Melius Homes uses DuPont™ Tyvek® and Airguard® construction membranes and accessories to renew houses and improve their comfort and energy efficiency.

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View the DuPont™ Tyvek® entry on BPindex Visit the DuPont™ Tyvek® website             Using DuPont Tyvek® and AirGuard® construction membranes and accessories Melius Homes re-skins walls and roof with modern materials that provide greatly enhanced performance, protecting the occupants from the harmful effects of heat, moisture and air leakage. Photos courtesy of Melius Homes, all rights reserved. …

What is cold applied liquid roofing/waterproofing?

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View the Delta Membranes entry on BPindex Visit the Delta Membranes website View the Delta Membranes case studies View Delta Membranes interactive video guides As the name implies, cold applied liquid roofing/waterproofing is the use of a liquid waterproofing system without the requirement of heat. Waterproofing roofs (whether it’s a flat roof or podium deck) is one of the most important …

Remedial Basement Waterproofing to commercial structure

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View the Delta Membranes entry on BPindex Visit the Delta Membranes website Technical Drawings (Structural Waterproofing) – Delta Membranes Product – Delta Membranes Application – Delta Membranes Overview Waterproofing design is a key and critical component for successful construction of below ground structures.  Whether it’s a completely new build or making smaller changes to an existing property, waterproofing design should …

A Technical Approach to waterproofing design – podium decks, buried roofs, balconies, and terraces

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View the Delta Membrane entry on BPindex Visit the Delta Membrane website View Decks, Terraces and Green Roof Technical Drawings View the Delta Roof Guard brochure As a structure’s first line of defence to water ingress, a waterproofing design should offer long-term value, maximum performance, and a pragmatic design approach. As with most, if not all structural waterproofing projects, selecting …

Sustainability in the Building Industry.

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View the DuPont™ Tyvek® entry on BPindex Visit the DuPont™ Tyvek® website Student housing in Sweden: Forta Pro modular solutions with DuPont™ Tyvek® deliver energy efficiency and increase interior comfort. April 2021 – “Kvarteret Jylland” is a new student accommodation consisting of 350 micro-apartments), located in Kista, Northern Stockholm, Sweden. The project mission was to build modern, sustainable and attractive premises for …

Built in Protection – Delta MS 500 Fire Retardant, Type C Cavity Drainage System

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View the Delta Membrane entry on BPindex Technical Drawings – MS Fire Type C Drained Protection – Delta Membranes Brochures & Installation Guides – Delta Membranes Delta Fire Retardant Cavity Drain System (Type C) – Delta Membranes Fire-retardant materials have a critical role to play in keeping modern buildings safe. However intense the fire, fire-retardant materials offer occupants of a …

Specifying Fire Retardant Structural Waterproofing Systems

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View the Delta Membranes entry on BPindex Visit the Delta Membranes website Paying attention to waterproofing products which offer protection in event of fire is not the norm.  We hardly think of water management and fire in the same thought, however the benefits of doing so are not quite as crazy as it sounds. The demand for sustainable, cost efficient …

A complete membrane offering for fire safety in the building envelope

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View the DuPont™ Tyvek® entry on BPindex Visit the DuPont™ Tyvek® website New DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR joins DuPont™ Tyvek® FireCurb® to create an advanced solution that exceeds regulations DuPont has been a pioneer in fire safety for over 50 years and introduced its Tyvek® FireCurb® breather membrane for buildings in 2013. As regulations catch up post Grenfell – and as most fires begin …

Dupont Tyvek AirGuard® A2 FR AVCL – A fire retardant AVCL with European Fire Classification A2

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View the Dupont Tyvek entry on BPindex Visit the Dupont Tyvek website DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR enhances the building fabric in terms of airtightness, energy efficiency and moisture management, improving indoor air quality and providing exceptional fire safety to the building and its occupants. DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR Surpassing the Fire Regulations Today the fire performance of materials used in buildings is …

A complete membrane offering for fire safety in the building envelope:

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View the DuPont™ Tyvek® entry on BPindex Visit the DuPont™ Tyvek® website New DuPont™ AirGuard® A2 FR joins DuPont™ Tyvek® FireCurb® Housewrap to create an advanced solution that exceeds regulations Safety is a core value at DuPont. Innovative solutions and materials specifically addressing fire safety have been developed by DuPont for over 50 years. In the construction industry, DuPont™ Tyvek® …