While at WOC, you might like to visit some of the significant concrete projects in Vegas.
The Palazzo Resort, at the time of its completion in 2008, was the world’s largest LEED-certified building.
The Stratosphere Las Vegas Tower is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, soaring 1149 feet above the ground.
CityCenter is an ambitious, $7.8 billion, high-density mixed-use project developed by MGM Resorts International on 67 acres between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo resorts.
In the arena of retail construction, time and creativity are equally paramount. Failure to meet a proposed deadline simply is not an option.
At 68 stories tall, the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel and casino ranks with the tallest buildings on the Las Vegas strip. The hotel is a structural concrete construction in a city that loves concrete.
Within the past six years, advancements in concrete construction have come about more quickly than for any other construction material.
In 2002, a few contractors aggressively marketed the concept of diamond polished floors, but after five years of growth, how has the industry changed in terms of tools, procedures and the market for polished concrete floors?
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Having developed expertise in rebar fabrication, Van Laan Concrete decided to take advantage of this asset and in 1988 they started Van Laan Construction Supply
Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) continue to gain popularity for above-grade residential concrete construction. But increasingly, ICFs are also being used for commercial construction. Joe Lyman, director of the Insulating Concrete Forms Association (ICFA), Glenview, Ill., says that over the past...
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For many concrete contractors, it seems that all projects taking placing in late fall end up being "rush" jobs to beat the cold weather. But even contractors who don't work in areas with the potential for bad winter weather find that jobs get pushed and squeezed at the end of the year. Some...