Soprema Honored By International Roofing Expo

Soprema U.S. announced that the Mini Macaden, an innovative automated membrane‑welding solution, was named an Experts’ Choice winner in the International Roofing Expo’s Innovative Product Showcase and Awards Program. The annual awards program celebrates the most innovative solutions in roofing and exteriors across multiple categories. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts who evaluate each entry based on its ability to improve performance, enhance safety, boost productivity, elevate user experience, or introduce a new standard to the market. Soprema’s Mini Macaden earned recognition for its compact design, safe, high production‑level welding capability, and ability to deliver consistent, void-free installations across a wide range of SBS‑modified and APP-modified bitumen roofing applications. Engineered to improve both jobsite efficiency and weld reliability, the Mini Macaden provides roofing professionals with the ultimate quality control, improved ergonomics, and reduced installation time compared to manual flame-welded methods.

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Soprema Roofing System’s Award-Winning Project

A project featuring Soprema roofing materials was awarded as a Best‑in‑Class Award winner in the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association (ARMA) 2026 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program. The project’s roofing contractor, KPost Roofing & Waterproofing, received the honor in the Commercial/Mixed Use Category for their exceptional work on the National Medal of Honor Museum. The building required a roofing solution that delivered long‑term durability while supporting the building’s striking and complex geometry. The project includes multiple elevations, steep and sloped planes, and hundreds of penetrations, requiring close coordination between the architect, general contractor, and roofing contractor throughout the installation. To meet the museum’s performance and design requirements, the project team selected a Soprema roofing system incorporating Elastophene SP 2.2, Sopralene 180 Sanded, and Colply EF Adhesive for the primary membrane assembly. For the extensive detailing and complex transitions across multiple roof elevations, Alsan RS 230 Field and Alsan RS 230 Flash provided a seamless, liquid‑applied solution capable of conforming to the building’s unique geometry. ARMA’s Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards Program recognizes the top steep‑ and low‑slope asphalt roofing projects across North America based on four categories.

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Epro’s HydroGel Beats Blister-Resistance Criteria

Epro Services Inc. announced HydroGel’s successful performance against osmotic blistering criteria—one of the most prevalent long-term failure mechanisms affecting liquid-applied waterproofing membranes. HydroGel is a single-component, 99% solid, highly elastomeric, hot spray-applied polymer rubber gel with exceptional adhesive properties. Osmotic blistering occurs when water passes through a semipermeable waterproofing membrane via osmosis. Over time, this process can cause the membrane to separate from its substrate, compromising the integrity of the waterproofing system. The failure mode has been observed in a number of liquid-applied membranes over the past 30 years and is an important consideration in product selection and specification. Two tests were performed: Inverted Wet Cup Permeance Testing (modified ASTM E96), which measures the rate at which water vapor passes through the waterproofing system. Long-Term Water Absorption Immersion Testing (modified ASTM D570) measures how much water a membrane absorbs over an extended immersion period. Extended-duration testing ensured results were representative of long-term field conditions. Both tests returned results that meet or comfortably exceed the published industry thresholds for osmotic blistering resistance. The results indicate that the HydroGel would not be expected to be susceptible to osmotic blistering failure after installation.

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Sika’s Projects of the Year Winners

Sika announced the winners of the 2025 Roofing & Waterproofing Projects of the Year competition, celebrating Sika’s approved applicators across the U.S. who demonstrate outstanding craftsmanship, innovation, and commitment to excellence. Each year, projects are evaluated for design complexity, technical execution, aesthetics, and the creative use of Sika’s roofing and waterproofing systems. This year’s awards were given in the following categories: Low Slope – New Construction, Low Slope – Re-Roof, Steep Slope,  Waterproofing, and Sustainability.  Below are the projects that were selected as the 2025 Projects of the Year.

Low Slope - New Construction
  • The California Science Center – Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center project in Los Angeles, California, features a self-adhered Sarnafil membrane, a Sikaplan membrane, a Sikalastic 641 liquid-applied membrane, and a Sarnafil Décor Roof system.
  • Cotterman and Company used a Sarnafil Adhered system to cover the 240,000-square-foot QTS NAL 1 DC1 building in New Albany, Ohio.
Low Slope - Re-Roof
  • Commonwealth Building Systems re-roofed 500 Boylston in Boston, Massachusetts, with Sarnafil membranes in white and lead gray to maintain the building’s signature feature – a meticulously crafted checkerboard roof.
  • Hayden Building Maintenance Corp. used a Sikaplan system to re-roof Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia, New York.
  • DG Roofing LLC. installed a torch-applied SikaShield modified bitumen system over the approximately 30,000 square feet of roofing that covers Carl Schurz Elementary School in New Braunfels, Texas.
  • The iconic Hess Tower wind turbine building in Houston, Texas, was re-roofed by J. Reynolds & Co., a Tecta America Company, with a Sarnafil Adhered system.
  • BEST Contracting Services, Inc. used mechanically fastened and adhered Sarnafil systems across the 3,636 square feet of varied roof structures of LAUSD Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.
  • L. Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal completed the Mitchell International Airport – Concourse D project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a Sarnafil Adhered system and Sikalastic liquid-applied membrane to create seamless, watertight flashing connections.
  • Tri-State Commercial Roofing Corp. utilized Sarnafil roofing systems to upgrade the roofs across Stryker Corporation’s 38-acre campus in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Steep Slope
  • The Pittsburgh Terminal Modernization Project and Multimodal Complex project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was completed by Phoenix Roofing with Sika’s Sarnafil and Sikaplan systems.
  • Silktown Roofing Inc. utilized a Sarnafil Décor Roof System to replace the roof of the Solnit Children’s Center in Middletown, Connecticut.
  • The Walter E. Washington Convention Center roof replacement in Washington, D.C., installed by Patuxent Roofing & Contracting, features a Sarnafil roofing system.
Waterproofing
  • Ozark Green Roofs incorporated a Monolithic Membrane 6125 waterproofing system when installing an ambitious green roof system atop the Alice Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas.
  • Utah Tile & Roofing continued its partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, delivering a high-performance solution with Hydrotech’s Monolithic Membrane 6125 for the church office plaza renovation.
  • Francis M. Leahy Elementary School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, now features a Hydrotech-protected play area as well as a Sarnafil Adhered system on its new rooftop, thanks to Greenwood Industries.
  • Roofing Solutions LLC. showcased its expertise, waterproofing Lady of the Sea Hospital in Cut Off, Louisiana, with a Sikalastic roofing system.
  • Heritage Restoration installed over 100,000 square feet of Hydrotech Monolithic Membrane 6125 on the South Station Tower project in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Eagle Restoration & Contracting, Inc., utilized a Sikalastic waterproofing system to deliver long-term protection to the Wilkes Passage Condominiums in Boston, Massachusetts.