Rosamond Gifford Zoo – the Penguin Coast Exhibit Syracuse, New York, USA

Rosamond Gifford Zoo – the Penguin Coast Exhibit Syracuse, New York, USA

PROJECT SHEET Rosamond Gifford Zoo – The Penguin Coast Exhibit Syracuse, New York, USA Architect ASHLEY MCGRAW ARCHITECTS Engineer KLEPPER, HAHN & HYATT Products CONCENTRATE, ADMIX, PATCH’N PLUG, FCM 80 Project Type WATER HOLDING STRUCTURES The environment friendly, penetrating and find the sources of the leakage. Xypex prod- chemical resistant qualities of Xypex, as ucts, including Xypex Concentrate, Admix, well as its ability to withstand hydrostatic Patch’n Plug and FCM 80 were used to stop pressure, have enabled aquariums and zoos the seepage and leaks emanating from the to remedy a wide range of concrete related concrete slab, the exterior walls and around problems: seepage and leaks, salt water in- the glass areas. After more than a year, the gress, and the protection of potable water. exhibit and the outdoor pool re-opened at the end of November to the delight of the 23 The most recent Xypex zoo-application was penguins who had spent the previous year in to the benefit of the penguins at the Rosa- an indoor exhibit with three small pools. mond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park in Syracuse, New York. The pool housing the Penguin Coast Exhibit encountered severe water leakage problems soon after opening. Ap- proximately 700 to 1,700 gallons of water were disappearing daily, an amount far in excess of the 200 gallons per day that typi- cally evaporates. The exhibit was closed to Xypex Chemical Corporation 13731 Mayfield Place, Richmond, BC, Canada V6V 2G9 Tel: 604.273.5265 [email protected] www.xypex.com.

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