Product: Atlas Roofing Corp. ACFoam-HS CoverBoard

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Atlas Roofing Corp. designed its ACFoam-HS CoverBoard for use on built-up, modified-bitumen, and single-ply-membrane roofing systems. With an R-value of 2.5 per 1/2″-thickness, the cover board’s closed-cell polyisocyanurate foam provides a compressive strength of 90 psi. Available in 4′-by-4′ and 4′-by-8′ panels, the product has FM approvals for severe hail and foot-traffic resistance as well as wind uplift resistance from FM 1-60 to 1-210 in fully adhered roof systems. It is Greenguard certified for microbial resistance. • atlasroofing.com

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Wanda Lau

Wanda Lau, LEED AP, is the former executive editor of ARCHITECT magazine. Along with 10 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction management, she holds a B.S. in civil engineering from Michigan State University, an S.M. in building technology from MIT, and an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Her work appears in several journals, books, and magazines, including Men's Health, ASID Icon, and University Business. Follow her on Twitter.

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