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  • Roofing
  • Green Roof
  • Sustainability

How Do Green Roofs Work?

Green roofs work by creating a roofing surface that allows for vegetation to grow and water to drain through. They absorb rainwater through the build-up of plants, soil, and drainage layer down to the waterproofing membrane and substrate.
Green Roof
Workers applying wood floor adhesives
  • Flooring
  • Wood Floor Bonding

The Science Behind Wood Floor Adhesives

The task of wood floor adhesives is to firmly bond the organic wood floor elements to the generally inorganic screed. The adhesive must hold the wood in place, connect it to the underlying screed and transfer stress originating from the natural expansion and contraction of the wood to the generally rigid screed. The undesired but natural movement of the wood can become visible in cupping, joint formation, or in extreme situations failure of the adhesive or screed.
Flooring
Man spraying mortar on the wall
  • Concrete Repair
  • Sika MonoTop®

Dry vs Wet Machine Applied Mortars for Concrete Repairs

Concrete repairs can be conducted with different systems and methods. In the European Standard EN 1504 Part 9, Principle 3 defines the application of repair mortars by machine as well as by hand. In this article you will learn about the advantages of machine application for both dry and wet spray processes. We also give an overview of how to select the right method and equipment for each type of application together with the corresponding Sika materials.
Concrete Repair
Injection for waterproofing leaking cracks 3d rendering
  • Waterproofing
  • Injection
  • Below-Grade Waterproofing

How to Select an Injection Material to Seal Leaks?

Leaks in concrete, masonry and natural stone structures can often be securely sealed and waterproofed by injection. However, to make leaking structures watertight for the long term, it’s essential to select the right injection material. On the basis of our extensive technical and practical experience, we have prepared a guide which will help you choose the optimal injection solution for your project requirements.
Waterproofing
  • Concrete Admixtures
  • Construction
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete

Sulfate Resistant Concrete

Particularly in underground construction, concrete structures are exposed alongside loads and wear of decade-long use to influences emerging from the sub grade such as permanent mechanical stresses and aggressive water.
Concrete Admixtures
  • Concrete Admixtures
  • Construction
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete

Fire Resistant Concrete

The danger of fire is present always and everywhere. The imminent danger depends upon actual exposure, and naturally differs if the threatened construction is a pedestrian subway, a roadway tunnel or a subterranean garage in a skyscraper. Concrete is the loadbearing material in nearly all built structures and is therefore at high risk, since the entire structure would collapse upon its material failure.
Concrete Admixtures
  • Concrete Admixtures
  • Construction
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete

Alkali-Silica-Reaction Resistant Concrete

Major infrastructure projects such as dams, roadways or airport runways require enormous quantities of aggregates, sought in closest proximity to construction sites. Some aggregates can exhibit an increased or high risk of ASR. Alkali-Silica-Reaction is a chemical reaction which occurs between the amorphous silica in the aggregate and the pore solution (alkalis) of the cement matrix.
Concrete Admixtures
  • Concrete Admixtures
  • Construction
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Watertight Concrete
  • Corrosion Protection

Corrosion Resistant Concrete

Concrete is an ingenious building material, also because in combination with reinforcing steel it exhibits tremendous load-bearing capacity. The combination of steel and concrete has the advantage that under normal conditions the high pH value of concrete creates a passivating layer of iron hydroxides on the steel surface, which protects it from corrosion. Particularly steel, however, can be compromised in its durability of performance by the presence of moisture and salt.
Concrete Admixtures
  • Industry

Polyurethane – The Windshield Adhesive

Polyurethane adhesives are the standard for vehicle glass bonding. Since the windshield fulfills more functions than just keeping the rain out, specifications from car producers are best met by polyurethanes.
Industry
  • Roofing
  • Green Roof
  • Sustainability

Why Go Green? Benefits of Choosing a Green Roof

Green roofs offer tangible benefits for end users, inhabitants, owners and the greater community. They can range from economic and ecological to social and aesthetic reasons.
Green Roof
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