CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Recycling Concrete

Traditionally, concrete that had reached the end of its lifespan was disposed of in landfills. A new trend has emerged that finds concrete aggregate being recycled via crushing machines and reused...

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Sustainable Housing - 1005 Station Street, Vancouver

Vancouver has the bold new ambition to become the Greenest City in the Worldby 2020. To accomplish this, they have implemented various regulations surrounding infrastructure including the mandate...

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The Importance of Surface Preparation

Surface preparation is a series of steps that are taken to prepare the concrete for further use. It removes all existing aggregates and creates a dirt, dust, and oil free surface that is dry and...

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Sekolah Sukan Sabah

Sekolah Sukan Sabah is one of Malaysia’s first sports schools, designed to train potential Olympians in a single integrated facility. The state-of-the-art center features amenities for every...

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Concrete Waterproofing Wine Caves in California

Clos de la Tech is an innovative winery built into three manmade caves located on a fifty degree hillside in Woodside, California. Dynamite was used to blast into the rock to create three identical...

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Waterproofing Paparazzi-Proof Condos

Developers Elad Properties set out to build the world’s only paparazzi-proof condominiums for the most elite residents. The Carlyle Residences are a 24 story building which includes 78 private...

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Vancouver Forest

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Sea World Penguin Exhibit

Sea World in Australia’s Penguin Encounter exhibit is home to a large waddle of King Penguins, the world’s second largest penguin species. The designers wanted to create an environment that looked as...

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Preventing Concrete Corrosion

Deteriorating concrete structures are a major problem around the world. Largely attributed to the corrosion of steel reinforcement, concrete structures built to last 50 to 100 years routinely need...

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