ID – Request	RESEARCH TOPIC
Karen Warseck Building Diagnostics Associates Roofing TAC Structural TAC	I think a good research topic would be the correlation of the wind uplift resistance of aged roofs with the designed uplift values when newly installed.   It would be interesting indeed to see if five year, ten year and older roofs have any relevance to the designed uplift values.  This research should determine any measurable decline in the uplift resistance with age and, if so, if there a mathematical correlation that can be applied to see at what point in the roof's life the decline becomes significant enough to lose the required wind uplift resistance.   After all, if the roofs are not holding the design uplift values over time, what is the point of designing the roofs to meet them?
Joe Belcher for the Aluminum Association of Florida (AAF)	Topic for Research Funding – Aluminum Screen Enclosures Memo