b'COVERUPGRADING THE RPMRCABC leads an overhaul of the Roofing Practices Manualto make it more user-friendlyT he Roofing Practices Manual (RPM)Approximately four years ago, industryPhase 2Rewriting the standards only hasbeenavailabletothedesignstakeholders identified that the RPM neededPhase 3Updating the drawingscommunity(architects,consultantsto be refreshed in order to provide the reader and specifiers) and roofing contrac- Phase 2Standards updateswithaneasierwaytonavigateandfindRewritingthestandardsrequiresnot tors in British Columbia for over 50 years.specific information. This was included in Prior to 2012, the RPM was only available inthe RCABC strategic plan in 2015, with thethe work of the RCABC staff, but also that a print format; since 2012, it has been avail- work broken down into the following phases: ofmanyindustrystakeholders.Subject matterexpertswereformedintoadhoc able exclusively on our website (rpm.rcabc. Phase 1Restructuring the RPMcommittees representing roofing contractors,org). If you still have the printed manual, it isfor easier navigation (this phase wasroofing consultants and observers, technical only useful for historical purposes. completed and launched in 2016) representatives from manufacturers, roofing 12lROOFINGBC l FALL 2019'