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Although most of the recent media coverage is focused on the negative trends in the housing market, there is one residential industry segment that the long-term economic outlook favors: concrete.
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As the final days of 2007 wind down and you begin to plan your 2008 calendar, make sure your New Year's resolutions include becoming more involved with the Concrete Home Building Council (CHBC).
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Until recently, concrete was either taken for granted or largely ignored for many residential uses.Many people had the incorrect perception that a concrete home would look like a rectangular, gray bomb shelter.
From insulated concrete forms (ICFs) to colorful concrete creations, the 2007 National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Concrete Technologies Tour made a mark for old hats and new faces.
The Concrete Home Building Council has developed eight different cement-based educational programs, with more to come next year. Written to educate the home building industry on what the cement and concrete industry can offer, these tools can help spread the word to home builders.
This year's Concrete Technologies Tour, produced June 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizaona, drew over 100 home builders and industry leaders from different regions in the United States.
Since 2004, CHBC has developed and implemented six successful educational programs that are held and promoted through NAHB and its local home builder associations nationwide. Along with these programs, CHBC developed an annual Concrete Technologies Tour, geared toward helping home builders better...
Today, residential foundations account for more than 50% of the post-tensioned concrete market, and it is estimated that over 375,000 houses are constructed on post-tensioned foundations each year.
Michael Strong of green remodeler Brothers Strong has recently embraced cement-based building.