ARCA Website
ARCA Standards
Rooftop Equipment
Wind Uplift
ARCA Warranty
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This website is visited approximately 115,000 times per year.

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The ARCA Chatbot goes by this name.

Who is Ken?

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Before installing any additional equipment on a roof, this type of review shall be conducted.

What is a structural engineering review?

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This national authority was the first to research DYNAMIC wind uplift?

What is the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC)?

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The three available terms for an ARCA Warranty Certificate.

What are 5, 10 and 15?

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A full membership list can be found under this website tab.

What are Directories?

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This dimension is the minimum height for roof area dividers, expansion joints and curbs.

What is 200mm (8")?

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This type of photovoltaic installation is not recommended by the ARCA.

What is a ballasted photovoltaic assembly?

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This type of roofing assembly is not included in CSA wind uplift testing?

What are ballasted roofing assembllies?

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Before initiating any action on a warranty claim, the ARCA must receive this as a monetary deposit.

What is ZERO?

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ARCA lists accepted materials in these three categories.

What is low-slope, steep-slope and insulation/overlay materials?

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The ARCA and roofing community describe insulation by this measurement.

What is thickness?

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Some rooftop equipment emit this type of harmful radiation.

What are Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)?

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The application of roofing materials can vary in these three different ZONES of a roof.

What is corner, perimeter (edge) and field?

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The ARCA Warranty Certificate includes this that allows the building owner to see how their roof is performing after experiencing different weather cycles.

What is a second anniversary inspection?

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The only ARCA Roofing Contractor that calls Grande Prairie home?

Who is Standard Roofing and Exteriors Ltd.

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This SECTION describes all of the metal flashing requirements to be eligible for an ARCA Warranty Certificate.

What is Section 8 - Metal Flashing?

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Having these to protect the roofing membrane from foot traffic while maintaining rooftop equipment will extend the service life of the roof.

What are walkways?

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The National Building Code indicated the responsibility to calculate wind uplift design values is this persons responsibility.

Who is the designer of record?

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This roofing assembly warranty only covers work done in strict accordance with written application instructions?

What is a manufacturers warranty?

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This PRIME number indicates the number of ARCA Contractors.

What is 31?

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Once a changes are made to the ARCA Roofing Application Standards, this grace period allows existing projects in design to be tendered without any changes.

What is 60 days?

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This minimum distance should be planned for around the PERIMETER of the roof to enable maintenance, inspection and safety.

What is 3000mm?

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This website incorporates third part wind uplift testing results for several roof membrane manufacturers.

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Who can complete work on an existing / in-place ARCA warranted roof?

What is an ARCA Contractor?

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