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New Surface Finishes for As-Cast Formed Concrete
KB Engineering LLC
Allowable formwork fins, other surface projections, surface voids and tolerances are defined in the new ACI 301 specifications.
January 10, 2011
Rubbed finishes (free of bugholes) consist of either smooth-rubbed, grout-cleaned rubbed or cork-floated finishes. Here a worker is producing a grout-cleaned finish free of bugholes by rubbing a grout into the surface voids.
Forms
Specifying and Expecting the Impossible
American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)
Suggestions for contractors on combating unrealistic claims of defects in concrete formed surfaces.
January 10, 2011
Concrete Equipment & Products
Marketing Energy Efficient Concrete
Insulated concrete walls offer homeowners many benefits - concrete contractors just need to let them know that.
December 14, 2010
Contractors can promote their insulated concrete wall systems to potential clients at home shows and building industry trade shows.
Concrete Equipment & Products
A History of Change Fosters a Successful Future
Concrete Contractors Healy, Long & Jevin proves technology, new ideas and a willingness to change will help a construction company grow and succeed, even one with 120 years of experience behind it.
December 14, 2010
The management team at Healy, Long & Jevin stands on a recently completed industrial floor project where the company's place and finish crew installed superflat floors by hand, reaching FF and FL numbers well beyond specifications.
Forms
Climbing as You Build in the Windy City
Contractor uses Doka's Super Climber climbing formwork technology to build a condo project in Chicago.
August 30, 2010
This new Super Climber System consists of five hydraulic cylinders capable of lifting 500,000 lbs., including the entire working floor, as well as a Putzmeister concrete placing boom and 3,200 sq. ft. of formwork, from lift to lift.
Business Services
Weathering the Economy
Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)
Tilt-up concrete contractors are weathering the economy by being flexible and educating themselves for an economic return.
August 30, 2010
The Evie Garrett Dennis Campus is a K-12 public school for Denver Public Schools constructed by Saunders Construction, Inc. The campus incorporates many of today's diverse tilt-up finishes including painted panels with articulated rustications, cast-in brick, sand blasted, integrally colored panels and many types of formliners converging together in one plane.
Concrete Equipment & Products
It IS Easy Being Green
Concrete contractors can incorporate green building and sustainable practices into both the concrete services they offer and their internal business practices.
July 1, 2010
Grasscrete, a Bomanite product, uses a system of concrete and voids underneath grass to allow stormwater runoff to pass through to the subbase.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Avoid Too Much Pressure When Placing Concrete
KB Engineering LLC
Proper concrete placement rates will help contractors avoid formwork bulging and blowouts.
July 1, 2010
Concrete placement technique directly affects placement rate. Placing concrete with a crane and bucket, as shown in the photo above, is a slower process than placing concrete with a pump or conveyor.
Forms
Concrete's Contributions to a Green Home
Concrete features at the Prescott Passive House, including pervious concrete and ICFs, will contribute to the planned LEED for Homes and Passive House certifications.
May 12, 2010
The Prescott Passive House in Kansas City, Kan.
Concrete
The Art of Concrete
Florida contractor Reinforced Structures, Inc. relied on planning and scheduling to successfully build an architectural cast-in-place structure with self-consolidating concrete to house the works of artist Salvador Dali.
May 12, 2010
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Forms
Basements and Beyond
Basement Contractors of Oklahoma built a concrete basement market in an area of the country where lower-level living was unheard of and offers green building with concrete.
January 15, 2010
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Forms
Forming Concrete October 2009
Products for concrete forming
October 23, 2009
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Concrete Equipment & Products
A Concrete Insulation Sandwich
Thermomass helps a concrete contractor offer his customer green construction and energy savings.
August 28, 2009
Kelder LLC used Thermomass to help insulate the two side concrete walls of this woodshop.
Forms
XTRA-FLEX Radius Forms
The radius forms come in standard 10-foot lengths of 4-, 6- and 12-inch manufactured high-density polyethylene to form radii from 36 inches to as small as 9 inches.
August 19, 2009
Forms
Ez-Footings
The two-sided reusable aluminum forming system is adjustable in height and length and features no dominant top, bottom, right or left.
August 19, 2009
Concrete Equipment & Products
CFA Project of the Year Awards
Winners of the CFA 2009 Project of the Year Awards for single family, above grade concrete home and commercial/multi-family projects include Ekedal Concrete, Bartley Corporation and Action Concrete Contractors.
July 1, 2009
At the Assael Residence, Ekedal Concrete sandwiched the waterproofing membrane in between concrete slabs to prevent rebar from puncturing it.
Concrete Equipment & Products
Reinventing Residential
ABI Corp. overcame its reputation as a solely residential concrete company and reinvented itself as a construction firm that performs concrete work of any kind.
July 1, 2009
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Concrete Equipment & Products
10 Ways to Improve Safety and Productivity on Your Forming Jobsite
Doka USA
From selecting the right concrete forms to fall protection to training, make sure you are following the proper safety procedures on your construction site.
March 6, 2009
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