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  • Wayne Brothers Inc. built freestanding cores/shear walls for the new science and technology building at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C., using self-consolidating concrete.

    Pouring from the Bottom-Up with SCC

    Wayne Brothers Inc. uses self-consolidating concrete to construct six free-standing shear walls at Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, N.C.

     
  • Cold weather dictated continued use of the curing blankets in order to sustain the required concrete temperatures while pouring and curing 45 concrete housekeeping pads.

    Defending Against Cold Weather Takes Planning

    Clark Construction handled cold-weather concrete pours by strategically using curing blankets.

     
  • Just the beginning of David Chipperfields mastermind concrete art form.

    St. Louis Art Museum Addition

    London architect David Chipperfield designed the new and improved St. Louis Art Museum by looking at concrete as a form of art and creating a new art piece almost entirely out of concrete.

     
  • The completed floor is a tremendous improvement over the original surface.

    Kitchen's Floor Repair Relies on Epoxy

    Power trowelling was key to the concrete floor's rejuvenation.

     
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    Mercer Museum Contemporary Concrete Addition

    A new contemporary addition, which features poured-in-place reinforced concrete walls, was completed at the historic Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pa.

     
  • Toucan Ridge

    The Conservancy set out to renovate the zoo's Tropical House.

     
  • Schools such as Woodland Elementary are opting for polished concrete in greater numbers.

    School Opts for Polished Concrete

    Polished concrete is gaining popularity in both new school construction and in renovations.

     
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    Concrete to Its Core

    A San Diego federal courthouse featured a complex concrete elevator core and staircase, constructed with the help of formwork.

     
  • Art Institute of Houston

    Gray, red, and black stain revitalize this art gallery space.

     
  • Tilt-up is particularly effective in high volume spaces, such as field houses and gyms, one of the compelling reasons tilt-up was chosen for the USF basketball training facility.

    Constructing Sports Arenas with Tilt-Up

    Tap into this niche market by emphasizing the advantages of tilt-up construction.

     
  • An unusual feature of Morleys USC research building is the wall of glass anchored to cables from ground level to the roof.

    Sustainable Education

    Details about how structural concrete is used in school construction.

     
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    Reviving an Institution

    The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, The Bronx, N.Y., gets a makeover.

     
  • CSI and CSC Announce 2011 Revisions to MasterFormat

    Refinements include reorganizing concrete reinforcing under Division 3 and updating Division 43 to correspond better with Division 46.

     
  • For the refurbishment of the dome, the modular scaffold system serves both as shoring as well as working scaffold.

    Transforming History

    The Estonian Maritime Musicum in Tallinn, Estonia, is restored to a historical centerpiece.

     
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    Wacker Nueson DPU 130

    This compactor offers high productivity and safety. The large surface area of the plate combined with the powerful centrifugal force allows the DPU 130 to compete with mid-sized rollers, but utilizes operators with less experience than required for ride-on rollers.

     
  • Uniting Technologies

    R.R. Simmons Construction Corp. has always been at the forefront of tilt-up design. But the multidisciplined service provider, headquartered in Tampa, Fla., also is leading the industry in implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEED techniques, as evidenced by its new corporate office...

     
  • 2009 TCA Achievement Winners Announced

    The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the recipients of the 2009 Tilt-Up Achievement Awards.

     
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    2008 Decorative Concrete Project of the Year: The Harley-Davidson Museum

    The Harley-Davidson Museum features a diamond-polished floor with understated sheens and no gloss finishes.

     
  • Best Institutional Project

    When owner Prime Outlet Malls began planning the Williamsburg Prime Outlets Expansion in Williamsburg, Va., it sought a sustainable design that would meet the parking demands of a shopping facility while creating an eco-friendly solution for the space.

     
  • CC's Greensite Projects of the Year

    Sustainable projects that push the limit of construction practices have been getting a lot of recognition lately.

     
 
 
 
 

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