Click any ANSI/SPRI standard below to open it and view its file contents. Please note:The earlier versions of the listed documents are no longer maintained as American National Standards and may have been superseded by a more recent version. Contact SPRI for additional details.
BPT-1
Test Standard for Comparative Pull-Through Strengths of Insulation Fastening Systems and Substrate Board Materials Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems
ED-1
Design Standard Edge Systems Low Slope Roofing Systems
ES-1
Test Standard for Edge Systems Used with Low Slope Roofing Systems
FX-1
Standard Field Test Procedure for Determining the Withdrawal Resistance of Roofing Fasteners
GT-1
Test Standard for Gutter Systems
IA-1
Standard Field Test Procedure for Verifying the Suitability of Roof Substrates and Adhesives
NT-1
Detection And Location Of Latent Moisture in Building Roofing Systems by Nuclear Radioisotopic Thermalization
RD-1
Performance Standard For Retrofit Drains
RP-4
Wind Design Standard For Ballasted Single-Ply Roofing Systems
RP-14
Wind Design Standard for Vegetative Roofing Systems
VF-1
External Fire Design Standard for Vegetative Roofs
VR-1
Procedure for Investigating Resistance to Root or Rhizome Penetration on Vegetative Roofs
WD-1
Wind Design Standard Practice for Roofing Assemblies
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ANSI does not itself develop American National Standards. Instead, it promotes the development of standards by providing the basic structure and guidelines needed to achieve a consensus by all members.
The Institute ensures that its guiding principles – consensus, due process and openness – are followed by these standards developers through the process of accreditation, the most commonly used being the Canvass method. Using this method, the accredited sponsor conducts a canvass or mail poll of persons known to be directly or materially affected by the subject covered by the scope of the standard, in order to obtain evidence of consensus for approval of the standard as an American National Standard.
Want to understand how SPRI ANSI Standards are developed and approved? Take a look at the example below.
- A pre-canvass list identifying those that are potentially interested in and affected by the proposed standard is compiled by a SPRI Task Force. Areas of interest are defined to accommodate the document being canvassed.
- A pre-canvass survey is done soliciting participation.
- A press release is issued announcing the intent to canvass inviting participation from those not originally identified by the SPRI Task Force.
- ANSI announces canvass in Standards Action.
- Canvass begins:
- Negative ballots are reviewed by Task Force members.
- Volunteer leader/Task Force responds in writing to all negatives.
- Substantial changes to the proposed standard require recirculation to the complete canvass list.
- Canvass participants must be advised of their right to appeal.
- If any negatives cannot be resolved, the document, the negative ballot and all correspondence must be circulated to the complete canvass list for reconsideration. Any participant can change their vote.
- Once balloting has closed, the document and necessary paperwork are submitted to ANSI with the ballot results.
- A SPRI Task Force creates a document which is reviewed and approved by the SPRI Technical Committee and Board of Directors.
- The SPRI-approved document is then submitted for industry approval through the ANSI-approved SPRI canvass process.
