Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

Flat roofs, a grey area

Assembly: The boom in low-ballast, on-roof mounting systems for flat roofs continues unabated. These mounting racks are placed directly on the waterproofing membrane without being bolted down. But what happens if water suddenly penetrates the roof? Another unanswered question is how to prevent damage to the roof skin.

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pv magazine

05 Sep 2012

Martin Birkner says he has seen a lot of misery over the past few months: torn roof membranes, mounting racks which have slid along the roof, brittle sealing membranes, compressed and dampened insulation layers, and even “flooded” roofs where the insulation is completely waterlogged. “People contact us to renovate roofs that have been damaged by …

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