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Specifying floor finishes: Polished concrete topping slabs with radiant heating

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Increasingly, owners and architects are using exposed concrete slabs to provide an urban/industrial aesthetic in commercial and residential applications, while, in many cases, providing a medium for hydronic piping. CPC established industry classifications for aggregate exposure and gloss for consistent application and expectations.

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Concrete floors in diverse facilities: Key factors for optimal performance

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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