b'Page4 "Todothis,contractorsmustriseabovetheir pettycompetitive scrappingforabigger pieceofthepiethatexiststodayandexert mo.)efforttocreatingabiggerpiewhereallcanshareab:igger re opportunity. n VermiculiteDecks Dr.G.w.Berry,GeneralManager.,Built-UpRoofingDepartment., TheFlintkoteCo.,wasoneoftheexpertsonthegriddleduringthe outstandingConventionforum.ThetextofhisformalremarksinresponsetoaquestionregardingVermiculitedeckssubmittedtohimin advanceofthissessionisasfollows: nThroughtheyearsIhavebeenverymuchinterestedand,quite frankly,verymuchimpressedbythequalityofforumdiscussions whichyouhaveputtogetherforyourannualmeetings. "ThesubjectformydiscussiontodayhasbeenphrasedasIThe Industrypolicyinregardtoacceptanceoftheletter issuedbymembersoftheVermiculiteInstituteasregardstheapplicator 1 sresponsibility forVermiculiteroofdecksandtheir performanceasit affects theperformanceofthebuilt-uproofappliedoverthisdeck.1 11 Iwouldliketomakeit veryclearrightatthebeginningof thisdiscussionthatIcannotapeakfortheIndustryatall,butcan onlyreflectthepolicyofonememberoftheIndustry,namely,The .FlintkoteCompany. 11Iwouldliketotraceverybrieflythereasonsfor,andthebeginningsoftheseletters.Some14or15yearsago,severaltypesof poured-in-placedeckscameintotheconstructionpicture.oneof theseconsistedof amixtureofVermiculiteandPortlandCement,and themanufacturersofexpandedVermiculiteformedtheVermiculiteResearchInstitutewithheadquartersatEvanston,Illinois.There, underthedirectionofMr.v.E.Watts,alaboratorywassetupwhose primarypurposewastoevaluateroofdecks;andtorecommendspecificationsformixingandapplyingthevermiculiteconcretemixtures. "Atthistime,thepoured-in-placedecks,particularly thoseof lightweightmaterials,werebeingappliedbygeneralcontractors,or otherpeoplewhofrequentlydidnotunderstandtherequ:i.rements.for successfulapplication;norweretheyequippedtohandlethematerials astheyshouldbehandledif theyweretoresultinsatisfactoryroof decks.Asaconsequenceofthissituation,theregrewupwithinthe RoofingIndustryafeelingthattheyshouldacceptdecksonlywhen properlyappliedandcarefullyinspectedbythemanufacturer\'srepresentativeThisfeeli.ngonthepartoftheroofi.ngpeopleresulted o i.ntherequirementbytheindividualcompaniesthataletter be writtenbythesupplieroftheroofdeckmaterialthatthedeckwas appliedinaccordancewiththeirspecificationsusingthespecified materials;andthattheirinspection hadindicatedthatthedeckwas satisfactoryforroofapplication.TheFlintkoteCom wasoneof pany thecompanieswhichrequestedsuchaletter.Itshouldbeclearly understoodthatthisletter wasnotwritten bythevermiculiteInstitten tuteassuch.,but wc3,swr:i.bymembercompanieso:ftheInsti-tut.enr'