Fall 2022 News
Mapei Corp. recently teamed up with the Zombie House Flippers on A&E’s popular home-remodeling show “Zombie House Flipping” to turn a derelict Orlando, Florida, property into a beautiful residence. The project involved 10 rooms in the 3,000-square-feet home. Some...
Choosing the Right Weather Barriers
By Errol Bull, P.E., CSI SoFi Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Rams, used Elemax 100% silicone air and water resistive barrier. Photos courtesy of Momentive Performance MaterialsWhether it’s blazing heat and torrential downpour, or harsh winds and icy snowfall,...
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...
