Commercial Roofing Materials The North American Market

December 10, 2012

Wellesley, Mass. – According to a new technical market research report, COMMERCIAL ROOFING MATERIALS: NORTH AMERICAN MARKET (AVM071B), from BCC Research (www.bccresearch.com), the North American market for commercial roofing materials was valued at nearly $3.4 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach $3.5 billion in 2012. Total market value is expected to reach nearly $4.7 billion in 2017 after increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%.

The commercial roofing material market in North America can be broken down into several different product types, including metal, TPO, and Hot BUR.

The segment for metal roofing materials is expected to have a value of $419.7 million in 2012 and $605.3 million in 2017, a CAGR of 7.6%.

As a segment, TPO should total $358.6 million in 2012 and rise to $494.1 million in 2017, a CAGR of 6.6%.

The hot BUR segment is expected to reach $544.1 million in 2012 and $636.9 million in 2017, a CAGR of 3.2%    .

Roofs are classified by the slope of the structure – the rise in height compared to the horizontal distance, or run. A low-slope roof is one in which the slope is less than or equal to 3:12. A steep-slope roof is defined as one having a slope of more than 3:12. For example, a 3:12 slope describes a roof in which the surface rises 3 feet for every 12 feet in horizontal distance. Commercial roofs are generally low-slope and residential roofs are generally steep-slope.

The life cycle and quality of a commercial roof is largely dependent on the type of materials that are selected. The most common types of roofing materials for low-sloped commercial roofs include single-ply products such as ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), or polyvinyl chloride (PVC); modified bitumen materials such as asphaltic polypropylene polymers (APPs) or styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS); hot built-up roof (BUR); and spray polyurethane foam (SPF).

Certain roofing materials can be used in both commercial and residential roofing systems. These include products such as building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs), reflective roofs, metal, vegetative roofs, and, in rare cases, even ceramic or concrete tile and asphalt.

This report will help its readers:

• Forecast the market size for commercial roofing materials in terms of dollar and unit sales
• Classify the market size for commercial roofing materials in North America by product type in terms of dollar and unit sales
• Highlight the roles played by major stakeholders and players
• Provide an overview of the activities of influential companies. 

This report will be valuable to many industry participants, including the following:

• Marketing and management personnel in companies that produce, market and sell roofing products.
• Companies involved in the design and construction of plants that manufacture roofing materials and those who service these plants
• Financial institutions that supply money to such facilities, including banks, merchant bankers, and venture capitalists.
• Personnel in related industries, such as real estate development, architecture, community planning, home technology, oil and gas refining and processing, polymer processing, plastic molding, composite processing and molding, and others
• Personnel in government, primarily building inspectors, but also state and local health, environmental, and other regulators, who must implement and enforce laws covering construction and building quality.

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Commercial Roofing Materials: The North American Market( AVM071B )
Publish Date: Jan 2013    

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