Business & Jobsite Tools

  • Organizing Communication

    Effective communication can be a problem when construction companies work on large, complex projects.

     
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    All-In-One Solution

    With budgets tight in the current economy, no company can afford to waste time and resources on redundant work.

     
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    Cast-In-Place Gives Theater a Makeover

    The Arena Stage renovation project in Washington, D.C., presented Clark Concrete Contractors, Bethesda, Md., with unusual challenges: In...

     

Innovative Tool Applications

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    Versatile Boom Pumps

    Construction of the Marriott Atlanta Airport Getaway Hotel focused on two factors when building began: Finding an efficient boom pump for a...

     
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    Speedy Dam Project

    Seven Dynapac rollers were used on the Nam Theun 2 dam project—one of the world's largest hydroelectric dam designs.

     
  • Concrete Pump Attachment Exceeds Expectations

    When contractor and owner Gus Antoniou, G&D Excavating, Lyons, Ill., needed a creative way to place concrete in a confined space, he turned...

     
 

Materials

  • Tower 4 of the new World Trade Center site used various formwork products to address construction challenges.

    Climbing and Shoring Equipment Aid in Tower Construction

    Various shoring products were used to construct the World Trade Center's Tower 4.

     
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    CPR Saves Oklahoma Freeway

    A survey of the Oklahoma City section of I-44 proved to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) that it was in desperate need of repair. Their solution: concrete pavement restoration (CPR).

     
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    Cast-In-Place Gives Theater a Makeover

    The Arena Stage renovation project in Washington, D.C., presented Clark Concrete Contractors, Bethesda, Md., with unusual challenges: In addition to renovating two theaters and constructing a new elliptically shaped theater that involved complex concrete designs, the company had to consider...

     
 

Placing & Finishing

Repair

 

Specialized Projects

 

From the Archives

2000s

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    CPR Saves Oklahoma Freeway

    A survey of the Oklahoma City section of I-44 proved to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) that it was in desperate need of repair. Their solution: concrete pavement restoration (CPR).

     
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    Cast-In-Place Gives Theater a Makeover

    The Arena Stage renovation project in Washington, D.C., presented Clark Concrete Contractors, Bethesda, Md., with unusual challenges: In addition to renovating two theaters and constructing a new elliptically shaped theater that involved complex concrete designs, the company had to consider...

     
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    Formwork Supports Bridge Replacement

    The Brightman Street Bridge had endured 100 years of use and abuse. Serving the city of Fall River, Mass., it is a vital link for residents traveling across the Taunton River to neighboring areas.

     
 

1990s

  • Flatwork Grading Made Easy

    For 14 years, JJ Juliano Construction has been installing large commercial and industrial floors in the state of New York. For the last 3 years, the company has been installing the floors much faster thanks to a laser-guided grader attachment for Bobcat skid-steer loaders.

     
  • A New Way to Insulate

    Unlike most insulating concrete forming systems, which sandwich cast-in-place concrete between interior and exterior layers of insulation, the Thermalwall building system uses 4-inch-thick extruded expanded polystyrene panels to form only the exterior of the concrete wall.

     
  • Kits Simplify Gang-Form Construction

    In response to the severe shortage of skilled carpenters, form manufacturer Gates & Sons Inc., Denver, has developed a new product: precut, predrilled form components that can be assembled on the jobsite by relatively unskilled workers.