CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Kryton Protects Art in Mexico

GUADALAJARA Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporaneo, is a new museum that will be built in Guadalajara. Unlike the abandoned plans for a Guggenheim Guadalajara, this new art museum will be “100%...

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Torrent Shotcrete wins Outstanding Shotcrete Project for 2012

Torrent Shotcrete Structures Ltd. recently completed a challenging project at the VanDusen Botanical Gardens new Visitor Center in Vancouver, B.C. The building is state-of-the-art, and one of the...

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Trade Mission to Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Regional Manager Alain Lok was in Hong Kong recently, and spoke at a seminar during the Special Business Partnering Event in conjunction with the Eco Expo Asia Tradeshow.

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Van Dusen's Living Building

In 2011 the new VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre opened. The visitor center was needed to accommodate the growing number of visitors and provide more space for exhibits and education programs.

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New Innovations: Translucent Concrete

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With technology improving at a rapid pace, we are seeing new advancements in concrete every day. Concrete is conventionally dull. It is a solid grey mass that in its best, is...

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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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Is Concrete Unsustainable?

The concrete industry has taken some heat lately on the issue of sustainability. Certain groups or individuals who are concerned about global warming have been critical of the concrete industry...

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Trade mission to Shanghai builds new roads

I’d like to share with you our recent experience at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo. In early September, Kryton was one of 20 companies to travel with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson to Shanghai on a...

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Where did your raw materials come from?

As countries begin to embrace low carbon economies, customers are increasingly asking for sourcing documentation on the products they are considering for their building projects. For construction...

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