b'BuildingProductsAwards $5,000 toMICAFoundation I l lzFirestone Building Products Company,MRCA Carmel, Ind., has donated $5,000 to the 0Foundation, MRCA\'s sponsored scholarship - program. Firestone presented the check to MRCA president Bob Huntington and MRCA vice president John Drew on February 24 in San Diego, in conjunction with the National VIRoofing Contractors Association Convention and Trade Show. I l l Paul Mineart, president of Firestone Building - Products, believes that supporting continuingMRCA Vice President, John Drew, and MRCA President, education is the key to promoting quality in theBob Huntington, accept the $5,000 donation from roofing industry."Firestone\'s donation to theFirestone\'s V.P. Sales, Butch Lockhart, and President, MRCA college scholarship fund reflects ourPaul Mineart. desire to assist young men and women in pursuing their studies in the roofing field."to work in the construction industry. The MRCA Foundation was formed in 1987To receive information on how to make a doto provide scholarship assistance to studentsnation to the MRCA Foundation, or to receive a aspiring to a career in the construction industry.scholarship application for a deserving student, Scholarship award criteria include an applicant\'scontact the Midwest Roofing Contractors Asacademic performance, employment experi sociation by phone at 913/843-4888 or by mail ence, financial need and demonstrated desireat 4840W.15th Street, Lawrence, KS 66049. evBoe LACOSSE,CAEweeper is a small opening or hole at the base Q.What is ultimate elongation of aofto permit the escape ofor a skylightwater roof membrane?moisture collected inside the skylight. A.Ultimate elongation is a measure of the ability oftoQ.What is meant by equilibrium moisture? a membrane stretch without rupture when it isA.Equilibrium moisture is the moisture content subjected to loads imposed by build- of a material stabilized at a given temperature ing movements, moistureand relative humidity, expressed as percent and thermal changes, windmoisture bythe typical moisture weight. It is vibrations, etc.content of a material in any given geographical area. Q.What does the term "vault" mean as it pertains to roofing? A.Vault is an arched structure forming a ceiling or roof. Q.What is the difference between a "weephole" and a "weeper?" A.A weephole is a small opening in a masonry wall that allows for the passage of moisture. Located at regular intervals near the bottom of the wall, it allows condensation behind the face ofwall to drain. A the MR April 967'