CONCRETE THOUGHTS

Concrete Canoes - How UBC's Civil Engineering Students are Gaining an Edge

Members of UBC's Concrete Canoe Team in the Kryton lab. From left: Daniel Lim, Talita Galvai, Matthew Cheung, Daniel Vandervelden and Flynn Dixon Murdock with Kryton's R&D Manager Ali Biparva,...
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Krytonite – Part of a Better Protection System for Vulnerable Construction Joints

Across the globe, the construction industry is shifting its focus towards sustainable structures. With growing infrastructure, and limited budgets, designers are constantly looking for ways to...

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The New York City (NYC) Building Code Upgrades to keep up with Innovation

Concrete has been around for a long time now, and as it is a porous material, so have ways to waterproof it. The past 40 years or so, we have seen very progressive change regarding HOW we can...

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Long Concrete Pour in Singapore

A couple of long concrete pours were done in Singapore over the past couple of months.

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Above-Ground Concrete Waterproofing

Kryton’s crystalline waterproofing technology is typically used to waterproof concrete exposed to hydrostatic pressure, such as basements. There is generally no direct water pressure above ground...

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The March to the Sky - Part Two

The march to the sky in the building of mind-dizzying skyscrapers is a competition between economic powers that isn't going to let up anytime soon.

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Recap of Concrete Thought from 2013

2013 was a big year at Kryton. We celebrated 40 years in business kicking off our celebrations at another successful World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. We looked at the vulnerability of concrete...

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Why Shotcrete?

As the choices in concrete technologies continue to evolve, the shotcrete method of installing concrete continues to grow in popularity. Many shotcrete advocates would tell you that if you are not...

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