Roofing Technical
Advisory Committee
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
1:00P.M.
Meeting was conducted via
Teleconference/Webinar:
public point of access:
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Northwood Centre, Suite
90A, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL
32399 (850) 487-1824
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TAC
Members Present: Chairman;
Brian Swope, Bob Boyer, Remington Brown, Jimmy Buckner, Billy Cone, Mark
Zehnal, Chuck Goldsmith, Lorraine Ross, Karen Warseck. Alternates
Present: Robert
Whitcomb for Chuck Goldsmith Guests
Present: Kurtis
Gurley; David Prevatt, Jim Batts, jaime gascon, wanda edwards, aaron
phillips, jim kirby, gus mathis, dwight wilkes, roger lebrun Staff
Present: Mo
Madani, Jim Hammers, Robert Benbow and April Hammonds via Teleconference. |
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Ø Objective:
To review the interim reports for the research projects on the Corrosion of
Roofing and Screen Enclosure Fasteners and a research project on the Impact
of Spray Foam Insulation on the Durability of Plywood and OSB Roof Decking |
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Meeting Minutes |
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Objective |
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Welcome and Opening
Remarks: Meeting opened
at 1:00pm with meeting protocols regarding muting of phones and personal
identification when speaking. |
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Roll Call – Roll Call was taken with a quorum present. |
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Review and Approval of Meeting
Agenda – Motion was entered by Lorraine
Ross and seconded by Bob Boyer to accept the Agenda as
posted. Unanimous approval. |
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Approval of Minutes of June 27,
2014 – The minutes are scheduled to be
reviewed at the next Roofing TAC meeting. |
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Review and accept the Interim
Report for the Research Project on the Corrosion of Roofing and Screen
Enclosure Fasteners. Dr. Kurtis Gurley of the College
of Engineering at the University of Florida provided a PowerPoint
presentation to give the TAC an overview of the research project. During his
presentation, he provided the relevant sections of the code to be covered by
the research project. He also provided the TAC with an update on the progress
of the research project to the present date. Dr. Gurley then presented the
TAC with a description of the issues that the research project would address
and provided the TAC with the scope of work for his research project. Dr.
Gurley also furnished the TAC a timeline of the deliverables of this research
project. The TAC raised concerns about the
fastener samples representing an accurate account of the fasteners that were
being used in the field as well as making sure that some of the fasteners
were gathered from overseas companies as well as U.S. companies. Also, it was
noted that some of the fasteners would be purchased from some of the local
big box stores as well as from the local roofing supply stores. Dr. Gurley
responded by noting he would make sure these concerns are addressed and that
the samples would be acquired from a variety of different locations. The
concern was also raised that if any of the fasteners had a product approval
or Miami-Dade County NOA that it be also noted by the testing. Dr. Gurley
responded that he would only be testing fasteners that are approved for use
in Florida. After some more deliberation it was decided by the TAC that they
would schedule a TAC meeting after the specifics of the research project was
worked out to review the project specific testing that would be undertaken. A motion was entered by Mr. Billy Cone and seconded by Mr.
Mark Zehnal to accept the interim report as presented. The motion
was passed unanimously. |
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Dr. David Prevatt of the College of Engineering at the
University of Florida provided a PowerPoint presentation to give the TAC an
overview of the research project. During his presentation, Dr. Prevatt
provided the relevant sections of the code to be covered by the research
project. Next, he informed the TAC that an advisory panel of industry members
was formed to discuss research project objectives, provide direction to the
research team, and assist in identifying additional sources of literature to
be considered by the Roofing TAC. Dr. Prevatt then provided the TAC with an update
on the progress of the research project to the present time. He discussed a
description of the issues to be covered by the research project. Dr. Prevatt also
discussed the deliverables of this research project which includes a report
providing a state of the art literature review, a summary of experimental
research, objectives, methods, results and a recommendation for future
research projects. The TAC raised concerns about the
foam being installed in as close to a “real world” application as possible.
The issue of not enough roofing contractors on the research project advisory
panel was also raised. Dr. Prevatt responded by reminding the TAC that his
advisory panel included a much more diverse group of industry professionals
not just representing the roofing contractors but he had representatives of
other facets of the industry as well. Another concern raised by the TAC was
the foundational literature search included a number of papers that were
pertaining to cold climates and not the climate that we deal with here in
Florida and that a number of citations are strictly about wall assembles and
its pertinence to the issue at hand.
Dr. Prevatt responded by reminding the TAC that the literature review
covers a broad spectrum of topics and it is not complete. He also reminded
the TAC that there is still more work to be completed and that the vertical
walls have some of the same issues as some roofs do. A motion was entered by Mr. Billy Cone and seconded by Mr.
Bob Boyer to accept the interim report as presented. The motion
was passed 8 to 1. |
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Public Comment – A comment was raised that the advisory panel
was maybe brought in too late into the process. That advisory panel would meet
before the conclusion of the project and that the scope of the literature
review may need to be toned down. |
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Member Comment – Billy Cone commented that the he wanted to know who
appointed the advisory committee and Dr. Prevatt responded to Mr. Cone that
he selected the advisory committee. |
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9) |
Schedule next meeting. – to be
determined |
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Adjournment – 3:17pm |
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Staff
Contacts: Robert Benbow, Robert.benbow@myfloridalicense.com,
(850) 717-1828;
Mo Madani, mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com, (850) 717-1825.
Note: This document is available to any person
requiring materials in alternate format upon request. Contact the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Office of Codes and
Standards, 1940 N. Monroe Street, Suite 90, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0772 or
call 850-487-1824.