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  • The 100-year-old abandoned cotton mill was restored and renovated into trendy loft-style apartments.

    Restoring Royal Mills

    A comprehensive waterproofing system revived this 100-year-old abandoned cotton mill.

     
  • 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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    Jobsite Rebar Fabrication

    Rebar bending and cutting on a jobsite can be a difficult and laborious job. With the right tool, however, it can be less taxing on the operator.

     
  • Portable Power Saves the Day

    By using rental power, portland-cement producer Cementos Cruz Azul was able to avoid delays in commissioning a new plant and began production at the facility early.

     
  • Formwork in Hotel Construction

    Three hotel projects around the country are using formwork.

     
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    Products Solving Problems

    Construction specifications for the 200,000-square-foot clean room at Texas Instruments's (TI) new $3 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Richardson, Texas, (RFAB) mandated strict indoor air quality and structural requirements.

     
  • Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta

    As part of the upgrades at this children's hospital, a new three-level, attached parking garage is being constructed, using a new and innovative method of building shoring walls, designed by Atlanta's ABE Enterprises. Rather than digging down to the required depth and installing shoring walls from...

     
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    A New Approach To Crossing the Tacoma Narrows

    The 2007 Narrows Bridge, being constructed near Tacoma, Wash., will be supported by hollow reinforced concrete towers rather than steel towers as in the adjacent bridge. However, rebar lap splices are prohibited in numerous portions of the new towers due to seismic considerations. That restriction...

     
  • Concrete Imitates Stone

    A mason from Maine has built a concrete retaining wall that appears to be made of hand-laid stone around his home.

     
 
 

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