Building Enclosure | Designing Low-Slope Roofs for Resilience
Cover boards are now essential to delivering resilient, high-performance low-slope roof systems.
Resilience in low-slope roofing has evolved from a forward-looking goal to a current design requirement, driven by increasing weather demands, rooftop usage and stricter performance standards. In a new article on Building Enclosure the key takeaway is that roof performance is determined at the assembly level (not by individual components) with cover boards playing a critical role in bridging thermal and structural performance.
By creating a stable substrate, improving load distribution and enhancing resistance to wind uplift, hail impact, fire exposure and real-world rooftop traffic, cover boards help systems meet standards like FM 4450 and FM 4470 while protecting long-term durability. As codes evolve and risks increase, what was once considered an upgrade is now essential for ensuring assembly integrity, meeting approvals and reducing lifecycle risk.
Read the full article Designing Low-Slope Roofs for Resilience to see how these systems perform in real-world conditions and what specifiers need to consider for today’s high-performance roof assemblies.
