Historic Preservation with AF-4400
Completed in 2014 by Highclimbers Company, the waterproofing and preservation of the smoke stacks at the re-purposed Baltimore Power Plant is a testament to Acrymax & Preservation Products (www.preservationproducts.com) commitment to historic preservation. The stacks were waterproofed used AF-315 and POLY-1 fabric, protected from corrosion using PC-535, and provided an exceptionally durable finish coat based […]
History of Roof Coatings
The roots of industrial coatings can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. In the Middle Ages the use of bitumen as a waterproofing material became widespread in Europe. However, it would not be until the 1950’s that elastomeric roof coatings based on new polymeric technology […]
International Roofing Expo
We will be attending the International Roofing Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana in two weeks. While it will be short stay, we’ll be having several business meetings with roofing contractors, visiting the Expo Hall to see what’s new in the roofing industry, and meeting suppliers of our such as Arkema, Inc. and Dow Chemical. One event which we’ll […]
Is it time for a roof inspection?
Check Building Envelope We are all familiar with the check engine light in our car. The reasons for a check engine light turning on can range from something minor like a loose gas cap to something more serious like a faulty catalytic converter. If you ignore the light, you do so at your own peril […]
It can get Cold out there!
Why is low temperature flexibility of your roof coating system important? Because a roof coating system needs to be able to expand and contract with the substrate without cracking. If it cracks it will ultimately fail. In the summer time when temperatures are in the 70’s and 80’s this is easy to do. In frigid […]
LEED Recommended For All General Services Administration Buildings
Early this month, the Green Building Advisory Committee, officially recommended that all General Services Administration (GSA) buildings use the LEED green building certification system. The Green Building Advisory Committee was established by GSA in 2011. The reason for this recommendation is to measure the buildings efficiency. The committee also communicated that LEED should be the […]