The eye-catching art-deco Asheville City Building in Asheville, N.C., is an iconic landmark for the town of about 83,000, nestled on the western edge of the Great Smokey Mountains. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately, it leaks. It leaks so badly, the 7th and 8th floors are now unoccupied. [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Trial by water
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Can you identify this project?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Union Station, Kansas City, Mo. You probably already knew that. We run the “Can You Identify This Project” contest in each edition of our flagship newsletter the “PROSOCO News.” Sometimes I put easy ones in there like — well, like Union Station, or Frank Lloyd Wright buildings (love that Prairie Style). Other times they’re [...]
Dirty to dazzling
Posted in Uncategorized on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The transformation of the concrete floor from steel-troweled to polished in the newly built Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center at Valparaiso University in some ways resembles the mission of the College of Engineering, of transforming high school students into engineering professionals. In both cases, there’s some grinding and polishing. “We decided early that we [...]
Emergency Water Stop — the movie!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We call it PROSOCO R-GUARD Emergency Water Stop. A prosaic name, but after all, stopping water in emergencies is what the stuff does. Some other names I thought about: Blue Goo Blue Glop Repello Jello (might have copyright issues with that one) Leak Geek Plugger Anti-Leak Blue Blob Quit Leaking! Leak-No-More Sir Never-Leak Look Ma, [...]
