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5 Favorites From World of Concrete 2022

Construction Business Owner

5 Favorites From World of Concrete 2022. World of Concrete (WOC) has served the global construction and masonry industries for 47 years — and, every year, its exhibitors bring increasingly impressive tools, equipment and technologies to the thousands of industry players in attendance. Kathy Wells. Fri, 01/28/2022 - 16:10.

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CBO’s Top 5 Faves from World of Concrete 2023

Construction Business Owner

CBO’s Top 5 Faves from World of Concrete 2023 ccapoccia Thu, 02/02/2023 - 11:24 The 49th annual World of Concrete (WOC) was held Jan. 16-19, 2023, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and hosted 48,009 registered professionals at its exhibition and education sessions.

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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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TYPES OF CONCRETE MIX DESIGN

The Constructor

Nominal Mixes In the past the specifications for concrete prescribed the proportions of cement, fine and coarse aggregates. However, due to the variability of mix ingredients the nominal concrete for a given workability varies widely in strength.

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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. michael.delros….

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CBO on the Road: World of Concrete 2017

Construction Business Owner

We can hardly believe it, but World of Concrete 2017 has already come and gone. The show was a week-long event filled with product updates, press conferences and educational sessions. . If you weren't able to make it to the show, check in on what the CBO team was up to while in Las Vegas.

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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

are vulnerable to flooding, hurricanes, tornados, and wildfires, motivating insurers to take steps to educate policyholders on fortifying their buildings to help make disasters less damaging and costly. Concrete can also be produced from recycled products, plus it is recyclable and has a long lifespan.

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