CCPIA Articles - Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association

Firestops

A firestop is a passive fire-protection method designed to diminish the opportunity for fire to spread through unprotected openings in a rated firewall. Such openings are found around the perimeter…

CCPIA Articles - Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association

Inspecting EPDM

EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) is a synthetic rubber membrane with elastic properties commonly used to cover low-slope roofs on both residential homes and commercial structures. Its manufacture includes the use…