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  • Decorative Floor
  • Flooring
  • Sika ComfortFloor®
  • Architect

Designing Colourful Floor in Hospitals and Other Healthcare Facilities

A well-crafted colour palette can do wonders for a healthcare facility. The use of colour and graphic images can align to the existing logo and symbolic colour of the facility to achieve an overall visual aesthetic, while it can also elicit emotions and unique perceptions of space. It has an ability to calm or excite, can make a room appear smaller or more grandiose, or even trigger subconscious reactions. Colour is the most vital, impactful and expressive design element in a designer’s toolbox.
Workers applying wood floor adhesives
  • Construction Adhesive
  • Flooring
  • Wood Floor Adhesive

The Science Behind Wood Floor Adhesives

The task of wood floor adhesives is to firmly bond the organic wood floor elements to the generally inorganic screed. The adhesive must hold the wood in place, connect it to the underlying screed and transfer stress originating from the natural expansion and contraction of the wood to the generally rigid screed. The undesired but natural movement of the wood can become visible in cupping, joint formation, or in extreme situations failure of the adhesive or screed.
Industrial floor coating with Sikafloor system for clean room areas
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Article
  • Owner

Cleanroom Measurement Technology for Floors & Walls

There are a lot of things that different industries have learned from one another over time. One example is the food and beverage industry and what it has learned from pharmaceuticals, particularly how they conduct research and run production operations.
SikaBoom 552 Foam Fix
  • Expansion Foam
  • Joint Sealing
  • Applicator
  • How-to

Preparation, Application & Properties of Construction Foams

Construction foams are an exceptionally versatile group of products used in many areas of daily work. Below you can learn more about their properties and also about the preparation and application process.
Safe and hygienic surface in food and beverage production plants
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Sikafloor®
  • Article
  • Owner

Why Durable Floors Matter in Food & Beverage Plants

A durable floor is one that lasts a long time, remains functional, and resists deterioration or loss of performance. Durable floors begin with quality materials, good design and sound workmanship. What matters most to ensuring durability in floors, especially in food and beverage factories?
Worker white boots power washing floor with hose in food industry
  • Industrial Flooring
  • Flooring
  • Factory
  • Article
  • Owner

Keeping Floors Clean & Food Safe

Hein A. Timmerman, Global Sector Specialist Food Care at Sealed Air and EHEDG* Board Member, comments on protocols and procedures for keeping floors in food and beverage plants as sanitary and safe as possible.
Sika roof protection concept poster with illustrations
  • Roof Repair
  • Roofing

How to Protect Roof Membranes During and After Construction

Roofers face multiple problems on site today. 80% of failed roofs and leaks are caused by non-roofers. Therefore, it is a main priority to protect the roofer’s craftmanship from traffic on the rooftop during the total building phase, during construction and beyond.
Recycling crushed concrete
  • Concrete Admixture
  • Sustainability
  • Concrete

reCO₂ver Concrete Recycling

Sika has succeeded in developing a highly efficient process to separate and reuse components of demolished concrete and increase the recycled aggregates' quality. The old concrete is broken down into individual parts - aggregates, sand, and fine powdered material - in a simple process which also binds a significant amount of CO2.
Seamless Floor Hospital
  • Flooring
  • Healthcare
  • Article
  • Architect

Hygienically Sealed Details & Joints in Floors

Joints and junctions are the weakest parts of floors in industrial environments. They are exposed to similar stresses as the floor itself, but also must accommodate possible movement in the structure or between building components. It is ideal to provide surfaces with hygienic, jointless connections.
Construction worker pouring ready mix concrete on building basement
  • Concrete
  • Precast Concrete
  • Contractor

Concrete Products for Building Contractors

Are you a building contractor or working in a similar field and looking for the best concrete products and solutions for all your projects?
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  • Concrete Protection
  • Refurbishment
  • Corrosion Protection

Biogenic corrosion in Sewer & wastewater treatment plants – solved by Sika MonoTop®-4400 MIC
Woman engineer analyzing structural data on laptop screen with Sika CarboDur software tool
  • Sika CarboDur®
  • Structural Strengthening
  • SikaWrap®

Sika® CarboDur® Software for FRP Structural Strengthening Calculation

The Sika® CarboDur® software for calculating fiber-reinforced polymer structural strengthening is a powerful tool for optimizing designs. The software supports professionals with expertise in structural applications to create robust, efficient strengthening designs.
Illustration of Sika Purform® polyurethane technology close up spirals
  • Joint Sealing
  • Polyurethane Floor

REACH Safety Training for Using Diisocyanates

The European Union has established new laws for the use of products containing more than 0.1% of monomeric diisocyanates, including polyurethane products such as adhesives, sealants, coatings, or injections used in industrial production or construction. Here you can access the required PU training and find alternative products available in Sika's product range.
Close up view of bitumen membrane applied on roof at parapet
  • Bituminous Membrane
  • Waterproofing
  • Roofing
  • Bituminous Membrane

How to Choose or Specify the Correct Bitumen Membrane

Whether you're an architect, roofing applicator or anyone involved in selecting the right bituminous roofing, it's hard to know where to begin.
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Sika Products for Microtunneling
  • Tunnel
  • Injection
  • Sealant
  • Construction
  • Concrete

Products for Fast Excavation with Microtunneling

Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are commonly found with diameters from five to 17 meters. There are also microtunnel boring machines which are smaller, with an excavation diameter up to four meters. Today, they are extensively used to construct many kilometers of underground infrastructure worldwide. Microtunneling is a fast alternative to conventional pipe installation systems, since it is a fully automated method of boring and pipe installation without the need for disturbing the surface.
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