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Advanced Building Materials and Construction Innovations

Sustainability solutions in building materials

Discover our advanced building materials solutions and explore our innovative building materials technologies. Better building starts with formulation competence and chemistries that are designed to help advance the performance, durability and aesthetics of buildings and infrastructure. Learn how you can work with Dow to develop efficient and differentiated building materials and components.

Meet the industry’s ever-changing design trends and increasing performance demands for tile, flooring or industrial adhesives with good slip resistance, high water retention, improved wetting, long open time, strong adhesion, good peel adhesion, shear stability and more.

Increase durability and improve aesthetics in concrete materials with silicone- and acrylic-based chemistries.

Deliver superior adhesion, insulation properties, structural strength and fire performance for entry and garage doors with polyurethane foams.

Enable energy-efficient processing of tougher, more weatherable materials for decks, fences, railings, boardwalks, docks and more with plastic additives for polymer and composite materials.

Deliver industrial mats that are resilient, have excellent hot tensile and mechanical strength, have great paintability, reduce plant emissions and more with acrylic-based binders.

Applications for advanced building materials and construction innovations

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Geomembranes and Waterproof Liners

Offering a critical line of defense against chemicals, toxins and other harmful materials entering the earth’s soil and water.

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Non-pressure Pipes

Providing long-term performance, efficient processing, a lighter weight for easier installation, and resistance to corrosion, chemicals and bacteria.

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Pressure Pipes

Helping pipeline designers, specifiers and producers address the most demanding of monolayer and multilayer, flexible and rigid applications.

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PVC Foam

Offering high efficiency, faster fusion and highly homogenous melts, they are ideal for formulations for foam core pipe and other building material applications.

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Vinyl Flooring and Floor Adhesives

Differentiating product performance and increasing productivity through compounding efficiency and formulating advances.

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Wood Plastic Composites (WPC)

Sharing a rich portfolio of polymers and developing innovative solutions with improved sustainability, processability, and performance.

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Find a solution that fits

Search our chemistry toolbox for formulating advanced building materials.

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VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resins for Decking

Combined with PVC, these resins can be used in siding, cladding, window profiles, fencing, decking, railing, and roof shingle applications to improve end product whitening resistance and weatherability. 

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Unlock the value

Learn how insulated garage doors can deliver homeowner ROI, reduced electric bills, increased resale value and more.

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