Why Your Waterproofing System Should Be Elastomeric
By Greg AustinPhotos courtesy of GCP Applied TechnologiesWaterproofing solutions for commercial construction projects come in a variety of materials or chemical make-ups, from the asphalt-based products of traditional solutions to advanced technologies such as...
Benefits of Ballasted Roofing
By Vanessa Salvia The 21,600 square foot garden roof assembly at 1225 Connecticut Ave. in Washington, DC, is an example of a ballasted roof. A ballasted roof is an assembly in which a membrane is loose laid, and then something holds it down. There's no...
Creating a Livable Basement
By Vanessa SalviaPhoto courtesy of Santa Fe Dehumidifiers A Santa Fe Advance90 unit installed in a finished basement. According to the National Association of Homebuilders, more new homes are being built on slab foundations, without basements — 60.1% of all new...
Summer 2022 News
Liberty’s new Material Handling Center is under construction and on-track to be completed by the end of 2022. The 107,000 square-foot expansion will house component inventory — both raw and finished — and allow for more efficient tracking and flow of components to the...
Protecting Parking Deck Systems
By Amir Hassan, M.Sc., P.E., P.Eng. These open-to-the-elements structures need precautions. It’s hard to imagine any urban setting without parking garages. Given the limited availability of usable areas in busy cities, parking structures efficiently provide stalls for...
Integral Waterproofing With Crystalline Admixtures
By Vanessa Salvia How do they work and what can they do? Spray membranes and sheet goods can do a great job of protecting concrete. With the addition of a water-repellent sealer, concrete can be very well protected. But these external systems can also be...
Project Spotlight: Atlas Luxury Apartments
The tower is located next to a busy street, and because of this, membranes could not be used. The ProjectThe Atlas is the tallest residential tower in downtown Oakland, California. It comes under the umbrella of Carmel Properties’ portfolio of high-end residences. It...
Project Spotlight: Niagara Falls
Pedestrian decks beneath Niagara Falls are sealed with Thompson’s WaterSeal. There’s a place where the chance of precipitation is always 100% and the winds can gust up to 75 miles per hour. At the Cave of the Winds at Niagara Falls, protecting its more...
Waterproofing Agricultural Buildings
By Vanessa Salvia Crews marked the locations with spray paint where the CFRP straps would be applied to restore a silo. It’s possible that if all of your agricultural buildings are pole barns, you might not need to worry about waterproofing them. But even...
Spring 2022 News
Atlas Roofing Corp. unveiled a new brand identity which encompasses a new logo, corporate tagline, mission, vision, and value statements. Atlas developed the new branding in conjunction with Atlas’s 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated throughout 2022.Over the...
