Waterproof Membranes 2011 will be the 5th in AMI’s annual series and will take place at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne, Germany from 15-17 November 2011. The program for the event has just been released and includes a number of key presentations on barrier geosynthetics, including Raven’s Gary Kolbasuk on "Solving complex barrier problems by using coextrusion and lamination to create multi-polymer membrane" and Firestone’s Ir. Bernat Amat and Ir. Pascal Meirsschaert on "Condition of the EPDM geomembrane in the El Golfo water reservoir on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands)."
A presentation from Leister Process Technologies and speakers addressing polyethylene geomembranes and tunnel membranes and drainage are also on the schedule.
On the first evening of the event there will be a welcome reception and registration. The two-day technical program follows along with a specialist exhibition that runs alongside the conference.
The papers to be presented during the technical program are as follows:
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OPENING SESSION "The European market for construction membranes," Mr. Jon Nash, Head of Strategic Research, AMI CONSULTING, United Kingdom "The waterproofing industry in the Arabian Gulf (GCC)," Mr. Bernard Weissenborn, General Manager, POLARIS INTERNATIONAL W.L.L. — POLYMERIC WATERPROOFING INDUSTRIES, Kingdom of Bahrain SESSION 1 "New generation of waterproofing material made out of recycled material," Mr. Eric Bertrand, Group Technology Director, DERBIGUM, Belgium "Leadership in energy & environmental design (LEED) and environmental product declaration (EPD) of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) based waterproofing membranes," Dr. Sandro Kohn, Head of Research and Development, LUCOBIT AG, Germany "New systems for undertile waterproofing, roofing and floor decoupling — ecofriendly and sustainable," Mr. Vijay Nair, Technical Manager, ARDEX NEW ZEALAND Ltd., New Zealand SESSION 2 "Uplift testing of roofing membranes under wind gust action — review and outlook," Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans J. Gerhardt, Member of the Board of Scientific Advisors, I.F.I. INSTITUT FUER INDUSTRIEAERODYNAMIK GmbH, Germany "Fire testing of roofing systems," Mr. Stephen Howard, Business Group Manager, BRE GLOBAL Ltd., United Kingdom "Dimensional stability of bituminous membranes. An experimental study," Dipl. Ing. Jorge Lopes, Director of Building Department, LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL, Portugal SESSION 3 "Developments in superabsorbent polymer use as active components of waterproof membranes," Mr. Chris Lyons, Product Development Manager, H&R CHEMPHARM UK Ltd., United Kingdom |
"Solving complex barrier problems by using coextrusion and lamination to create multi-polymer membranes," Mr. Gary Kolbasuk, Director of Product Development, RAVEN INDUSTRIES, ENGINEERED FILMS DIVISION, United States SESSION 4 "Condition of the EPDM geomembrane in the El Golfo water reservoir at the island of El Hierro (Canaries island)," Ir. Pascal Meirsschaert, Technical Director Europe & Asia and Ir. Bernat Amat, Technical Services, FIRESTONE BUILDING PRODUCTS, Belgium "How to implement quality tests related to practice in an extraordinary tunnelling project for a waterproofing system consisting of membrane and drainage system?" Mr. Norbert Tholl, Head of Department for Waterproofing and Geotextiles, TECNOTEST AG, Switzerland "Problems of flat roofs with asphalt membranes in Slovakia," Prof. Jozef Oláh, University Professor, SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Slovakia "Thin, liquid applied polymeric membranes to waterproof parking roofs constructed from prefabricated concrete elements," Mr. Samuel Vesely B.sc., Consulting Engineer, ITUMEX (1984) Ltd., Israel "Technologies available for substrate materials savings when processing reinforced materials," Mr. Ken Piora, Fabric Product Specialist, Extrusion Coating Systems, "Welding technologies and trends with polymers," Mr. Roland Beeler, Product Marketing Manager, LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES, Switzerland "Case studies of polyethylene geomembranes. A wide range of application possibilities," Ing. Jan Valášek, Application Engineer, JUTA A.S., Czech Republic "The use of polyurea and the use of polyurea in combination with geotextile in waterproofing," Mr. Kai Klockemann, Managing Director, NITROIL POLYUREA GmbH, Germany |
Waterproof Membranes 2011 provides a global forum for all companies involved in waterproofing, including end-users, specifiers, architects, expert installers, manufacturers, researchers, and suppliers to the industry. The conference aims to debate the latest technology in membranes and the extensive potential on offer to the building and construction industry.
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