earth-built barriers that help protect structures in the bases from blasts and projectiles. The West Roofing teams worked in extreme heat, harsh environments, and had to contend with periodic enemy fire.
Power requirements for cooling and heating structures dropped by 80% once insulated. The resulting energy savings lowered fuel consumption on each base, saving the military millions of dollars, while reducing the number of vulnerable fuel vehicles traveling over some of the most dangerous roads in the world.
A report issued by the U.S. Army Material Systems Analysis Activity in July 2009 estimated that the break-even point for Exterior Insulation of Temporary Structures (EITS), when considering all aspects of fuel use and transport, is about 75 days. It also estimated annual savings of $65 million for currently foamed structures.
The Contractor Excellence Award for the Ohio Turnpike Administration Building was presented to West Roofing for providing a roof system design to deliver energy savings, repair two persistent leaks, be environmentally friendly, and allow for continued facility operation during installation. The old EPDM roof was removed and recycled through West Development Group's "Roof-to-Roof" (R2R) recycling process - keeping tons of EPDM out of a landfill. The new SPF roof was coated with a low-solvent silicone topcoat that included recycled EPDM and prevented the release of about 1,000 pounds of hydrocarbons into the environment.
SPFA makes these awards based on presentation of project, creativity, design creativity, energy and environmental conservation, and documentation detail. The Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance is the premiere and independent trade association addressing the benefits of spray polyurethane foam roofing, insulation, and issues of importance to its professional contractor and manufacturing members within the construction industry.
For more information about West Roofing Systems, Inc., please call toll-free at 1-800-356-5748 or visit the West Roofing web site at www.westroofingsystems.com.
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