NSF/ANSI 347 Sustainability Assessment for Single-ply Roofing Quiz

According to McGraw Hill Construction (now Dodge Data & Analytics), 41 percent of all nonresidential building stats in 2012 were green or had a sustainable focus. What was this percentage in 2005?

In a multi-year, publicly transparent process, which group of stakeholders developed the NSF/ANSI 347 Assessment for Single-ply Roofing Membrane?

Of the five areas of focus for achieving NSF/ANSI 347 rating- Product Design, Product Manufacturing, Membrane Durability, Corporate Governance, Innovation- which one contains the most possible points?

To encourage membrane manufacturers to focus on environmental and life-cycle issues from the beginning, the point system starts at the stage of product design. How does the standard refer to that process?

The life-cycle analysis (LCA) use by this standard should analyze the environmental impacts of the product for global warming, greenhouse gas loadings, acidification, ozone layer depletion, photochemical smog formation, and eutrophication or nitrogen loading.

Duro-Last earned a Gold rating in the NSF/ANSI 347 standard by finding an innovative way to use manufacturing waste by re-grinding the material and producing a totally different product. What product is mentioned in the article?

Durability strongly in this environmental assessment of single-ply membrane roofing. What are the maximum number of points possible?

According to the white paper, a cool or reflective white roof system can reduce the building's energy consumption by how much?

The Green Globes for New Construction standard awards points if the roofing material is NSF/ANSI 347 certified.

White Duro-Last products are certified NSF/ANSI 347 Gold? (hint: the answer is not found in the white paper)