Dear AIW Member, It's that time of year again where we go to the polling booths...ok so there's no booths but it's time to get your nomination forms done and then proposed. Pdfs are the notice and form for the election of Committee Members. NOMINATION OF A CANDIDATE FOR A COMMITTEE POSITION AIW Notice for [...]
If you have the drive to contribute to improving the standard of Waterproofing in the industry, consider joining the committee. Nominations are now open for committee representatives for the 2021 – 2022 year. (Scroll down for the nomination forms.) How You Can Contribute We are looking for members in each state, with particular skill sets, [...]
In this radio interview, Andrew Golle of Building connection fame, pulls no punches about the state of waterproofing training in Australia - Listen to the interview here. It is just not good enough. Waterproofing accounts for 80% of construction failures yet training for this critical skill is sorely lacking and qualified trainers are few and [...]
The single biggest cause of waterproofing failures is workmanship. Poor workmanship would account for 90% of all failures in waterproofing. The waterproofing membrane is only as good as the surface to which it is applied or installed. Builders have a large responsibility here. Has the surface been constructed with falls for drainage? Is the surface [...]
