Water is the greatest enemy of a building’s structure. Around half of all structural damage can be attributed to the effects of moisture. Particularly at risk are the 1% of waterproofing areas involving transitions, penetrations and connection details – especially pipe penetrations.

This technical article explains the fundamentals of structural waterproofing in accordance with ÖNORM B 3692, describes typical damage mechanisms and shows how modern solutions such as the HL800 series and HL804H enable safe, standard-compliant and plannable sealing of pipe penetrations today.