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

Construction Specifier

LEED AP, Vivian Volz, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, SCIP Photo courtesy Tao Group Solutions After years of grappling with client callbacks, legal disputes, and financial losses from poor polished concrete installations, the industry has reached a breaking point: prohibit polished concrete. Image courtesy Mitutoyo Bulletin No. can also be used.

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ASCC, NRMCA Release P2P Checklist

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The document is in keeping with an initiative to facilitate a construction industry change from prescription specifications to performance specifications. and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md., have published Checklist for Concrete Producer – Concrete Contractor Fresh Concrete Performance Expectations.

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Concrete floors in diverse facilities: Key factors for optimal performance

Construction Specifier

By Chris Bennett, iSCS, CDT, James Longo, iSCS, and Keith Robinson, RSW, FCSC, FCSI, LEED AP RSW, FCSC, FCSI Photo by Magda Biernat Photography Concrete floors are used in wide-ranging facilities, such as industrial data centers, commercial high-rise buildings, and residential homes. To lower global warming potential (GWP) by 18.5