The Ultimate Parapet Quiz: Test Your Roofing Smarts

by jason_cramp | February 11, 2025 3:01 pm

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Each week, Construction Canada brings you a quick quiz based on one of our feature articles. This week’s quiz is from Using Roofing Parapets for Airtight Roofs[2]. by Paul Johannesson, the technical development manager—Canada for Siplast Inc[3]. Unaddressed air leakage in roofing assemblies can lead to catastrophic roof failures, affecting the building, its contents, and inhabitants. This article explores the importance of controlling air leakage on all six sides of a building. It discusses how proper design and detailing of roofing parapets can improve building performance and longevity.

Take this week’s questions and challenge yourself!

Quiz - Feb 12
1. Which primary mechanism responsible for uncontrolled air leakage in a roofing assembly leads to performance failure?
2. The article compares the function of the building envelope to which of the following objects?
3. What is the key requirement specified in the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) for roof parapet transitions?

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://www.constructioncanada.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-1.jpg
  2. Using Roofing Parapets for Airtight Roofs: https://www.constructioncanada.net/using-roofing-parapets-for-airtight-roofs/
  3. Siplast Inc: https://www.siplast.com/

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