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Creating a barrier against gas and water

Richard Crossley
Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, 11 (4), 294-305 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.69554/ICWQ9370

Abstract

With more deep construction in congested urban areas and an increase in the provision of residential basements, a more detailed assessment is required of the risks inherent in below-ground construction and how these might best be addressed, especially when considering factors other than water ingress such as ground gases and contamination. Strategies for dealing with all external sources of groundwater, surface/flood water, soil gases and contaminants should be determined from the very earliest stages of the planning and design processes for any project involving below-ground structures. Waterproofing systems are materials and methods used to protect a structure from water ingress, and which are often effective as ground gas barrier — ie a barrier between the structure and the ground intended to prevent or impede the ingress of radon, methane and other ground gases and contaminants. There has been much development and use of new materials for waterproofing and understanding how these waterproofing and gas barrier materials are applied to the structure is important when specifying, designing and constructing belowground structures. The relevant codes of practice for each subject offer guidance on how this can be achieved, but does the guidance contained within correspond between documents?

Keywords: structural waterproofing; gas proofing; below-ground structures; contaminated ground; Radon; BS8102; BS8485; BRE211

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Author's Biography

Richard Crossley is Technical Director at Newton Waterproofing Systems, the oldest and largest independent suppliers of structural waterproofing and damp proofing solutions in the UK. He has 28 years’ experience in manufacturing industries, of which 19 have been in construction and structural waterproofing. As well as his role at Newton Waterproofing Systems, Richard is a certified Waterproofing Design Specialist with the Property Care Association. He acts as an oral examiner for the Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing qualification (CSSW) and he is also CSSW qualified himself. For the last three consecutive years, he has featured as a guest speaker at the Property Care Association’s International Structural Waterproofing conference, lecturing on topics such as achieving sustainability within waterproofing, and the importance of maintaining continuity in Type B structural waterproofing. In recent years, Richard’s excellent specialist knowledge of the construction process and how it pertains to structural waterproofing and the relevant industry standards has resulted in Newton Waterproofing Systems specifying and supplying some of the UK’s largest below-ground waterproofing projects, in which he has had first-hand experience.

Citation

Crossley, Richard (2023, March 1). Creating a barrier against gas and water. In the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, Volume 11, Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.69554/ICWQ9370.

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