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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.

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Join CMA at the Largest Commercial Construction Event of 2016!

Construction Marketing

An astounding list of speakers, presenters, and sponsors, as well as tens of thousands of attendees ready to kick off the construction year at the largest commercial construction event of the year: World of Concrete 2016. The Largest Commercial Construction Event in 2016! Everything starts at World of Concrete.

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Concrete admixture

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete admixture. Mid-range water reducers – These admixtures provide superior placeability and finishing for concrete flatwork, in commercial and high-end residential construciton. Air detraining agents – These liquid air-detraining admixtures reduce the level of plastic air in non air-entrained concrete.

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Is Your Commercial General Contractor More Relevant Than You?

HardHatChat

I tell you this because I think it’s a great example of how the commercial construction industry can stay relevant and keep current, despite the fact that there is very little innovation in the construction process itself. We still pour concrete and erect steel as we did decades ago, we still lay brick in mortar on brick, etc.

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Effective Marketing For Diverse Construction Job Categories

Construction Marketing

Masons Build structures using bricks, concrete blocks, or other masonry materials. Ensure indoor comfort and air quality in residential, commercial, and industrial settings. Engage in career fairs, workshops, and seminars to connect with students and educators. Ensure equipment is maintained and used safely.

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The Weekly show: Carbon-fiber reinforced concrete buildings and back to campus amid COVID-19

BD+C

Three ways COVID-19 is redefining commercial design, from touchless spaces to enhanced outdoor amenities. . • The world’s first building made from carbon-fiber reinforced concrete, a lightweight, thinner, bendable form of concrete. •

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Concrete mix design

GCP Applied Technologies

Concrete mix design. We explore conventional concrete, self-consolidating concrete, and a new form called "control flow concrete" that bridges the gap between conventional and self-consolidating. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete.