Abstract: A membrane composite comprising an olefinic membrane core having first and second planar surfaces, a first silicone coating layer disposed on the first planar surface, and a second silicone coating layer disposed on the second planar surface.

Abstract: A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release member, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and where the adhesive layer has a thickness of at least 102 ?m.

Abstract: A process for producing a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate construction board, the process comprising: providing an A-side reactant stream that includes an isocyanate-containing compound; providing a B-side reactant stream that includes a polyol, wherein the B-side reactant stream includes a blowing agent mixture including isopentane and a blowing agent additive that has a Hansen Solubility Parameter (?t) that is greater than 15 MPa0.5; and mixing the A-side reactant stream with the B-side reactant stream to produce a reaction mixture.

Abstract: A method for preparing a roofing membrane in the form of a roll, comprising the steps of: providing a polymeric membrane; providing a fabric having a coating disposed thereon; attaching the polymeric membrane to the fabric to form a composite; and rolling the composite. Wherein the coating includes expandable graphite dispersed within a binder.

Abstract: A building material comprising a substrate layer and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes expandable graphite.

Abstract: A composite insulation board comprising of a vacuum-insulated capsule; a foam body that encases said capsule, said foam body having first and second opposed planar surfaces; and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed, either directly or indirectly, on one of said first and second opposed planar surfaces.

Abstract: A thermoplastic membrane comprising at least one layer, wherein the at least one layer includes a first thermoplastic polymer and a second polymer having at least one isocyanate-reactive substituent dispersed within said first thermoplastic polymer.

Abstract: A coated fabric comprising a fabric substrate and a coating on said substrate, the coating comprising a binder and expandable graphite dispersed throughout the binder.

Abstract: A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release member, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and where the adhesive layer has a thickness of at least 102 ?m.

Abstract: A method of covering a roof deck involves adhering a preformed, self adhering single ply roofing membrane which includes a water impermeable membrane, a pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive adhered to one side of the water impermeable membrane, and a release liner on the side of the pressure sensitive, hot melt adhesive opposite of the water impermeable membrane.

Abstract: A roof system comprising a substrate and thermoplastic membrane adhered to the substrate, where the thermoplastic membrane is characterized, prior to being adhered to the substrate, by a stiffness represented by a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, or by a Taber stiffness of less than 15, or by a Shore D hardness of less than 40, or by a combination of a flexural modulus of less than 90 MPa, a Taber stiffness of less than 15, and a Shore D hardness of less than 40.

Abstract: A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release member, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and where the adhesive layer has a thickness of at least 102 ?m.

Abstract: A construction board comprising a foam body having first and second planar surfaces, said foam body including a polyisocyanurate foam matrix defining a plurality of closed cells, said closed cells being at least substantially devoid of hydrocarbon blowing agents, and said foam body being characterized by a density, pursuant to ASTM C303, of at least 2.5 lbs/ft3; and a facer disposed on a planar surface of said foam body, said facer including a glass substrate having an internal planar surface proximate to said foam body and an external planar surface opposite said foam body, a first coating disposed on said external surface, and a second coating disposed on or proximate to said internal surface, where said first coating disposed on said external surface includes an inert filler, and where said second coating disposed on or proximate to said internal surface includes intumescent material.

Abstract: A method of preparing a seamless membrane over a flat or low-sloped roof, the method comprising applying multiple layers of a liquid coating composition over a roof surface, where said step of applying includes applying at least one layer of a liquid coating composition that includes expandable graphite.

Abstract: A process for devulcanizing EPDM rubber comprising the step of introducing sulfur-cured EPDM to an extruder, introducing from about 0.5 to about 20 wt % scavenging agent, based upon the total weight of the EPDM and scavenging agent, and mixing and masticating the EPDM at a temperature sufficient to at least partially devulcanize the sulfur-cured EPDM.

Abstract: A method of installing a roofing membrane includes providing a membrane including a polymeric body having first and second opposed planar surfaces and a lap edge, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the first planar surface, and a release member removably affixed to the adhesive layer. Then, cutting the release liner while simultaneously scoring the adhesive layer along a line substantially parallel to the lap edge by use of a cutting and scoring tool and said step of cutting and scoring includes contacting the tool to the release liner. Finally, removing the release liner to expose the adhesive layer in the lap area; then applying a high-tensile member to the exposed adhesive layer in the lap area and forcibly removing the high-tensile member to thereby remove the adhesive layer within the lap area; and seaming the membrane composite to an adjacent membrane.

Abstract: A membrane composite comprising a polymeric membrane panel, an adhesive layer, and a release liner, where the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that is at least partially cured, and includes at least two distinct regions with the at least two regions having distinct states of cure.

Abstract: A method of preparing a seamless membrane over a flat or low-sloped roof, the method comprising applying multiple layers of a liquid coating composition over a roof surface, where said step of applying includes applying at least one layer of a liquid coating composition that includes expandable graphite.

Abstract: A thermoplastic roofing membrane comprising a planar thermoplastic sheet, optionally having more than one layer, where at least one layer of the membrane includes an ethylene-based olefinic block copolymer.

Abstract: An insulation device comprising a first plurality of vacuum-insulated capsules connected along a first plane, where each vacuum-insulated capsule within said first plurality has a common first geometric shape extending from the first plane and a second plurality of vacuum-insulated capsules connected along a second plane, where each vacuum-insulated capsule within said second plurality has a common second geometric shape extending from the second plane, where said first and said second geometric shapes are complementary, and where said first plurality of vacuum-insulated capsules are intermeshed within said second plurality of vacuum-insulated capsules to form the insulation device.