With an 8 year building frenzy coming to a close, ICS Penetron International Ltd is proud to have contributed to the quality and durability of the Beijing 2008 Olympic infrastructure. In this special issue of our concrete waterproofing update, we showcase a sampling of Olympic projects that were treated with the Penetron system - Let the games begin!

With huge numbers of international visitors expected to flood the city during the 2008 Olympics, it was feared that Terminal 1 and 2 would not be sufficient to accommodate the travel boom and future development of the city. Hence, the government embarked on the construction of Terminal 3, complete with its own control tower. 5 years earlier, the Penetron system had been used to waterproof Control Tower 2 and the airport authority had been amply satisfied with its performance. Thus, Penetron came as an easy choice to them and a total area of 2500 sqm of Control Tower 3 was waterproofed with the Penetron system, including the entire basement structure and emergency water tank. With its 98.3 meter height and a floor space of 986'000 sqm, Beijing Airport Control Tower 3 is currently the largest control tower in the world.

In order to provide adequate training facilities for the Chinese National Aquatics Team, the General Sports Administration of China and the Beijing Organizing Committee for 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) decided to revamp the MuXiYuan Sports Academy and make it their main aquatics training base. Major reconstruction and renovation works had to be executed and the designers decided to apply Penetron to waterproof all swimming pools in the academy. Penetron holds an impeccable track record of success having been previously used on many swimming pools in the capital, including the main swimming pool at Beida University. The total area waterproofed with Penetron in this center exceeds 3500 sqm.