IN FOCUS LA DWP John Ferraro Building Reflecting Pool Returns to its Former Splendor Link To Article: John Ferraro Building Reflecting Pool Returns to its Former Splendor By Albert Rodriguez Standing high atop Bunker Hill, the LADWP John Ferraro Building (JFB) is at once embraced and surrounded by its distinctive and alluring water feature: the James Anthony Reflecting Pool. On any given day, you can see first-time visitors pause to take in its majestic fountains, its wide expanse and its unobstructed views of the Los Angeles skyline. It is the constant backdrop [...]

POWERHOUSE BUILDING SOLUTIONS Powerhouse Building Solutions and Freedom Chemical Distributor Partnership Freedom Chemical Corporation is pleased to announce a new Distributor Partnership in Canada. Powerhouse Building Solutions will drive business for and distribute the Freedom line of Industrial and Waterproofing Solutions in British Columbia and Alberta.Freedom Chemical Corporation creates commercial waterproofing solutions. Freedom Chemical is an innovator and manufacturer of elastomeric coatings that specializes in polyurea, polyurethane and epoxies systems for industrial, commercial, and residential applications in the construction industry. All formulations are made to comply with stringent health and safety standards aiming to lessen the [...]

WaterproofMag.com Cold Vs. Hot-Applied Liquid Applied Membranes and Coatings By Greg Austin Link To Article: https://www.waterproofmag.com/current-issue/ An expert in liquid applied membranes and coatings discusses the unique set of features and benefits to cold-applied and hot-applied waterproofing products. Which type is more durable? Check out this interesting article in the recent Waterproof Magazine.  Its titled “Cold vs. Hot Applied”.  Freedom Chemical® Guardian-PD™ system (ASTM C 836 approved cold applied) which has being on the market for more than a decade is summarized nicely here.  It’s a great short read if you [...]

Protective Coating For Food & Beverage Processing The best coating solution for flooring, walls, ceilings, and containment By Kyle Flanagan, B.S. Why Polyurea for Food and Beverage Coating Applications? Food and beverage plants, including meat packaging and heavy-duty food preparation companies, need solutions to reduce the risk of E. coli, listeria and other microorganisms.  Guardian-FB™ Polyurea coatings provide seamless, impact resistant solutions over an array of substrates. In addition, Guardian-FB™ meets the USDA and ANSI-NSF 61 standards of food production. For many food and beverage manufacturing plants, Guardian-FB™ Polyurea coating is one of the easiest to install. As [...]

Corrosionpedia.com The History and Industry Adoption of Polyurea Coating Systems By Kyle Flanagan, B.S. Link To Article: corrosionpedia.com/2/4458/coatings-and-lining/the-history-and-industry-adoption-of-polyurea-coating-systems Takeaway: Since the early 1990s, when fast-set polyurea coatings were first introduced, the industry debate about these coatings, hybrids and polyurethane spray systems has raged. In the decade that I've been working with polyurea spray coating technologies, plus four additional years on the polyurethane chemistry side, we have come a long way in our understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each chemistry. In today's industrial environment, downtime for any process can be very [...]

FOUNTAIN COATING 90210 STYLE By Jennifer Frakes Beverly Hills, California, is known as a town where the rich and famous live, shop, and play. It goes without saying that appearances are important in this high-profile community, so when the water feature in front of the iconic Beverly Hills sign began looking a bit worse for the wear, city officials took notice. “The water feature is on a green belt along Santa Monica Boulevard and is very visible. The existing pond was not in good shape for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was [...]

POLYUREA GYM WORKOUT: BEAUTY AND BRAWN People go to the gym to work on their appearance. But what happens when the gym’s appearance is lacking? That was the problem at a popular gym located in a major mall in Southern California. The operators of the MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana, California knew that they needed to upgrade the outdoor pool deck (located on the second floor roof deck) and exterior sport court (located on the third floor) in order to accommodate one of their anchor tenants, 24-Hour Fitness. And it all had to be accomplished without disrupting [...]

FLOOR COATINGS REPORT FOR DUTY By Christa Youngpeter While rehabilitating World War II-era Army barracks in rural California might sound like the opening of a haunting work of fiction, Joe “J.P.” Rodriguez had the very real challenge of transforming 200,000 square feet (18,581 m²) of gutted structures at Camp Roberts into fully functional living quarters for incoming troops in just 180 days. A majority of Rodriguez’s work involved asbestos abatement using Freedom Chemical polyurea coatings, and both manufacturer and applicator came across some unique challenges along the way. DOUBLE TIME One of the more [...]

COATINGS SAVES THE SUBS COATINGS TECHNOLOGY PRESERVES AMUSEMENT PARK HISTORY By Jen Kramer The year was 1958 and the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, traveled below the polar ice cap. The following year, a popular amusement park debuted a submarine voyage “to the bottom of the sea,” complete with a vessel named after the famed Nautilus, in honor of that technological and patriotic achievement.The amusement park Nautilus and her seven sister subs sailed in their lagoon until 1998, when the ride was shut down and re-themed based on a popular animated movie. After a [...]