CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Industry Profile: Donald MacDonald

Donald MacDonald of MacDonald Architects is an industry titan that has worked on some of the most impressives bridges in the United States. Currently, his most exciting project would be the Bay...

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Industry Feature: David Taguchi, JRS Engineering Ltd.

Name and occupation/company: David Taguchi, Project Manager/Roofing Services Manager - Calgary; JRS Engineering Ltd.

Have you worked with Kryton previously? The majority of experiences with Kryton...

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Storm Water Management in New Orleans

Half of New Orleans is located below sea level. When water enters the area, the only way to remove it is with pumps. But what happens when the pumps fail? Water collects at ground level creating...

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Design-Build is Faster, Cheaper and Easier – But is it Better?

In the good-ol-days, building something was straight forward. The architect designed it, it was put out to tender, you chose a builder and they built it according to the design. It was linear, time...

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The Value of ACI Membership

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The Unsung Heroes of the Jobsites: Testers

Here is a thought for general contractors:

How do you accommodate testers on your jobsite?

Understandably, when you are managing several moving components of a high-stakes project, the comfort of...

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Who Really Wants Waterproof Concrete Anyway?

At Kryton, we make concrete waterproofing products. More than that, we make concrete waterproof. But who really cares if their concrete is waterproof? Most concrete manufacturers will tell you that...

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Mitigating floor moisture failures with waterproofing admixtures

“Over the past year, I have been approached by designers regarding "waterproofing admixtures" to mitigate floor covering moisture failures. They seem to be silicate based products that "close" the...

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4 Concrete Waterproofing Solutions for Urban Structures

Kryton’s waterproofing products solve a variety of challenges for diverse structures around the world. Below is a run-down of recent projects in Canada, Lebanon and the two largest cities in the...

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