The RICOWI Foundation, Inc.—Funding
for Industry Research
The RICOWI Foundation, Inc. has been officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Foundation’s work of industry research is important to the future growth and direction of the building community, which includes academia, industry, contractors, code officials, specifiers, insurers, and general consumers. The Foundation is one of very few organizations that provide such informative studies.
The mission of the RICOWI Foundation is to enhance and promote research related to the performance of roofing products and systems. The Foundation was developed to help support the activities of the RICOWI, Inc. organization and other industry research requests as a funding mechanism through which grants, special research projects, and natural disaster event investigations might continue.
The roofing industry acknowledges there is no greater “think tank” of expertise in the country to tackle the issues of roof performance during extreme Weather Events. The RICOWI, Inc. website can provide greater insight into the types of programs and avenues of research information that are envisioned, and will be a model of the expected extent of the research. While the Wind and Hail investigation programs are well recognized, the work in codes, best practices, and overall roof system performance are equally important to the building industry. Visit www.ricowi.com for more information.