Concrete Moisture Control

A hospital building is very much a working structure. Just think about the staff under constant working stress, the patients who don’t really want to be there, and the many paramedics, support teams, and visitors who each form part of ... Read More

Westfield Newmarket, about 4km from Auckland’s CBD, is undergoing a NZ$790 million redevelopment. Scentre Group’s information page on the project announces “…the Broadway site will be home to Auckland’s first David Jones department store, a new format Farmers department store, ... Read More

Of course, a concrete wharf is going to be exposed to water – whether directly in the splash zone or from the water vapour of the ambient environment. And of course, concrete will withstand water exposure. After all, its innate ... Read More

“Between 1996 and 2016, … the proportion of people aged 65 years and over increased from 12.0% to 15.3% and the proportion of people aged 85 years and over almost doubled from 1.1% of the total population in 1996 to ... Read More

Healthcare and aged care institutions offer some specific challenges for the concrete floor slabs. Bodily fluids pose a significant risk, as they can readily seep through carpet, or vinyl joints, and work their way into the porosity of the concrete. ... Read More

With today’s challenging construction timeframes, delays affecting floorcoverings, due to moisture in the slab, are extremely costly both in time and money. Construction professionals will be familiar with moisture level clauses, in the project specifications, under the heading of ‘Vinyl’ ... Read More