Equipo de ciencias de la construcción y techado
Who we are
Our team of regionalized Building & Roofing Science professionals includes architects, engineers, building scientists, innovative educators, and industry collaborators with a passion for complex problem solving, knowledge transfer, and best practices, ready to offer step-by-step collaboration with your project’s unique challenges.
Contact your building science professional Continuing education & trainingHow we can help
Detailing air barriers & vapor retarders
Optimizing your assembly for energy efficiency
Understanding sustainable assembly options
Designing a vegetative roof
Creating a resilient roof system
Navigating specialty installations
Wind design for roofs
Specification & detail review
Roofing & enclosure knowledge hubs
Real-World Solutions: Insights from the Roof Views Blog
Essays and insights from Building and Roofing Science specialists and guest writers.
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Deep Dives: Expert Building Science Journal Articles
Published references from a wide array of esteemed professional journals.
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Master the Essentials: Your Building Science Survival Guide
Your practical easy-to-navigate guide to roofing and enclosure resources.
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Meet the Building Roofing Science team:
Connect directly with a dedicated roofing and enclosure professional.
Jennifer Keegan
AAIA
Senior Director, Building & Roofing Sciences
jennifer.keegan@gaf.com
973.255.0436
Andrea Wagner Watts
LEED Green Associate
Building Science Technical Insights Lead
andrea.watts@gaf.com
703.489.4117
Tim Clepper
AIA, RRC, RRO, ICCce, CIT, NCARB
Southwest Building Design Manager
tim.clepper@gaf.com
346.375.9778
Building Science at the GAF Roof Views blog
¿Por qué necesito un tablero para cubierta?
Ciencia de la construcción
Los tableros para cubiertas pueden ser componentes importantes de los ensamblajes de techos comerciales. Pueden aumentar la resiliencia y la durabilidad del techo, contribuyendo a que resista mejor la exposición al medio ambiente, la fuerza del viento y el desgaste a largo plazo. En ciertas circunstancias, los tableros para cubiertas pueden ser absolutamente esenciales para la vida útil de un sistema de techo.
25 de noviembre de 2025
Cómo entender las capas de un sistema de techo termoplástico
Ciencia de la construcción
Las membranas para techos termoplásticos son una opción común en proyectos comerciales de techos de pendiente baja gracias a su durabilidad, reflexión y facilidad de instalación. La membrana es la capa superior de un sistema multicapa diseñado para ayudarte a proteger el edificio contra los elementos externos.
10 de noviembre de 2025
Una guía práctica de los métodos de acoplamiento de los techos termoplásticos
Ciencia de la construcción
Al diseñar la instalación de tu próximo techo de baja pendiente, hay una serie métodos de acoplamiento de techos termoplásticos para considerar. Ya sea que elijas una membrana de TPO, PVC o EPDM, el método de acoplamiento que selecciones dependerá normalmente del tipo y la ubicación del edificio, el resto de la instalación del techo, y del cronograma y el costo de la construcción.
24 de julio de 2025
Design resources quick links
Especificaciones
Explora nuestra biblioteca sobre especificaciones guía con formato CSI de 3 partes.
Especificaciones
Grupo de diseño biselado
Detailed, high-quality solutions that can help you deliver on every project.
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Editable details
Customize details, without using CAD, with our interactive detail PDFs.
Detalles interactivos
Soluciones y estudios del mundo real
Goodwill of the Great Plains
Designing toward a net-zero, accessible building.
Leer el estudio de caso
10 World Trade
A Creative Redesign with Sustainability Certifications in Boston's Seaport District.
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Centro de Convenciones de Savannah
Ampliación para responder a la creciente demanda de eventos en una ciudad histórica y vibrante del sur.
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Preguntas frecuentes
Our team of regionalized building scientists, innovative educators, and industry collaborators bring a passion for solving complex problems to your unique challenges. For example, we're ready to help you with detailing Air barriers an vapor retarders, optimizing your assembly for energy efficiency, understanding sustainable assembly options, designing a vegetative roof, creating a resilient roof system, navigating specialty installations, executing effective wind designs, reviewing specifications and details, and more.
Reference the PDF file to identify and directly connect with the GAF Building and Roofing Science professional serving your region.
Every roofing project starts with WWWWH — why, where, when, what, and how.
Why, where, and when are between you and your client. But the what and how? We've got two experienced teams ready and waiting to help.
The What: Design Services
For support with product documentation, specifications, calculations, code compliance and a wide range of system-specific information, the GAF Commercial Design Services Team can get you exactly WHAT you need to move your project along.
Reach out to your dedicated, regional Design Services professionals for:
- Project letters
- Specification and Detail packages
- Construction Document phase support
- Guarantee questions
- Compatibility questions
- Wind calculations
- FM Navigation
- 3rd Party Performance Verification
The How: Building and Roofing Science
When you're looking for support on HOW to achieve your design objectives - be they wind uplift, R-values, energy efficiency, resiliency and more - connect with our Building and Roofing Science professionals. El equipo incluye científicos de construcción, educadores, arquitectos y veteranos de la construcción que se especializan en colaborar con otros profesionales de diseño para resolver desafíos de diseño complejos del mundo real.
Reach out to the regionalized Building and Roofing Science team for insights and discussion about:
- Air barriers & vapor retarders
- Sustainable assembly options
- Resilient roof system design
- Wind design for roofs
- Energy-efficient designs
- Vegetative roofs
- Specialty installations
- Mitigación de riesgos
- Specifications & details
- Continuing education
- Y mucho más