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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

From floors failing before substantial completion to skyrocketing change orders for never-ending densifier applications to the billions lost through delayed schedules, legal disputes, and contingency hemorrhaging, enough is enough. The industry urgently needs a specification framework that is measurable, verifiable, and defensible.

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Concrete floors in diverse facilities: Key factors for optimal performance

Construction Specifier

percent, Metropolitan Park teams optimized curing to account for lower cement content and reduce undulation that would negatively affect floor flatness (FF). This work generally results in change orders to grind or fill (lower and raise) elevations to an acceptable and uniform plane that meets the flooring specification requirements.