Waterproofing Principles for Plazas and Below-Grade Structures

This seminar focuses on plaza deck systems, surface-applied waterproofing, and below-grade waterproofing. The course will review the differences between roofing, dampproofing and waterproofing. The seminar will include a discussion of waterproofing materials and accessories, design and specification, and application. The seminar is designed for the practicing waterproofing consultant and those who are aspiring to become a Waterproofing Consultant. The course will focus on plaza deck, surface-applied, and below-grade waterproofing.

Paul Buccellato, F-IIEBC, RWC, REWC, FASTM, AIA
Henshell ​&​ Buccellato, Consulting Architects | New Jersey

Paul Buccellato attended Pratt Institute, is a registered Architect in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and is board certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He is a registered Waterproofing and Exterior Building Wall Consultant through the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants.

He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the New Jersey Society of Architects, the Construction Specifications Institute, the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) and Fellow of the ASTM.  He is a member of Committee D08 Roofing ​&​ Waterproofing where he serves as Co-Chairman of Subcommittee D08.20 Roofing Membrane Systems and past Vice Chairman of Subcommittee D08.22 Waterproofing.  He is also a member of C15 Masonry Units and C24 Building Seals and Sealants

Buccellato has authored several technical papers on waterproofing and roofing, four ASTM standards on roofing and has lectured at Brookdale College, NJ. He wrote a column on Roof Design for The Roofing Specifier and is a co-author of an NCARB monograph on Built-up Roofing. He has presented papers relating to waterproofing and roofing at IIBEC, the National Roofing Contractors Association and ASTM International. He has lectured on waterproofing, exterior walls, and vegetative roofing for various organizations including IIBEC.

He is member of IIBEC’s Education Committee, and former chairperson of IIBEC’s Exterior Wall Examination Committee.