A method of manufacturing a plurality of secondary containment panels and assembling and installing the panels in a secondary containment system of an above-ground liquid storage tank or other retention facility includes forming a plurality of flexible substrate pieces. A liquid impermeable coating is applied to the upper surface of each piece such that an edge segment of the piece remains uncoated. The coating is applied to the substrate piece in an indoor enclosure using a computer controlled robotic sprayer that applies a uniform coating. A system for coating secondary containment panels. An apparatus for spraying a coating on secondary containment panels. The apparatus may be computer controlled and operate automatically to coat the surface of the panel.

A UV-cured coated facer includes a non-woven mat having a first side and a second side and an intermediate coating disposed on the first side of the non-woven mat. The intermediate coating includes a coating binder and a filler. The UV-cured coated facer also includes a UV-curable coating composition disposed on the intermediate coating, wherein the UV-curable coating composition is essentially free of a filler.

A method for providing bituminous backings for the construction industry, includes the following steps obtaining a semi-finished product having a reinforcement to which a bituminous layer is applied, on the outer surface of which inert materials are or are not distributed and/or inside which the inert materials are embedded. The method also includes annealing the semi-finished product, directly following the step of bituminization of the reinforcement or after the step of applying bitumen to the reinforcement so as to embed the inert materials in the bituminous layer, while at the same time drying the outer surface.

The invention relates to a novel binder system and its use for bonding textile fabrics as well as products containing such bonded textile fabrics. The materials according to the invention are suitable for manufacturing base interlinings which may be used for manufacturing base interlinings for sarking, roofing and sealing membranes, particularly for manufacturing coated sarking, roofing and sealing membranes.

A two component roof coating system and method includes a sufficiently porous fabric attachable to a roof deck. A first component of the two component roof coating may be applied to the fabric after it is attached to the roof. Alternatively, fabric may be pre-soaked with the first component prior to attachment. A second component of the two component roof coating may then be applied to the fabric. The first and second components react with each other to form a waterproof roof coating. The fabric can hold the components in place and prevent sagging.

An insulation product demonstrating enhanced insulative properties is described herein. Generally, the insulation product comprises a fibrous insulation component and a phase change material. In certain embodiments, the phase change material may take the form of a layer disposed on a surface of the fibrous insulation component or interposed within the fibrous insulation component.

A method for preparing a roofing membrane in the form of a roll, comprising the steps of: providing a polymeric membrane; providing a fabric having a coating disposed thereon; attaching the polymeric membrane to the fabric to form a composite; and rolling the composite. Wherein the coating includes expandable graphite dispersed within a binder.

The invention relates to fungal materials comprising fungal biomass, a polysaccharide-based matrix, a plasticiser (e.g. a polyol and/or latex), and an emulsifying agent. The invention also relates to methods of producing said fungal materials, and to uses of said fungal materials.

A method for preparing a roofing membrane in the form of a roll, comprising the steps of: providing a polymeric membrane; providing a fabric having a coating disposed thereon; attaching the polymeric membrane to the fabric to form a composite; and rolling the composite. Wherein the coating includes expandable graphite dispersed within a binder.

The present invention relates to a textile fiber structure comprising man-made fibers fortified by a binder comprising a polymer latex obtained from the emulsion polymerization in aqueous medium of a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising: (a) an aliphatic conjugated diene (b) a vinyl aromatic compound; (c) an ethylenically unsaturated silane bearing at least one silicon bonded hydrolysable group, and (d) an ethylenically unsaturated acid
and to its use in construction applications, and to the use of the above binder to fortify textile fiber structures.