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2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Adds Multi-Flex Tailgate and Trailering Enhancements

The available six-function tailgate offers offers Silverado customers easier access to bed cargo, enhanced loading solutions and a standing workstation.

Purple Line construction at the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Photo credit: © Farragutful No changes made. Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

Fluor-Led JV Quits Huge Public-Private Partnership Building Baltimore’s Purple Line

Purple Line Transit Partners dispute $800M in cost overruns and the Maryland Transit Admin. is looking for contractors to finish the half-done $5.6B transit line

A Concrete Overlay Design to Include in Your Project

A Concrete Overlay Design to Include in Your Project

Rockett’s Glass & Concrete Overlay has a long-standing relationship in the concrete industry. Learn from Rockett’s, schedule a session today.

A critical element in creating Pacific Point Preserve, which resembles a fishing wharf along the Pacific Coast, was incorporating a home for the Asian small-clawed otters.

Creating a World of Fantasy, Fun Through Pre-Blended Stucco

To bring realistic animal habitats to life and build seemingly unimaginable park rides, contractors have turned to advanced formula pre-blended stuccos.

Homeowners who build on concrete slabs can now achieve the look of wood thanks to Kasella's artistry. Grain design for each plank is applied by hand.

Polished Concrete Plus Creates Wood Grain Finishes

When placing concrete began to take its toll on Jeff Kasella’s body, he found a way to add beauty to the slabs others placed.

The Moscone Center improvements, specifically with regard to the polished concrete scope, in San Francisco, California is a lesson to specifications that don’t always meet owner expectations and how a great general contractor, great architect, and an experienced concrete subcontractor can communicate and come together to drive the project in a successful direction for all parties.

The Gestation of a Polished Concrete Project

The Moscone Center improvements, specifically to the polished concrete scope, is a lesson to specifications that don’t always meet expectations but how communication between parties can drive the project in a successful direction for all parties.

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Grasscrete

Manufactured by Sustainable Paving Systems, of Fair Oaks, California, Grasscrete offers a solid, drivable surface that allows direct access to the soil, water, and sunlight required to sustain vegetation.

The view of Lahofer Winery from the vineyards.

Concrete a Main Feature of Lahofer Winery

Though thoroughly modern in form, Lahofer Winery in Dobšice, Czech Republic, takes cues from the vineyards of old.

When slabs on ground are polished, non-uniform exposure of aggregate is a result of high spots cause by slab curling. Deflection of many suspended slabs exceeds the upward movement at curled slabs, so polishing may result in even larger areas that exhibit such non-uniform aggregate exposure.

Why Polishing Suspended Concrete Slabs is More Likely to Disappoint Customers

Polished-concrete specifications are based on experience with slabs-on-grade, so contractors must help project owners understand how results will likely vary when polishing suspended slabs

A Concrete Overlay Design to Include in Your Project

A Concrete Overlay Design to Include in Your Project

Rockett’s Glass & Concrete Overlay has a long-standing relationship in the concrete industry. Learn from Rockett’s, schedule a session today.

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Keystone Hardscapes Pre-Sorted Pallets for Easy Install

The new fireplaces and grill stations combine the elegant, weathered beauty of Keystone Hardscapes’ popular Stonegate retaining wall system in pre-sorted pallets that make installation easy.

Pastor Josh Moore assists Roy Mathis of GranQuartz during the polishing process.

SmartFloor Power Trowel Cuts Down Polishing Time at Florida Church

Ameripolish’s SmartFloor Refinement System uses composite resin abrasives technology for polished concrete floors with high DOI.

W. R. Meadows Hydralastic 836 SL.

W.R. Meadows Hydralastic 836 SL

The company's newest single-component, cold-applied, solvent-free, water-activated, waterproofing system.

Superabrasive has launched their new Elite Series of LAVINA Dust Extractors

Superabrasive Elite Series of LAVINA Dust Extractors

Superabrasive has launched their new Elite Series of LAVINA Dust Extractors, including electric and propane models for use with different size grinders.

Pictured, an outdoor living space where acid stains were used to etch the concrete surface.

Understand the Differences Between Concrete Dyes, Stains and Pigments

When it comes to imparting color on a concrete surface, understanding the product options is critical in order to achieve the finished look your customer desires

The Moscone Center improvements, specifically with regard to the polished concrete scope, in San Francisco, California is a lesson to specifications that don’t always meet owner expectations and how a great general contractor, great architect, and an experienced concrete subcontractor can communicate and come together to drive the project in a successful direction for all parties.

The Gestation of a Polished Concrete Project

The Moscone Center improvements, specifically to the polished concrete scope, is a lesson to specifications that don’t always meet expectations but how communication between parties can drive the project in a successful direction for all parties.

Scaling, above, and premature surface wear typically occur when contractors mix bleedwater into the surface or trap bleedwater and air directly beneath the surface.

Avoid Surface Defects on Exterior Slabs

The proper finishing techniques will help you avoid defects like premature wear, scaling, mortar flaking and plastic-shrinkage cracking.

When slabs on ground are polished, non-uniform exposure of aggregate is a result of high spots cause by slab curling. Deflection of many suspended slabs exceeds the upward movement at curled slabs, so polishing may result in even larger areas that exhibit such non-uniform aggregate exposure.

Why Polishing Suspended Concrete Slabs is More Likely to Disappoint Customers

Polished-concrete specifications are based on experience with slabs-on-grade, so contractors must help project owners understand how results will likely vary when polishing suspended slabs

In high-racking warehouses, factories, and industrial facilities, floor flatness and levelness (FF/FL) can be a make-or-break issue, affecting the very performance of the building for its intended use.

Floor Flatness and Levelness in Modern Construction

Performing floor quality assurance in house, rather than outsourcing, can reduce project wait times.

In order to achieve the desired polished concrete finish on this lobby floor, Concrete Flooring Solutions used CTS Cement Rapid Set TRU Self-Leveling product to bring an overpoured floor back to its specified recessed depth.

Self-Leveling Topping Corrects Concrete Floor Overpour on Polishing Job

CTS Cement's Rapid Set TRU Self-Leveling topping helped a contractor bring an overpoured concrete floor back to specification in order to achieve the desired polished-concrete surface

Restraightening will cut down high spots and fill low spots; it can increase FF numbers from about 30 to 50 percent.

How to Finish Flatter Concrete Floors

Proper concrete finishing tools and techniques will help you increase your FF numbers so that placing very flat and super flat floors becomes routine

App for Calculating Synthetic Macro-Fiber Dosage Has Improved Functionality

App for Calculating Synthetic Macro-Fiber Dosage Has Improved Functionality

GCP has released a new version of its app that calculates dosage rates for STRUX® 90/40 macro synthetic fibers. The app helps customers determine the right amount of fibers needed for each project, resulting in saved time.

Bubbles can form in a sealer when it is applied too thick; it is recommended to apply sealer in two thin layers.

Troubleshooting 5 Common Decorative Concrete Sealer Problems

Know why decorative concrete sealer issues occur so you can prevent them on your stamping, staining and other decorative concrete projects.

S2S applied a micro-blend flake system to the common areas and hallways at a new automated self-storage facility in Texas.

How Epoxy Flooring Can Transform the Ordinary Into Art

Advanced epoxy flooring systems can mitigate, revitalize and improve overall aesthetics of average concrete floors.

The Laguna Beach Village Entrance Project includes new bridges, wider trails, paved access roads and better safety.

Decorative Concrete a Prominent Feature of $11 Million Laguna Beach Project

Laguna Beach unveiled project on Friday, May 22 on Facebook Live.

Virtual technical presentations originally scheduled for the ACI Concrete Convention will now be delivered virtually.

ACI Announces Concrete Convention's Virtual Technical Presentations

Following cancellation of the recent ACI Concrete Convention this past March due to COVID-19, the American Concrete Institute announces its Virtual Technical Presentations will be hosted June 1-3, 2020.

Sika WT-240 P Permeability Reducing Admixture.

Sika Introduces Permeability Reducing Admixture

With the addition of Sika WT - 240 P, Sika say it's the only manufacturer to offer the two core product technologies in permeability reducing admixtures; hydrophilic crystalline and hydrophobic pore blocking.

Auburn junior Philip McMichael prepares to filter wood fibers for cellulose extraction.

Concrete Washout Water Being Studied by College Student to Reduce Toxins

Philip MicMichael is looking at ways to remove toxins from concrete washwater.

Wagner Meters is offering a free webinar.

Wagner Meters Offer Free Concrete Moisture Testing Webinar, Waives Training Fee

Wagner Meters is providing a free webinar on concrete moisture testing and waiving the fee on its Rapid RH training class.

'Damages from COVID-19: Who's Going to Pay?' and Other ASCC Webinars, Events

The American Society of Concrete Contractors is offering webinars and events.

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Parking Lot Paving: Concrete vs. Asphalt

Read about reasons why concrete is a viable option for parking lot paving over asphalt.

ACI Foundation Funds Research Projects

The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year.

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NPCA Offering Free Webinar Series on Navigating Business Through COVID-19

NPCA is offering free webinars for the precast concrete industry with best practices for navigating your business through the COVID-19 era.