Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Contractors and design teams will continue to pay out contingencies without understanding what went wrong and how to protect themselves in the future. When the path to the work result is only gloss, contractors will seek out the most economical way to fit the definition of polished concrete and meet the required DOI gloss level.

Concrete 105

Concrete Design CSI AIA 105

Construction Specifier

MAY 29, 2020

Architecturally exposed concrete applications usually require some level of grinding and polishing to expose aggregates and achieve the desired finish. Designers also need to consider how concrete shrinkage will be accommodated and mitigated to achieve the architectural intent. Images courtesy Concrete Polishing Council.

Concrete 52

Concrete ASCC Architecture Residential 52

Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The adoption of the standardization of FF/FL testing in Division 03 allows for uniform testing of concrete slabs during the threshold inspection, delivering results to the architecture and engineering team, showing compliance to or failure in meeting design specification requirements. and Canada.

Concrete 82

Concrete Design Commercial Equipment 82