CONCRETE THOUGHTS

How Concrete It Is

Check out this great ode to concrete by architecture student Klaudia Siczek We came up with our own lyrics for the remix!

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Kryton Project presented award at World of Concrete 2013

World of Concrete 2013 wrapped up last Friday in Las Vegas, after four tremendous days of concrete exhibitions, seminars, luncheons and many other events. It is already the largest tradeshow event in...

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Recycling Concrete

Traditionally, concrete that had reached the end of its lifespan was disposed of in landfills. A new trend has emerged that finds concrete aggregate being recycled via crushing machines and reused...

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Montreal's Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Concrete

As like many parts of the world, aging infrastructure is a concern for the city leaders in Montreal, Canada. As parts of the city deteriorate, there are reports of infrastructure that literally have...

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Concrete and Human Rights: World Cup Goes to Qatar

Having the 2022 World Cup in Qatar Will Benefit the Construction Industry

The awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar last Thursday is great news for the country’s construction industry. It...

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Monitoring concrete infrastructure focus of ACI Seminar

The theme of this year’s ACI B.C. Chapter Spring Seminar was infrastructure maintenance, repair and monitoring. Held in Vancouver, the roster of guest speakers was impressive and kept to industry’s...

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A tale of two earthquakes

It’s often said that earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do.A tragic example of this took place earlier this year. On January 12th Haiti was rocked by an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter...

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