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The deepest parking garage in the Netherlands is no dark and eerie place. On the contrary, this bright, clean, and spacious underground parking garage feels like a ray of sunshine.

Looking down from the 78th floor glass platform of Mahanakhon is overwhelming. Nevertheless, visitors can relax knowing that state-of-the-art Sika products were used in the construction process. Indeed, more than CHF 500,000 worth of Sika products are built into the structure, including more than CHF 100,000 of waterproofing product alone.

It’s poetry in motion. The elements in harmony. One part collaboration, one part agility, and a dash of talent. Innovation doesn’t just happen. It’s a process flush with uncertainty and risk. But the formula behind Sika’s Zurich lab was no surprise: it was designed for breakthroughs.

Sika has made an investment together with PERI – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of formwork and scaffolding – in the Swiss startup Mesh AG, which created the world’s first robot-assisted technology that produces complex reinforced concrete structures without formwork. This investment is yet another example of how Sika is helping to enable automation and digitalization in the construction industry in addition to technology for 3D concrete print and solutions for modular building.

Sustainability has been a key element in Sika's corporate strategy for more than ten years. As a result, the company is now a leading player in the development of sustainable solutions in the construction and industrial sectors. Patricia Heidtman, Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer and Member of Group Management, explains in this interview the achievements in 2021 and the way forward.

Companies who are already involved in concrete recycling are very interested in the reCO2ver® technology. It not only simplifies concrete recycling, but also makes it more economically viable and sustainable.

Cement clinker is a key component of concrete, but also a major source of industrial greenhouse gas emissions. This is why substitute agents are already being used today to reduce the clinker content in cement production. Sika supports the process of substitution with its concrete and cement admixtures, while at the same time researching new solutions with a view to reducing the clinker component further.

Sika solutions enable heat losses in buildings to be greatly deminished. As an integrated supplier of construction chemicals, the company offers sustainable solutions for roofing systems, facades, floor coatings, interior finishing, sealing of doors and windows, or waterproofing of basements. With Sika’s light-reflective roofing systems alone, energy consumption can be reduced by up to 15%. In addition, green roofs by Sika can provide a valuable habitat for plants, insects, and birds, serve as a place of water storage for the controlled release of water in the event of heavy rainfall, and reduce the so-called “heat-island effect”. In all phases of the building life cycle – during construction, operation, and refurbishment – Sika products help to reduce the carbon footprint.

Sika is a leading provider of solutions for the protection and repair of building structures. Philippe Jost, Head Construction and Member of Group Management, explains in this interview why the long-term preservation of buildings promotes sustainability, and how Sika researches the aging processes of building structures.