An effective way to cut a country’s healthcare bill is to enhance the population’s fitness. Get bums off couches and eyeballs away from screens, and make folks move on their feet long and fast enough to sweat and speed up their heartbeats. That…

Questions and answers with Andrea Invernizzi of Mapei Spa's Resin Floorings Division. Resin flooring systems only became an established solution in the building industry over the last few decades, but they represented a turning point regarding the…

Now you can reduce environmental impact without compromising on performance. That is the idea behind the products from the ZERO Line by Mapei . The CO 2 emissions of products from the ZERO Line are quantified using standardized LCA (Life Cycle…

Swimming pool constructions: common practices & problems In swimming pool constructions, it has been common practice to install waterproofing membranes first, followed by the wall-levelling render, and then the tiling finish. The reasons given for this…

Forms of waterproofing Waterproofing membranes are in one of two physical forms when they are prepared for installation: (i) preformed sheets e.g. synthetic membranes such as TPO and PVC, bituminous torch-on and selfadhesive membranes, etc. (ii)…