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Materials applied to building surfaces to prevent the infiltration of water, including liquid-applied, membrane, and bentonite clay systems.

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Waterproofing Penetrations 101

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Xiu Li
May 17, 2023

If a penetration is coordinated, detailed, and installed properly, it will achieve its desired result without creating unintended performance issues.


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Cold storage facilities are exceptional structures that experience exceptional extremes.
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CEU: High-Performance Cold Storage Roof Design

Bundle Up, It’s Cold Inside!
Kristin M. Westover PE, LEED AP O+M
March 1, 2023
Cold storage buildings are exceptional structures because they experience extremes in both internal temperature and humidity compared to typical buildings. Due to their distinctive nature, cold storage buildings require unique construction assemblies, including roof assemblies.
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When Air and Vapor Barrier Installations Meet

Cale Prokopf
February 15, 2023

Building airtightness continues to grow as a design consideration or requirement in most modern building designs. However, due to the complex nature of architectural design, building components, system options, involvement of multiple trades, and the pace of modern construction, achieving airtightness in a building is often easier said than done. 


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February 10, 2023

Browse our latest issue to learn more about groundbreaking testing, designing for the extremes with lightning protection systems, next generation spray foam addressing climate concerns, and understanding the very severe hail designation.


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Digging Deeper Foundations = More Water Infiltration Challenges

Iltaz Alam
February 3, 2023

How to mitigate the risk with proven below-grade waterproofing solutions. In some cases, a deep foundation may be needed due to large design loads or poor soil at shallow depths.


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Maintaining Transitions Between Components Equals Better Waterproofing for the Entire Building Envelope

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Bill Hohmeier
November 18, 2022

A building’s envelope is described as any component of a building that touches the outside air and repels the elements such as the roof, walls, doors and windows.


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Replacing Leaking Roof Helps Save Historic Relics

September 30, 2022

Extensive water damage from an aging roof threatened to destroy treasured artifacts housed at the McLean County Museum of History in Downtown Bloomington, Ill.


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Designing for Severe Weather

Lindsay Lewis
Lindsay Lewis
June 9, 2022

Severe weather has significantly changed the way we look at design and construction of our buildings—from commercial to residential. Weather has become more volatile as natural disasters have taken their toll on our architecture.


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February 14, 2022

The Winter 2022 edition features two CEU articles to earn continuing education credits. These articles cover roofs for cold storage buildings and low-slope roofing air barriers and vapor retarders. 


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Three Benefits of Commercial Waterproofing

January 20, 2022

Waterproofing is essential for many commercial buildings. Those in particularly wet or humid areas will especially benefit from it, but every structure — no matter where it is in the country — should be waterproofed.


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