CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Staying Grounded with Green Roofs

Visiting a friend’s condo in downtown Vancouver the other day, I was impressed by the buildings ability to use its limited design space to incorporate private gardens for each tenant at the top floor...

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Blind-Sided

Significant excavation is needed to apply sheet membranes. Sometimes, this is not possible and the membrane needs to be added before the concrete, leading to a blindside application.
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Backfilling Woes

Photo credit: Ed G http://www.flickr.com/photos/skazama/12725407/
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New GB Standard to Launch in China

On July 3-4, our Kryton China team attended an successful event on Crystalline Concrete Waterproofing.

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Taking on the rapids with Reo Rafting!

On July 12th, a group of Krytonites travelled from Vancouver BC, up to the Nahatlatch River in the Fraser Canyon. We stayed at the Reo Rafting campsite, which provided a great atmosphere for us to...

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Facing a Flash Flood – How to Prepare your Basement

Flash flood disasters happen with little or no warning, and can change the landscape of a city in less than 30 minutes. Between June 1st and July 10th 2013, we have seen the horrifying results of...

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Secrets of Ancient Roman Concrete

Drill core of volcanic ash-hydrated lime mortar from the ancient port of Baiae in Pozzuloi Bay. Inset is a scanning electron microscope image of the special Al-tobermorite crystals that are key to...
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MBS: A Slice of Hotel Evolution

This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery is featuring an exhibit called Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life. The exhibit charts the evolution of the MGM Grand Hotel from an isolated and utilitarian...

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Kryton Olympics 2013!

On July 21st, The Kryton team got together for our annual Kryton Mini Olympics! We divided into four teams, and presented some outstanding cheers based on some popular 80's tunes. Everyone put in a...

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