CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Sustainable Concrete Building - Triple Bottom Line

The Triple Bottom Line has slightly different wording depending what institution you are speaking with and what country you might live. However, the gist of the language and message attached all mean...

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KIM & Shotcrete

KIM becomes a permanent part of the Shotcrete – no risk in damaging the waterproofing system.
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TELUS Gardens

It is no secret that the City of Vancouver and other cities in the Lower Mainland are moving towards sustainable building more and more as we move into the future. There are the LEED (Leadership in...

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The First Vancouver Urban Design Awards

As evidenced by our shortlisted nomination for the International Tunnelling & Underground Space awards from late last week, Kryton International Inc. is always striving to be a part of innovative...

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Nanaimo Roundtable on Competitiveness in BC

The ability for a business to compete on a global economic level is important in building a sustainable economy in a particular region with which a company operates.

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Sustainable Building - BC's Wood First Policy?

According to the government, the purpose of the policy is to encourage wood where practical and appropriate.
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KIM Shortlisted for International Innovation Award

The crew used a slip form system to continuously pour concrete aided by KIM.
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Sustainable Concrete Building - Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) are becoming more and more mainstream as they prove success within different concrete mixtures in projects around the world, which can be very beneficial to...

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Air Entrained Concrete

We've talked about entrapped air and its negative effects on a concrete mixture. Now let’s turn our attention to air that is purposefully incorporated into a durable concrete mixture; entrained air.

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