vapor barrier Articles
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Logistics Center Selects MonoShield to Protect Occupants Long-Term - Case Study
Scheduling delays and continuous repairs to a 20-mil plastic vapor barrier at a major new logistics complex in New Jersey prompted the project team to change course, engaging Edgeboro, one of the region’s most experienced vapor barrier installation specialists. Edgeboro introduced the development team to Land Science and Monoshield. The MonoShield contaminant vapor barrier system offered ...
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CETCO provides superior gas vapor mitigation protection at major retail chain - Case Study
LOWE’S in Ithaca, NY – A total of 115,000 square feet of the LIQUID BOOT Gas Vapor Barrier was installed, as specified by ElectroMech Engineering, to protect the structure, which was situated on a former landfill site, from the threat of methane vapor instrusion. LOWE’S in Ocean Township, NJ – A total of 130,000 square feet of the LIQUID BOOT Gas Vapor Barrier was ...
By CETCO
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Toronto Fire Services Totonto, ON, Canada Project - Case Study
Totonto, ON, Canada Vapor intrusion has become a significant environmental issue for regulators, industry leaders, and concerned residents nationwide. The use of a spray-applied gas vapor barrier to protect against the threat of vapor intrusion has become a widely recognized application by numerous local and state regulatory and guidance ...
By CETCO
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Nitra-Seal Installed at Large Chicago E-Commerce Distribution Center - Case Study
With little to no green sites to develop in the Chicagoland area, many new building projects occur in former industrial areas that have been environmentally impacted. Such was the case for a new 190,000 squarefoot e-commerce distribution center constructed with a Nitra-Seal® Nitrile-Advanced Contaminant Vapor Barrier and TerraVent™ Low Profile Venting System to address the ...
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Strict quality assurance procedures ensure reliable vapor intrusion protection case study
Project: Toronto Fire Services Location: Totonto, ON, Canada Products: Liquid Boot Gas Vapor Mitigation System Background: Vapor intrusion has become a significant environmental issue for regulators, industry leaders, and concerned residents nationwide. The use of a spray-applied gas vapor barrier to protect against the threat of vapor intrusion has become a widely recognized application by ...
By CETCO
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Superior voc protection for project situated on former railroad site case study
Project: Smith Performing Arts Center Location: Las Vegas, NV Products: Liquid Boot Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent™ Gas Venting System, Ultraseal Waterproofing System Background: Vapor intrusion has become a significant environmental issue for regulators, industry leaders, and concerned residents nationwide. The use of a spray-applied gas vapor barrier to protect against the threat ...
By CETCO
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Spray-applied methane barrier chosen as protection to homes built near oil derricks case study
Project : Aubry at Alamitos Ridge Location : Signal Hill. CA Products : Liquid Boot 500 Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent Gas Venting System BACKGROUND: The site of Aubry at Alamitos Ridge single-family housing development by Lennar Homes is also the site of multiple active oil derricks. CHALLENGE: The home builder had methane on site and needed to mitigate potential migration from the ...
By CETCO
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VOC Risk Mitigated at Site of Former Chemical Manufacturer - Case Study
A long-vacant San Francisco Bay Area brownfield was once the site of a former chemical plant that produced chlorofluorocarbons, fuel additive anti-knock compounds, and titanium dioxide from 1956 to 1997. With onsite rail service and more than three million households within 50 miles, the property was considered a prime location for a new 2.2 million square foot logistics development. However, the ...
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CETCO gas vapor barrier chosen by risk assessors for mixed-use redevelopment case study
Project: Pan Am Games Athletes Village Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Products: Liquid Boot® 500 Gas Vapor Mitigation System Background: The site for the Pan Am Athletes Village. a mixed-use redevelopment, is situated on an abandoned piece of property known as West Don Lands. Most of the land was industrial or owned by the railways, and it became the site of an array of factories and ...
By CETCO
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CETCO vapor mitigation system chosen as voc protection barrier for school campus case study
Project: Mott Haven School Location: Bronx, NY Products: Liquid Boot® Gas Vapor Mitigation System Background: The Mott Haven School Campus was to be built on a former manufacturing site with residual contaminants in the soil. Challenge: The site for the school development underwent a series of environmental remediation procedures and concern over vapor migration of VOCs and BTEXs in the ...
By CETCO
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Proven protection against petroleum gas and water migration case study
Project : 500 Fifth Avenue Nort|h Location : Seattle, WA Products : Liquid Boot® Gas Vapor Mitigation System, Ultraseal® Waterproofing System Background: Vapor intrusion has become a signifi cant environmental issue for regulators, industry leaders, and concerned residents nationwide. The use of a spray-applied gas vapor barrier to protect against the threat of vapor intrusion has become ...
By CETCO
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Strict quality assurance procedures ensure reliable vapor intrusion protection - Case Study
Vapor intrusion has become a significant environmental issue for regulators, industry leaders, and concerned residents nationwide. The use of a spray-applied gas vapor barrier to protect against the threat of vapor intrusion has become a widely recognized application by numerous local and state regulatory and guidance groups. These groups also recommend that a gas venting system be used in ...
By CETCO
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Spray-applied barrier is proven vapor mitigation strategy for site with methane case study
Project: Canada Post Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Products: Liquid Boot® Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent™ Gas Venting System Background: The site for the new Canada Post headquarters was situated on a former industrial location and is a major redevelopment zone for the city of Toronto. The site was contaminated by methane as well as located on bay-fill. Construction of a 64,000 ...
By CETCO
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CETCO vapor mitigation system chosen as protection for high-profile sports stadium case study
Project: New York Red Bulls Stadium Location: Harrison. NJ Products: Liquid Boot 500 Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent Gas Venting System Background: A sports team chose an idle brownfield location in Harrison, NJ as the home for their new stadium. To mitigate potential vapor intrusion concerns, Louis Berger Group specified the Liquid Boot gas vapor barrier system and GeoVent sub slab ...
By CETCO
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Static Shielding Bags vs Anti-Static Bags: What is the Difference?
The terms “static shielding” and “anti-static” seem to be interchanged everywhere. Even Wikipedia offers the terms up as close synonyms, but there are huge differences between static shielding and and anti-static materials. They are not the same thing, and should not be treated as such. Static shielding bags prevent the build up of static electricity (meaning they have ...
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Olive Garden - North Haven, CT
PROJECT: Olive Garden LOCATION: North Haven, CT SQUARE FT: 6,200 APPLICATOR: New England Liners ENGINEER: The Roberts Group PRODUCTS: LIQUI D BOOT® 500, LB® BaseFabric T-60, LB® UltraShield G-1000, LB® GeoVent VAPOR MITIGATION CHALLENGES: The entire retail complex required various remediation activities to be allowed to build. Having used Liquid Boot on other Olive Garden ...
By CETCO
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Gas vapor mitigation system maintains contruction schedule in cold weather case study
Project: Springhill Suites Location: Ridley, PA Products: Liquid Boot® 500 Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent™ Gas Venting System Background: The site of the Springhill Suites Hotel and Restaurant posed potential vapor intrusion concerns due to low-level VOC contaminants found in the soil. Challenge: The challenge was to keep with the construction schedule and perform the 17,500 ...
By CETCO
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CETCO gas vapor barrier chosen by top home builder for site with former oil wells case study
Project: Palisades at Vista del Verde Location: Yorba Linda, CA Products: Liquid Boot 500 Gas Vapor Mitigation System, GeoVent Gas Venting System Background: The Palisades at Vista del Verde is a multi-family housing development that is situated on a site that once was home to numerous oil wells. The oil wells have since been removed and capped, however detectable levels of methane gas are ...
By CETCO
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Chick-A-Fil-A - Fort Worth, Texas - Case Study
The owner of the former manufacturing site and the engineer understood the value of having a barrier with superior vapor resistance and a long standing track record to protect the indoor air quality of the ...
By CETCO
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Nitra-Seal Protects Multi-Acre Tampa Logistics Center- Case Study
A new, expansive logistics center in Tampa, Florida, was the site of a former brownfield, where past operations left petroleum hydrocarbons and methane contaminants in soil and groundwater. The project required a cost effective solution to mitigate the potential vapor intrusion risk from these contaminants. After reviewing multiple vapor intrusion mitigation system (VIMS) options, the project ...
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