Waterproofing or protection. (waterproofing systems in buildings)

Specifying a waterproofing system is quantifiable.

The cost to repair water-induced damage to our building stock across the United States runs into billions of dollars and is an established, growth industry. Similarly, the cost of providing waterproofing systems to our buildings, either as a preventive measure or after damage has occurred to either horizontal or vertical substrates, is an industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars and growing rapidly. Specifying a waterproofing system by performance standards, using quantifiable properties, will increase the chance of success for all concerned.

What is a waterproofing system? It is usually a system comprising …