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Roofing products and systems are designed to resist the impacts of fire, wind, rain, hail and extreme temperatures. Since we’ve been working with the roofing industry for decades to develop standards that improve performance, we can help test and certify that your products do, in fact, meet these criteria for performance.
We perform fire, wind resistance and wind uplift, impact resistance, structural and physical property testing to UL Standards, UL Canada (ULC) Standards, and ASTM International. These standards are driven by model codes organizations such as the International Code Council (ICC), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).
We also have the capabilities to test to regional requirements such as those required by Florida’s Miami-Dade County and the Texas Department of Insurance. Our services are available for both commercial and residential roofing materials and systems.
Additionally, we offer ENERGY STAR® testing for roofing materials and systems, as we’ve seen a rise in state and local municipalities require materials to meet energy efficiency requirements. We are also an accredited test laboratory for the Cool Roof Rating Council (CRRC), an independent organization that develops methods for evaluating and labeling the solar reflectance and thermal emittance of roofing products.
We are a widely recognized, independent organization that regulators trust and rely on, and the UL Mark is one of the most recognized in the industry. Working with us not only helps you build trust in your products; it helps to build confidence in your brand.
Our testing, inspection, and certification services help manufacturers get compliant products to the market quickly. These services are designed to elevate the level of trust that purchasers have in the performance, reliability, sustainability and safety of your roofing products and systems.
Specifically, our certification services provide evidence that products and systems meet regulatory and market requirements. They include the following:
Our testing services assess compliance to the following UL Solutions and industry standards:
The UL Evaluation Report, an additional differentiator, provides code authorities with added confirmation that roofing products and assemblies have been evaluated to the diverse code requirements to which they must comply.
Our building inspection services provide confidence that buildings meet critical code requirements. Our experts help identify building compliance gaps and guide improvements for proper operation of your fire, life safety and security systems.
Our advisory services provide technical design assessments, commissioning and forensics services to help confirm roofing systems are designed and installed to provide the expected performance. Services include:
Technical training for the security and signaling industry that provides the educational resources needed to develop, manufacture, install and deploy safer products throughout the global marketplace.
UL to begin testing asphalt shingles to the IBHS Impact Resistance Test Protocol.
Learn about the New Shingle Performance Evaluation Program, a collaboration between UL and the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).
