As the founder and president of Dragone Realty Investments, Vito Dragone oversees the development and management of commercial properties throughout metropolitan Washington, DC. One of the properties under Vito Dragone’s purview is Verona at Naylor Metro, which is located just over the border with Maryland. As part of the extensive renovation of the Verona at Naylor Metro, construction teams replaced the complex’s leaky gravel roof with a new thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) white flat roof.
First introduced into the construction sector during the early 1990s, TPO roofing takes the form of a single-ply membrane that requires few seams. This membrane is comprised of a bottom layer of TPO polymer, a middle layer of polyester-reinforced scrim, and a top layer of TPO compound.
According to the National Roofing Contractors Association, TPO roofs have grown in popularity over the years and currently represent 40 percent of the commercial roofing market. Among its other benefits, TPO roofing is low in cost, highly durable, energy efficient, and relatively easy to install.
