Shotcrete

Extending a Building’s Life Span with Self-Sealing Waterproof Concrete Background A new luxury apartment tower and townhome complex with 258 units was fully built in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood in 2019. The 21-story mixed-use development boasts a 2,044-square meter (22,000-square foot) shared backyard that was designed to foster a sense of community. To provide this … Read More

Providing Proper Waterproofing and Consultative Guidance Background Once known as a sugar refinery, this Domino redevelopment project integrates many of the historic features found in its previous iteration. Considered to be a megaproject, the redevelopment, alongside the new quarter-mile of the nearby Williamsburg waterfront, has been designed to transform the surrounding dilapidated area into a … Read More

Providing Dubai’s Popular Park with Warrantied Waterproofing Background From an indoor skiing and snowboarding facility to the world’s tallest building, the construction landscape in Dubai has always been pushing the limits of the built environment. It has attracted millions of tourists from all over the world, and to maintain that global attraction, Dubai set its … Read More

Ensuring TELUS Garden’s Watertight LEED Platinum and Gold Certifications Background TELUS Garden is an exceptional $750-million, 92,903-square meter (1,000,000-square foot) project. It features a 53-floor residential tower that possesses a 1,393.5-square meter (15,000-square foot) space for amenities. The project also includes a 24-floor signature office tower that serves as TELUS Communications’ new national headquarters in … Read More

Making Waterproofing with Shotcrete So Much Simpler Background La Capital is a multi-use building that displays distinctly modern urban architectural features, which still pay respect to the legacy of Monterrey’s history and culture. To add to this atmosphere, the building is surrounded by underground springs and caves. While atmospheric, these natural formations come with a … Read More

Background From the Burj Khalifa to the Mall of the Emirates, each structure defining Dubai’s skyline is remarkable. The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Residences – Al Barsha is no exception. The features for this hotel are consistent with the Hilton brand worldwide – everything is top of theline. The hotel boasts 181 modern rooms, … Read More

Background The Riverport Flats are luxury rental apartments built in the south-end of Richmond, BC. Located on a river delta just one meter above sea level the area is prone to flooding. Because of the high water table and the waterfront location waterproofing was a major challenge for this project. Solution Traditional externally applied membranes … Read More

Background Clos de la Tech was founded in 1994 by T.J. Rodgers and Valeta Massey. Clos de la Tech focuses on producing highly limited Pinot Noirs at their three California vineyards. T.J. is from the semiconductor business and places one of his silicon chips on every bottle to represent the ‘Tech’ in Clos de la … Read More

Background The Hillcrest High School construction project is part of Alvord Unified School District’s plan to increase the local school capacity and help absorb some of the congestion from other schools in the area. The $97.5 million project will sit on a 200,000 square meters (50 acre) site off the 91 freeway in Southern California’s … Read More

Background The builders of the premium 700 West 8th development were challenged with maximizing building space in a tight location without compromising quality. From the start, waterproofing was recognized as critical because of the site’s location in the path of continuous run-off at the base of a long steep slope starting some thirty blocks to … Read More