FEATURE: MAPEI products used in award-winning project a series of MAPEI products. The metal stairways connecting each floor were designed to be covered with the large-format Casalgrande Padana tiles. To get the ultimate bond between the ceramic tiles and metal stairs, the installers began by coating the metal surface with Primer E 100%-solids epoxy primer to enhance the bond with Mapecem Premix cement-based mortar for subfloor preparation work, which was layered on top of it. The tiles were then set into the Mapecem® Premix using Ultraflex LFT. Project manager Don Durnell summedupthisfascinatingbutchal- lenging installation: “Coordination by experienced people throughout the entire process is what allowed us to accomplish this feat. We depended on the experience and expertise of our long-time employ- ees to get the job done right.” MAPEI is proud to have been a part of the job. Wide open expanses of tile. TECHNICAL DATA Jerome L. Greene Neuroscience Center – New York, NY (USA) Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Davis Brody Bond LLP and Body Lawson Associates Period of construction: 2015-2016 Year of MAPEI involvement: 2016 Client: Columbia University General Contractor: Lend-Lease Tile and stone installer: Jantile, Inc. Project manager: Don Durnell – Jantile, Inc. MAPEI distributor: ProSpec LLC MAPEI coordinator: Matt Hess MAPEI Products • Mud bed mix on all floors: Planicrete® AC • Waterproofing in restrooms: Mapelastic™ 400 • Surface preparation on all floors: Mapeguard™ 2, MAPEI SM Primer™ • Surface preparation on metal stairs: Mapecem® Premix, Primer E™ • Setting and grouting on floors and metal stairs: Ultraflex™ LFT™, Ultracolor® Plus 38 TileLetter | September 2017