SWR Institute Announces 2022 Project Winners

The Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute recently announced the winners of its 2022 project awards via emailed press release.

New Product Announcement: Roof Coating

Manufacturer of roof coatings and sealants for commercial, municipal and industrial applications Everest Systems LLC recently announced via emailed press release the launch of a new, high-pe...

Historic Egan Hotel Undergoing Repairs

Contractors have recently begun repairing the historic Egan Hotel in Downtown Crowley, Louisiana, with hopes that one day the facility will become a boutique hotel.

6 Fundamentals of Good Roof Design

by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.

Roofs fail prematurely or fail to reach their rated life of approximately 20 years fo...

Between a Rock and a Really Cool Place

by Pamela Simmons

“Pop, someday I’m going to build a house with three walls and the fourth one is going...

What hydrophobic material has the Harvey Mudd College produced using a gas-phase-synthesis method?

Researchers at Simon Fraser University developed a new waterproof coating based on a combination of chemicals known as what?

An institution in Mableton, Georgia, recently installed a solar-reflective coating on its basketball court and playground. Having reduced ground surface temperatures by roughly 10-12 degrees Fahrenheit, do you believe this coating should be applied to similar spaces?

Where there is likely to be ponding water, what generic type of reflective roof coating will work best and why?

RH probes are commonly used in concrete floors to determine moisture content. Can they be used in CMU walls or pre-cast walls?

Roof Waterproofing Project

from PaintSquare Press, Spring 2019

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...

2016 Winter Technical Meeting

February 21 - February 24, 2016

13th Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference

October 5 - October 8, 2015

RCI Convention & Trade Show

March 5 - March 10, 2015

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.