Technical Information on Building Materials for Use in the Design of Low-Cost Housing – 51. Shingles: Mineral-Surfaced Asphalt

This historic digest is part of a series published by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Bureau of Standards on the technical characteristics of building materials used in the construction of affordable housing units. Each digest presents condensed, essential facts regarding its given topic, and is intended for use by staff at federal agencies, manufacturers, trade associations, and builders. This publication presents a summary of the 1937 NBS research paper “Accelerated Weathering Tests of Mineral-Surfaced Asphalt Shingles” by H.R. Snoke and B.E. Gallup.