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			<h1>Research Activites</h1>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3/27/10 Center Members Present at RCI<br/></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As part of the conference program at the 25th RCI International&#xA0;<br/>
Convention and Trade Show, Center Research Director Jim Hoff and&#xA0;<br/>
Research Committee Member Ed Kane presented &#xA0;"The Durability&#xA0;<br/>
Planning Matrix: A Useful Tool For Achieving Sustainable Building&#xA0;<br/>
Envelopes."</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&#13;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#006699"><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/HoffKaneRCI2010Pres.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">D</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/HoffKaneRCI2010Pres.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">ownload a copy of the presentation</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;&#13;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#006699"><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Hoff_Kane_RCI_Art_2010.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">Download a copy of the article</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">3/23/10 Center Members Present at IRE<br/></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As part of the conference program at the 2010 International Roofing&#xA0;<br/>
Exposition, Research Committee Member Helene Hardy Pierce&#xA0;<br/>
presented "Reflectivity vs. R-Value: What are the Trade-Offs?",and&#xA0;<br/>
Research Committee Member Jim Kirby presented "Photovoltaics for&#xA0;<br/>
the Roofing Contractor."</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Pierce_Reflectivity_vs_R_Value_IRE_2010.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">D</span></a><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399"><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Pierce_Reflectivity_vs_R_Value_IRE_2010.pdf">ownload a copy of "Reflectivity vs. R-Value"</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/IRE_2010_PV_KIRBY_GRAHAM_022410_for_CEIR_041210.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">Download a copy of "</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/IRE_2010_PV_KIRBY_GRAHAM_022410_for_CEIR_041210.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">P</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/IRE_2010_PV_KIRBY_GRAHAM_022410_for_CEIR_041210.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">hotovoltaics for the Roofing Contractor</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/IRE_2010_PV_KIRBY_GRAHAM_022410_for_CEIR_041210.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#003399">"</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">1/21/10: Center Presents&#xA0;<i>Maintenance Solutions</i>&#xA0;Webinar<br/></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">At the request of<i>&#xA0;Maintenance Solutions</i>&#xA0;Magazine, the Center&#xA0;<br/>
presented a webinar discussing &#xA0;"Sustainable Roofing Retrofits."</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#13;&#10;normal"><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Maintenance_Solutions_Webcast_012110.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">D</span></a><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Maintenance_Solutions_Webcast_012110.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">ownload a copy of the&#xA0;</span></a><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Maintenance_Solutions_Webcast_012110.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">webinar p</span></a><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Maintenance_Solutions_Webcast_012110.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">resentation</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">12/10/09: Center Presents at Ecobuild<br/></span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As part of the conference program at Ecobuild America 2009 &#xA0;in&#xA0;<br/>
Washington, the Center presented "Sustainable Rooftops: What&#xA0;<br/>
Building Owners and Designers Need to Know."</span></span></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Ecobuild_2009.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">D</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Ecobuild_2009.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">ownload a copy of the&#xA0;</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Ecobuild_2009.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">p</span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/Ecobuild_2009.pdf"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:#006699">resentation</span></a></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; ">9/30/09: Center Testifies Before Congress<br/></span></font></b><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">Center provided testimony regarding the energy potential of America&#x2019;s&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
At the invitation of the House Committee on Veterans&#x2019; Affairsthe&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
rooftops and how government energy policies can maximize the&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
opportunities afforded by the 200 plus billion square feet of roof&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
surface in the United States.</span></font></span></p>
<p><font color="#333333" size="1"><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">R</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">ead the Center's&#xA0;</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">s</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">tatement /&#xA0;</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">li</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">sten to&#xA0;</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">t</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">he&#xA0;</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">h</span></font></a><a target="_blank" href="http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?newsid=466"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">earing</span></font></a></font></p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); "><b><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; ">06/18/09: Center Presents at Construct 2009<br/></span></font></b><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">As part of the educational program at Construct 2009, the Center for&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
Environmental Innovation in Roofing presented "The Expanding Role of&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
the Roof in a Sustainable World." The presentation explores the&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
unique role of roofing in achieving the energy and environmental goals&#xA0;<br soft=""/>
needed for a sustainable built environment.</span></font></span></p>
<p><font color="#333333" size="1"><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/CONSTRUCT_2009.pdf"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">Download a copy of the&#xA0;</span></font></a><a href="http://ceirresearch.org/files/CONSTRUCT_2009.pdf"><font face="Arial" color="#006699" size="1"><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; ">Presentation</span></font></a></font></p></text>
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