Concrete has been around in different forms for thousands of years, but the last few decades have shown new innovation and technologies to improve concrete’s versatility and durability. With so much...
“Green Architecture” has been on the rise since the term’s initial use back in the 1990s. The past few years have seen the concept of “Green Building“ erupting through money saving and sustainability...
Concrete durability is an ever present concern: lack of reliable waterproofing, corrosion, compromised structural integrity – are all common themes that consistently reoccur. Water is the universal...
We were very excited to read the BBC coverage of ‘re-healable concrete’. This initiative infiltrates the concrete with a limestone producing bacteria, which are activated by corrosive rainwater...
While thankfully it wasn't a repeat performance of 2005's Katrina, Hurricane Isaac swept through New Orleans at the tail end of August and caused a downpour of rain that seeped into a few notable...
It has been said that there are two types of concrete – concrete that has cracked and concrete that is about to crack. As Kryton is the only integral waterproofing company that has a fully integrated...
“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...
If you’ve followed the necessary steps to prevent cracks from forming in concrete structures and how to control them and are unsuccessful, you may be faced with a leak that requires repair. The...
