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When designing a roof pipe support system, the primary consideration is usually the pipes and conduits themselves. Their dimensions, material, and the fluids traveling through them are important factors to take into account when designing roof pipe supports because you want to make sure that the support systems are sturdy enough to handle peak loads and durable enough to “weather” the environmental impact for years to come. But another major factor that should be taken into consideration is how that roof pipe support system will impact rooftop durability. The right roof pipe support system will not just serve its intended purpose without harming rooftop durability, but if designed the right way, it may significantly increase this durability by redistributing the pipe/conduit load more effectively.

Cable trays are an integral part of modern industrial infrastructure and civil architecture. With the rapid development of electrification and informatization, their importance cannot be overstated. However, ensuring their safety and reliability is paramount since cable tray support and maintenance is often challenging and can result in substantial economic and societal losses in the event of accidents.

Looming silently above us, roof and equipment support damage often goes unnoticed. However, if the issues are not addressed in time, they can lead to severe financial and structural strains. Identifying and fixing these problems early is crucial for ensuring the stability and longevity of the structure.

Maximizing economic benefits is a top priority for property owners and facility managers. Although a number of essential components contribute to this, engineering roof pipe and equipment support solutions stand tall as the most strategic asset. It leads to cost-effectiveness and long-term financial gains.

Roofing is vital to the overall sustainability of buildings, and as the world shifts towards greener practices, the demand for sustainable roofing solutions has never been more crucial.

How often do you think about your building’s piping? Though it may not occupy your thoughts often, piping plays a critical role in keeping your building running efficiently. From plumbing and gas to hot and chilled water, commercial piping delivers crucial elements that contribute to your building’s overall comfort. However, piping performs best and lasts longer when you take the time to properly care for it. Moreover, taking steps to preserve your piping also protects the structure of your building’s roof, where piping and equipment is often found. Zero-penetration roof pipe supports elevate piping to better handle load distribution changes and issues such as thermal expansion.

The green building movement has exploded since the turn of the century, pushing the market close to the $100 billion mark.

 Driving the standardization of this movement is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) rating system. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, “LEED buildings have faster lease-up rates and may qualify for a host of incentives like tax rebates and zoning allowances. Not to mention they retain higher property values.” 

There are all a whole host of cutting edge technologies that are poised to transform the traditional architectural design and construction process, and in fact some of them are already doing so.  Whether it be drones, wearable smart vests and helmets, GPS tracking, or 3d printers, it seems that a serious majority of architects will have affordable access to revolutionary new techniques in the not too distant future to both gather information and to communicate ideas in increasingly realistic and virtual ways through the increased use of these technologies.

Commercial roof surfaces can often be an intense complex of pipe networks, platforms, HVAC equipment, and increasingly, smart technology, that needs to be organized and strongly secured to the building rooftop as a vital part of proper building safety and function.  Both in the past and even in the present, it is easy for building owners to feel either real or perceived financial pressures to cut corners or improvise some of this securing and organization by using relatively cheap and temporary means of supports to include impromptu wood blocks and scaffolding, concrete block and rope, and other loose materials.  But all buildings are serious investments.  The problem is that while temporarily effective, such measures often lead to greater costs and consequences rather quickly down the road.   

There is a new technology on the scene in the roofing industry that has only started to scratch the surface in terms of the ways it can transform how roofing and construction work is performed, measured, and maintained.  Spurred largely by the inception of Part 107 in August of 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration's Small UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) Rule (14 CFR part 107), commercial drone operators can now own and fly a drone without the complexity of obtaining a pilot’s license.  And that has made all the difference.