Autor: EMSEAL
The very public plaza at North America’s premier music venue, Lincoln Center in New York City, had a continuing problem with leaking plaza expansion joints. Almost since its initial construction in 1959, it had been leaking water from the grand plaza to the underground parking levels below. Two…
We all came from somewhere. Before concrete there was stone. Before microsphere-modified acrylic polymers, there was tar. EMSEAL is proud to have evolved with changes in material and building science. We would love to share with you, in person, the latest in expansion joint sealing—from our breakthrough Seismic…
Whether in curved skylights at St. Louis Lambert Field, roadways at JetBlue, or around elliptical columns at the Nationals Ball Park, curved expansion joints more common than you’d think. Regardless of the radius and the material best suited the application, EMSEAL has the expertise to not only follow…
Joining a growing list of owners and managers that are tired of noisy, leaky expansion joints, Boston Properties is upgrading many of its joints to EMSEAL. At this location at and entrance to it’s vast underground parking deck the parking deck joint selection was SJS System. Unlike noisy…
Expansion joints for parking decks are often the leak point for water into lower level parking areas or even occupied space below. Watertightness is therefore critical. When design or structural factors cause joints to change plane or direction is where most joints leak–often after the first rain storm. EMSEAL…
Over the last several years, EMSEAL and contractor Richmond Primoid, Inc. have been involved in a steady program of upgrades to Scott Stadium that includes retrofitting failed and leaking expansion joints. The program has been flexibly adapted to the university’s sports schedule as well as annual budgets. The…
Over 11,000 LF in first year of product launch proves EMSEAL’s fire-rated hybrids are the state-of-the-art of joint sealing. From prisons to factories, military bases to schools, and airports to stadiums the Emshield product line is combining life-safety, sound blocking and insulation with the traditional roles of sealants…
Imagine having to replace and install expansion joints in a massive public works structure with a very small window of time to complete the job. A temporarily drained river lock with concrete walls rising over six stories tall, a bottom bed as wide as half the width of…
Transitions in expansion joints are often a weakness of the best designs. When executed in the field they dramatically slow the installation process and are often the cause of a failed water seal. The best solution is having factory-fabricated transitions built into the expansion system before it arrives…