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Article Reprints
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30 and Counting: Duro-Last Roofing Celebrates Three Decades of Distinction
Reprinted with permission from Roofing Contractor magazine, May 2008. |
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High-Performance Roofing: The Next Stage in Low-Slope Commercial Roofing
Article from "Copyright RCI Inc., Published with permission". |
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Booklets / Catalogs
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Architect Booklet
Architects are a huge marketing niche for Duro-Last contractors to reach. This new booklet highlights the numerous attributes of the Duro-Last roofing system for these specific individuals. |
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Capabilities and Service Booklet
This booklet covers capabilities and services available to authorized Duro-Last contractors, ranging from free technical support to free marketing and sales assistance. Also highlights sales and marketing tools and gives a brief view of the manufacturing process of our roofing system. |
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Comparison Sheet Booklet
This booklet highlights CAD drawings of the Duro-Last roofing system and other roofing systems, stressing the relatively small amount of field seaming required by the Duro-Last roofing system. |
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Cool Zone Roofing System Booklet
This booklet explains how the Duro-Last® Cool Zone® roofing system defines rooftop sustainability by delivering the "Five E's" of high-performance roofing: Energy, Environment, Endurance, Economics, and Engineering. |
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Duro-Last Tool Catalog
This informative catalog highlights all the installation and sales tools that are available to Duro-Last contractors and sales reps. Each item contains a photo, description, and item number for easy reference. In some cases, a more detailed installation or parts photo is included. This catalog will be available as a PDF on the Duro-Last web site and is a very handy item. |
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Duro-Shield Metal Retrofit Roofing System Booklet
This booklet describes problems that can arise with metal roofs, options to solve those issues, and information on why the Duro-Shield roofing system is the "perfect fit for metal retrofit." Also features a cross-section view of the Duro-Shield system, so that building owners can see how it would be installed over an existing roof without an expensive tear-off. |
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EXCEPTIONAL® Metals Product Reference Guide
EXCEPTIONAL Metals, a division of Duro-Last Roofing, Inc., offers a complete line of metal edge products and accessories to finish any roofing project. This Product Reference Guide showcases each metal edge product and accessory available through EXCEPTIONAL Metals. CAD drawings of these products and their technical data are also included in this guide. |
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How to Make Your Roofing Investment Pay Off Booklet
A booklet targeted at building owners, facility managers and specifiers, highlighting the benefits that the prefabricated Duro-Last roofing system delivers. Provides life-cycle cost comparisons between roofing systems. Includes pocket for including Life-Cycle Cost Worksheet and Advantages of Precision Fabrication Overlay. |
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John R. Burt Biography
Duro-Last Founder, the late-John R. Burt, wore many hats during his lifetime and this booklet highlights his business endeavors and personal life. |
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Life Cycle Cost Worksheet (For use with Roofing Investment Booklet)
This worksheet assists building owners in estimating life-cycle costs for a Duro-Last roof compared to other roof types. |
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Sweets Booklet
Covers every aspect of the Duro-Last roofing system, Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system, and Duro-Shield metal retrofit roofing system. Also features CAD drawings, physical specifications, and warranty information. |
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The Advantages of Precision Fabrication Overlay (For use with Roofing Investment Booklet)
A unique overlay sheet that illustrates the seaming required for a typical roll-goods roofing system compared to a Duro-Last roof. The benefits of the Duro-Last prefabricated membrane are also highlighted. |
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Tour Booklet
Provides the complete history of Duro-Last and its roofing systems, plus highlights the stringent steps we take to manufacture high-quality materials and provide excellent customer service. |
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White Equals Green Booklet
This booklet extensively covers the "green" benefits of the white Duro-Last Cool Zone® roofing system: green as in environmental responsibility; green as in reducing a roof's life-cycle costs; green as in the best roof to install beneath a rooftop garden system. The booklet also lists the LEED® and LEED-EB credits that are potentially available with the installation of a Cool Zone system. |
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Brochures
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Accessories Brochure
Features the accessories for the Duro-Last roofing system, showcasing photos and CAD drawings of each accessory. |
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How to Make it to the Top with "The World's Best Roof"® Brochure
A brochure geared towards contractors, highlighting the valuable benefits of our prefabricated roofing systems and why it pays to install Duro-Last. Several current Duro-Last contractors and their testimonials are featured in this brochure. |
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School Brochure
Features the eight main attributes of the Duro-Last roofing system for schools, colleges, universities, and other educational facilities. Also showcases many schools that have installed our roofing system. |
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The Five E's of High-Performance Roofing Brochure
A truly "cool" roof is one that provides trouble-free service, competitive life-cycle costs, and environmental advantages. Duro-Last has defined five interrelated attributes that are important in the selection of a high-performance roofing system - we call them the Five E's: Energy, Environment, Endurance, Economics, and Engineering, which are described in this new Duro-Last Cool zone brochure. |
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The Five E's Roofing Selection Check List
To make a smart chioce for your next roof, consider the Five E's of high-performance roofing: Energy, Environment, Endurance, Economics, and Engineering. This Roofing Selection Check List highlights the key questions to ask in each area and will help you choose a roofing system that meets your performance requirements. |
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The Proven Performer (Walker Welder)
A popular and unique brochure with a rooftop shot that showcases different Duro-Last attributes such as custom prefabricated curbs, parapets, stacks, deck sheets, and 2-way vents as well as a comparison chart of Duro-Last and other roofing systems. The brochure also describes Duro-Last's prefabrication, proven performance, and quality control checks that are completed during the manufacturing process of our roofing system. |
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Case Studies / Testimonials
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Bank of the West Tower Case Study (Sacramento, CA)
Discusses how one contractor used a fully-adhered Duro-Last roofing system to address the unique, multi-story challenges presented by this prominent Sacramento building. |
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Consumers Energy and DEQ
This case study shows how the Duro-Last Cool Zone® roofing system helped obtain LEED® certification for a Consumers Energy Training Facility and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. |
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Cool Cow Case Study (Chilliwack, BC)
This case study pertains to a Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system installation in British Columbia in which a dairy cow farmer reaped the benefits through increased milk production, a cooler barn facility, and healthier cows. |
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Cory-Rawson Local Schools Testimonial (Rawson, Ohio)
A letter from Richard L. Steiner, Superintendent praising the Duro-Last roofing system, the customer service of our Ohio sales representative, and the workmanship of the Duro-Last contractor. |
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Enid Public Schools Case Study (Enid, Oklahoma)
A case study that describes how Enid school decision-makers toured the Duro-Last corporate headquarters in Saginaw, Michigan and then selected the Duro-Last roofing system to be installed on 700,000 square feet of roofing on 22 schools over a two-year period. The end result: satisfied customers that will depend on our roofing system for all their schools. |
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Frank Lloyd Wright-Style Home Case Study (Lebanon, Ohio)
Home owner Paul Holzschuher, an engineer by trade, chose the Duro-Last roofing system to be installed on his Frank Lloyd Wright-style home due to the system's prefabrication, ease of installation, energy-efficient qualities, and long-term value. |
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Georgia Tech Case Study (Atlanta, Georgia)
Over 319,000 square feet of Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system membrane have been installed on more than 33 buildings on the Georgia Tech campus, saving the college money on energy costs and providing a long-term, leak-proof solution to the school's roof problems. |
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Greenville County School District Distribution Center Case Study (Greenville, South Carolina)
The Duro-Shield metal retrofit roofing system solved a large distribution center's metal roof problems. |
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Kenowa Hills School Case Study (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
A case study that explains how ground wind shears struck the Kenowa Hills School, leaving a path of destruction on the school premises. However, the Duro-Last roofing system that had been installed on school only sustained minor damage from flying debris. |
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"Lake Central" School Case Study (Troy, Tennessee)
A case study of a vocational school nicknamed "Lake Central" because of the several inches of ponding water that the roof typically has. Since the Duro-Last roofing system was installed in 2001, it has never leaked. |
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Olympia Tile & Stone Case Study (Toronto, Ontario)
The largest Duro-Last installation in Canada was completed in 28 days despite cold temperatures, high winds, and record snowfall. |
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Par Printed Forms Case Study (Indianapolis, Indiana)
When five tornadoes swept through Indianapolis, Indiana in 2004, the Par Printed Forms, Inc. building was in the path. Although the 80-year-old building suffered quite a bit of damage from the tornadoes, the 4,000 square foot Duro-Last roof held strong and only sustained minor damage from flying debris. |
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Powell Hospital Case Study (Powell, Wyoming)
A case study describing how the Duro-Last roofing system solved the hospital's ailing roof problems. Additionally, Wyoming weather conditions were not a problem when the Duro-Last contractor installed the roof - eight inches of snow fell on the day the roof installation began, but crews were still able to work on the Duro-Last roof. |
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Summerville Baptist Church Case Study (Summerville, South Carolina)
A case study illustrating how the Duro-Last roofing system solved Summerville's ponding water problem that was causing leaks on several classrooms and gymnasium. Duro-Last warranty coverage for ponding water is also covered in this case study. |
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The Thistle Case Study (Pierce City, Missouri)
A case study that explains how a tornado swept through the small town of Pierce City, and left a path of destruction. However, The Thistle, an arts and crafts shop that had a Duro-Last roof installed on it only a month earlier, suffered only minor damage from flying debris and not the roof system failing. |
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USPS Solar Case Study (Oakland, California)
The United States Postal Service processing plant in West Oakland, California needed a way to save on energy costs for its 227,500 square foot facility. The USPS worked with Chevron Energy Solutions Co., PowerLight Corp., and Duro-Last to install an energy-efficient solar array and roofing system that cut its energy consumption and saved a great deal of money. |
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Flyers / Fact Sheets
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A Comparison of Performance and Thickness: 40-mil Membrane Flyer
A sheet that compares Duro-Last's performance and thickness (40-mil) to other roofing systems, with an emphasis on how the Duro-Last scrim gives the membrane its strength. |
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A Comparison of Performance and Thickness: 50-mil Membrane Flyer
A sheet that compares Duro-Last's performance and thickness (50 mil) to other roofing systems, with an emphasis on how the Duro-Last scrim gives the membrane its strength. |
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Backyard Flyer - Iowa
A flyer describing how manufacturing plays a large role in Iowa's economy and how Duro-Last is proud to be part of this manufacturing community. Duro-Last is in Iowa's "backyard". |
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Backyard Flyer - Michigan
A flyer describing how manufacturing plays a large role in Michigan's economy and how Duro-Last is proud to be part of this manufacturing community. Duro-Last is in Michigan's "backyard". |
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California Title 24 Fact Sheet for Building Owners
Discusses California's "cool roofing" initiative and how the Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system can help reduce the state's energy requirements. Building owner perspective. |
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California Title 24 Fact Sheet for Roofing Contractors
Discusses California's "cool roofing" initiative and how the Duro-Last Cool Zone roofing system can help reduce the state's energy requirements. Roofing contractor perspective. |
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Cool Zone® Thermo Flyer... Is Your Roof Hotter Than Your Parking Lot?
This flyer showcases an infrared image of the Best Western Hilltop Inn in Redding, California, which has a Duro-Last® Cool Zone® roofing system on it. A comparison of other roofing systems to the Cool Zone membrane is also highlighted as well as the benefits of the Cool Zone system. |
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Rock-Ply™ Flyer
Describes why the Rock-Ply system is ideal for applications where appearance is important, but traditional rock or stone ballast is not practical. The Rock-Ply membrane provides a ballast look and the watertight performance and long-term durability of Duro-Last's single-ply roofing system. Includes technical data. |
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Shingle-Ply™ Flyer
Describes why the Shingle-Ply System is ideal for commercial applications where building appearance is important, but conventional shingles are not practical. The Shingle-Ply membrane provides a shingle look and the watertight performance and long-term durability of Duro-Last's single-ply roofing system. Includes technical data. |
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Smart Hotel Flyer
A mailer that describes the benefits of the Duro-Last roofing system for hotels. Includes photo of hotel with the Duro-Last membrane. |
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Solar Ready Flyer
A flyer describing the benefits of the Duro-Last roofing system and how it's engineered to accomodate all photovoltaic systems available on the market today. |
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Vinyl Rib Roofing System Flyer
Describes why the Vinyl Rib system is ideal for commercial and residential roofing applications where both the aesthetic appearance of architectural standing seam and the proven, watertight performance of Duro-Last's single-ply roofing system are desired. Includes technical data. |
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White Equals Green - F.A.Q. about PVC Roofing Systems
Benefits and Issues regarding PVC Roofing Systems. |
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Forms
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Building Photo Release Form |
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Magazine Ads
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2007 & 2008 Duro-Last Ad Slicks
This compilation of Duro-Last's print advertisements for 2007 and 2008 have been or are currently being printed in national construction, building management, architectural, and contractor trade publications. |
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