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

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Chris Bennett, CSC, iSCS, CDT, is a concrete consultant in Portland, Ore. She is the principal at KM Architectural Consulting and the current president of SCIP. Abrams is passionate about bridging the gap between drawing and specification intent design intent. Kathryn Marek, AIA, CSI, CCCA, NCARB, SCIP is a specifier and an architect.

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Concrete floors in diverse facilities: Key factors for optimal performance

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Authors Chris Bennett, iSCS, CDT, is the founder of Bennett Build, an industry-recognized leader in concrete consulting and owner representation. Until a unified language emerges, the pursuit of overcoming these challenges continues—a quest for simplicity in the intricate work of concrete construction. and Canada.