PROSPEC CELEBRATES 20 YEARS The Jerome L. Greene Science Center was the center of ProSpec LLC’s 20th anniversary celebration in July at the Museum of the City of NewYork. Founder Lou Giannini and partner Steve Siciliano invited architects, builders, contractors and project owners to enjoy “Design at its Core,” an in-depth study of the design and construction of the Jerome L. Greene Science Center. For more infor- mation, visit http://tileletter.com/2017/08/ prospec-llc-hosts-design-at-its-core-at- 20th-anniversary-celebration/ or http:// bit.ly/2uXdYth. ProSpec LLC partner Lou Giannini and family at the ProSpec 20th anniversary reception. Serge Drouin, an associate with Renzo Piano Building Workshop, shared with the group the overall plans for Columbia University’s Manhattanville Campus, specifically the Jerome L. Green Science Center. ProSpec hosted a reception at the Museum of the City of New York in July to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Mapelastic™ 400 was also used for waterproofing in the restrooms. Casalgrande Padana tile was installed over 78,000 sq. ft. (7,246 m2 ) of space on the upper eight levels of the nine-story building. In the corridors and open expanses, MAPEI’s Ultraflex™ LFT™ mortar and Ultracolor® Plus grout were used to install 40,000 sq. ft. (3,716 m2 ) of Pietre etrusche capalbio tiles from Casalgrande Padana’s Pietra Native Series measuring 24” x 48” (61 x 122 cm) and 18” x 36” (46 x 91 cm). An additional 38,000 sq. ft. (3,530 m2 ) of 12” x 24” (30 x 61 cm) floor tiles and 12” x 12” (30 x 30 cm) wall tiles from the Pietra Native series were set in public rest- rooms in the building. Once again, the setting materials were Ultraflex LFT and Ultracolor Plus. A custom mix of mosaic tiles from Vitra were used as a decorative feature in the restrooms, also set with the MAPEI products. All tiles and installation products were provided by MAPEI distributor ProSpec, LLC. The installers worked from shop drawings that had been approved by the architects. The work in the restrooms took one to two months, and was done intermittently as each floor became ready. The large, open expanses were completed over a continuous six-month period. When restrooms and floor expanses were ready at the same time, eight to 12 Jantile installers worked the site. One particularly interesting and unique challenge was met with FEATURE: MAPEI products used in award-winning project TileLetter | September 2017 37