Waterproofing Membranes Outlook
From Global Market Insights The net-zero Lombardo Welcome Center, built with ICFs, at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The global waterproofing membranes market size is anticipated to cross an astounding $14 billion USD by 2026,...
Crawlspace Monitoring: The why, the how, and the differences
By Vanessa Salvia Basement Defender products used for the crawlspace encapsulation shown are SilverGlo wall liner on the walls and CleanSpace vapor liner on the top. Visible is a AGM 12V battery, an Aprilaire 1850 dehumidifier, and a Basement Defender...
Which Is a Better Roofing System TPO, EPDM, or PVC? Part 2
By Joel Lozon Aerial photo of just finished modern neighborhood with solar panels on flat roofs showing the large apartment building in front and the smaller homes in the background. This is part two of an article that published its first part in Waterproof!...
Remembering an Industry Pioneer: Clark Ricks
Remembering WATERPROOF! Editor Clark Ricks Clark N. Ricks, editor of Waterproof! and ICF Builder magazines, passed away at his home in Sandpoint, Idaho, on January 7, age 45, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Clark was born on July 8, 1975,...
Spring 2021 News
The International Roofing Expo (IRE) will host two events in 2021. This year the IRE launched a complementary virtual event that took place March 2-4 in addition to the live event happening August 10-12 in Las Vegas. Registration is now open for the virtual event....
Becoming a More “Digital-Friendly” Business
By Vanessa Salvia With the changes to the in-person world due to the global pandemic, more and more businesses are trying to find ways to deal with the risk avoidance of the general public along with the ongoing need to find new customers. In today’s...
Making the Most of Virtual Events
By Vanessa Salvia Across the board, in-person events such as workshops and conferences are being shifted to virtual platforms due to the global pandemic. This comes with some obvious cons, such as the loss of face-to-face interactions and after-hours...
Which is a Better Roofing System – TPO, EPDM, or PVC? Part 1
By Joel Lozon If you are in the market for a new roof, then you’ve likely already realized that there are a lot of choices to make. With so many choices, though, some leave the decisions to their roofing contractor. We just let them tell us what we should do. If you...
The History of Drain Tiles
By Matthew Stock Rolls of polyethelene corrugated drainage pipe. Drain tiling has its origins in the field of agriculture. Although field drainage systems date back over 2000 years, they were first used in America in 1838. When farmer John Johnston...
Great Work, Wrong Problem
By Dave Hutcher  To seal or not to seal, that is the question . . . I’ll never forget the wonderful couple I met in the fall of 1999. They called me out to their home in central Pennsylvania to see what could be done about water entering their basement...
