CONCRETE THOUGHTS

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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Sustainable Concrete Building - Recycled Aggregate

Recycled aggregate is made from crushing concrete from demolished structures.
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Five Reasons to Use Concrete Control Joints

Random crack in a concrete slab.
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A Few Simple Tips for Concrete Vibration

Example of poor consolidation, along with leaks that have occurred
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