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Why ES-1?
A quick Reference Guide
Reprinted with permission from the Single Ply Roofing Industry.
Q. What is ANSI?
A. The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) is a non-profit organization
that administers and coordinates a voluntary standardization system.
Q. What is SPRI?
A. SPRI, (Single Ply Roofing Industry) is a non-profit trade association representing
the sheet membrane and component supplier to the commercial
roofing industry. SPRI is an official ANSI canvasser and has worked with
representatives of the roofing industry to develop a number of consensus
standards.
Q. What is FMGlobal?
A. FMGlobal provides commercial and industrial property insurance and
engineering-driven risk management solutions.
Q. What are ICC & the IBC?
A. The International Code Council (ICC) is a non-profit organization that
works to develop a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national
model construction codes. The International Building Code (IBC) provides
a consensus standard for construction codes.
Q. How and when did all these organizations get involved in setting
roofing industry standards?
A. Prior to 1980 there were no roofing edge standards by which manufacturers
could hold themselves to. FM Global then created a system of standards
and approvals to use on FM Global insured properties. The design community
adopted this system because there were no other available standards
at the time.
In 1998 SPRI developed a series of three tests for judging the quality and
durability of fascia and coping. These tests then allow for ES-1 approval.
In 2002 the IBC wrote the ES-1 guidelines into their 2003 code. Many states
have adopted the 2003 IBC, and the list is continually growing.
Currently, SPRI and FM Approvals are working together to develop the next
generation of the standard. (Continued on next page.)
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