GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. is dedicated to the conservation of natural resources and our cultural heritage.   Its green coatings systems are aimed at safeguarding the character-defining elements of a cultural resource so as to retain its heritage value and extend its physical life.  

Just imagine if the soft limestone surfaces of the Sphinx and Great Pyramids at Giza had been defended against wind, sand and acid rain with industrial protective, renewable/sustainable green coatings like GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.’s top coats. These green coatings are sacrificed, eroding away over time instead of the surfaces they are protecting. At the end of the life cycle of the coatings, simply apply more and they cross-link bond with themselves, continuing to protect the historical structure.

If that had been the case, we today, would not be looking at the worn away face and deteriorated body of the Sphinx and the continuing degradation of the pyramids.

This is a simple solution for protecting any and all structures against weatherization.  It is safe, quick, easy to apply and can be custom tinted to match any existing surface.  

Since 1994, GLOBAL Encasement, Inc’s products have been successfully used in and on many historic buildings.  PrepLESS Primer^TM, AsbestoSafe®, LeadLock^TM, RoofCoat^TM , MOLDon't^TM, Your Last Coat^TM and ClearCoat^TM are particularly suited to the preservation of interior and exterior historic building components and surfaces.  All of the green coatings weatherproof, waterproof, refurbish and preserve building surfaces, do not obscure architectural details, and their moisture vapor transmission properties allow them to breathe, releasing moisture that may build up behind them. 

A typical Class A Fire Rated and ASTM E-1795-97 LeadLock^TM In-place management GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. system for Lead-Based Paint or Your Last Coat^TM for non leaded surfaces, may include the use of PrepLESS Primer^TM to reattach old and flaking lead-based paint to the substrate followed with high performance, long-lasting LeadLock^TM or Your Last Coat^TM resulting in an easily cleaned renewable/sustainable surface that is durable enough to stand up to the test of time. This system can save more than 75% over the cost of removal and replacement of the lead-based paint, and is priceless in terms of savings over time with its high quality, long-lasting performance in the field.

There are generally four categories that define historic conservation:  Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, and Reconstruction.

Preservation:  the action or process of protecting, maintaining, and/or stabilizing the existing materials, form, and integrity of a historic place or of an individual component, while protecting its heritage value.  Preservation can include both short-term and interim measure to protect or stabilize the place, as well as long-term actions to retard deterioration or prevent damage so that the place can be kept serviceable through routine maintenance and minimal repair, rather than extensive replacement and new construction.

Rehabilitation:  the action or process of making possible a continuing or compatible contemporary use of a historic place or an individual component, through repair, alterations, and/or additions, while protecting its heritage value.

Restoration:  the action or process of accurately revealing, recovering or representing the state of a historic place or of an individual component, as it appeared at a particular period in its history, while protecting its heritage value.

Reconstruction:  replicating a building or site.

Preservation 

GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.'s high quality coatings systems can restore old and weathered wood and metal surfaces to their original beauty and functionality helping to repair existing historic materials and aiding in the retention of the building’s original form as it has evolved over time. 
The historic Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana is a perfect example of historic preservation.  The hotel's exterior concrete walls were constantly damp in the warm, humid and wet Louisiana climate and needed to be waterproofed.  A GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. green coatings system was applied to over 100,000 sf of exterior concrete walls.

►Fairmont Hotel New Orleans, LA

Adjacent to the French Quarter in the Financial District, Stands one of the Crescent City’s most magnificent landmarks, the Fairmont Hotel. Built in 1893, this beloved historic hotel was originally known as the Grunewald and is among the oldest grand hotels in this country. 

Photo Left:Louisiana Division New Orleans Public Library John N. Teunisson Photograph Collection

 Photo: Global Encasement, Inc.

Rehabilitation

Historic buildings sometimes need to change in form to address the needs of the current owners. GLOBAL Encasement’s coatings solutions can be used to preserve the integrity of a building’s exterior or interior components when the building has been assigned a new use. When a building built before 1978 is specified for reuse often obsolete and hazardous building materials will be found on the premises. These materials can be costly to remove and even then there is no guarantee that all the material has been completely removed. 

GLOBAL Encasement, Inc. offers safe, secure and non-intrusive in-place management options that are good for the environment and save time and money. The American Can Company, an historic building, was assigned reuse as luxury apartments. During this process the building’s interior was gutted and new wall partitions were put in place to form apartments. Lead-Based Paint was found on the interior structural steel, walls and ceilings of the building. Through in-place management, the building owners realized tremendous time and cost savings over the alternative of removal, disposal and replacement.

►American Can Apartments
The American Can Company, a 335,000 square foot collection of six warehouses, constructed 1906-1929 in the heart of the historic Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans.

  Completed: September 2001
  Units: 268 luxury apartments
  Gross Square Feet: 335,000
  Original Completion Date: 1906-1929

Photo: GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.

Restoration

Often removal of Lead-Based Paint (LBP) or Asbestos-Containing Materials (ACM) from original building components means disturbance of these materials or the destruction of the building component. Historic restoration by definition is to salvage and repair all building components of historical significance restoring the building to a particular period of time in history, while removing evidence of other periods. GLOBAL Encasement’s products can help do just that by preserving the outward look of a building component while both encapsulating obsolete hazardous building materials and adding protection and durability to that same building component. The Air Force Museum New Zealand is a good example where historic aircraft had Asbestos-Containing pipe and duct wrap that was in a deteriorated condition, presenting a hazard to museum goers. The aircraft components were encased eliminating hazards to patrons while preserving the original look of the aircraft.

►Air Force Museum New Zealand
 

Christchurch’s world class Air Force Museum New Zealand has 28 fully restored aircraft imaginatively displayed with many more undergoing restoration.       From the early pioneers to modern times the four ages of flight are represented at the museum, displayed to amaze and enthrall.

 

►New Jersey Transit Hub
New Jersey Transit’s historic Hoboken Terminal on the Hudson River waterfront is a major transportation hub.  Each weekday, about 70,000 people pass through the facility which connects New Jersey Transit commuter trains with the ferries, PATH trains and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system.

In February 2007, New Jersey Transit celebrated the 100th Anniversary of its Beaux-Arts style Terminal, designed by famed architect Kenneth Murchison.  This classic structure, known as the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Terminal was added to both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.  Restoration work started in 1996 and is expected to continue through 2008.

Reconstruction

Sometimes a building or portion of a building is reconstructed for historical purposes. GLOBAL Encasement, Inc.’s Your Last Coat^TM is a perfect solution for weatherproofing and protecting new historically inspired buildings for generations to come. 

• 13.1: Asbestos Encasement
• 13.2: Lead Encapsulation
• 13.3: Mold Abatement
• 13.4: Roofing
• 13.5: Weatherproofing
• 13.6: Testing/Approvals
• 13.7: Clients