Coordinator(s)
Keith Roberts, Roberts Consulting, UK
Objectives and Scopes
The Objective of the Commission are:
- to maintain and grow the international network of professionals who have an active interest in the performance of roofing materials and systems
- to promote the exchange of ideas and findings of relevant research.
Current Work Programme
To compile a series of Reports, recording the findings of meetings and discussions
W83 Meeting Notes 14 September
Planned Output
Publication of a Research Roadmap on Roofing Materials and Systems
Internal Structure
The Commission has the following internal Task Groups Groups:
- TG A: In service performance of TPO single ply membranes. Chair(s) to be appointed
- TG B: Improving resilience of roofs to wind damage. Chair(s) to be appointed
- TG C: Second Generation Sustainable Roofing. Chair: Mr. Thomas Hutchinson, Hutchinson Design Group, USA
External Relations
Links with RCI (formerly Roofing Consultants Institute) and IFD (International Federation of Roof Workers)
Membership
Members of this Working Commission have to be either a Representative of a CIB Member Organization or an Individual CIB Member, or they have to be appointed as Commission Member by RILEM.
Status
W083 is a joint Commission of CIB and RILEM – the Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires d’Essais et de Recherche sur les Matériaux et les Constructions. The Commission was established in 1983.