b'PLASTICFLASHINGS SOLVEPROBLEMS OF LARGEST FLASHINGJOB INTHEWORLD T HEPICTURESillustratingthisarticleweredescribedbyoneroofing contractor whoattendedthe Fall Conference of the Building Research Institute as a"monstrosityinroofingdesign"calculatedto drivethecontractorunfortunate enoughcobeawardedthejob,intoan asylum for the insane. Theunfortunatecontractorwasthe NewYorkRoofingCo.,buttherewas little doubt when Joe Clark, the company president addressed the Building Research Instituteheactuallyconsideredthecontractawardfortunateandwasproudof _,,,the job. Well might he be, for co quote another memberoftheaudience,therewerea "million locations"where leaks could develop.Thisisanunderstandableexaggeration, but a look at the picture of the area under the suspension cables, graphiAbove:Oneofthe breaks the roofers gotcally portrays the fact that the major poronthejob.Nearly8tion of thejob wasthe flashing. miles of flashing wentThebuildinginquestionisthenew ontheselongruns,PanAmericanpassengerterminalbuildbut have alookatalling at New York\'s Idlewild International oftheshortrunsin thepicturealright.Airport.Thebuilding,incidentallywon an award for architectural excellence from the American Institute of Steel Construction. Itisdoubtfulthatroofingcontractors wouldpresenttheellipticalumbrella shaped roof with any award, although the Dow Chemical Company could be counted on for their appreciation of an unrivaled opportunity codemonstrate the worth of "vinylidenechlorideco-polymer,"aflexibleplasticflashing,morepopularly known as "Saran." (See next page) JANUARY,196233'