Sika Acquires Waterproofing Company

Swiss specialty chemicals company Sika recently announced that it acquired United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) in the United States.

Commercial Workshop Kicks Off SSPC 2017

Contractors, facility owners, specifiers, suppliers and other coatings professionals convened Monday (Jan. 30) in Tampa to kick off the SSPC 2017 Featuring GREENCOAT conference.

Grout to Reinforce Masonry Structures

A new injection grout is made to help reinforce masonry on aging buildings and bridges

True or false: Shop-fabricated insulation blocks installed on the roof of New York City’s Madison Square Garden last year for a waterproofing project exceeded 18 inches in thickness.

True or false: While there are laboratory tests for determining the wind-driven rain resistance of masonry walls, there are no practical field tests.

What’s the best way to protect a masonry wall from freeze/thaw cycling?

What is the optimal moisture content for masonry before painting can begin?

Redundancy in Subgrade Waterproofing

from D+D In Depth, December 2017 ; by JESSE TORRES, RRC, RRO AND DOUGLAS STIEVE, AIA, RRC, WISS, JANNEY, ELSTNER ASSOCIATES INC.

When supplementary measures are used in subgrade waterproofing design, it means havin...

Wind-Driven Rain Resistance Testing of Exterior Coating Systems

from D+D In Depth, June 2017 ; by KEVIN BROWN AND JULIE GLOVER, KTA-TATOR INC.

An exterior wall coating with inadequate resistance to rainwater penetration can lead...

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Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.