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    The New American Home, Las Vegas Style

    The New American Home 2009, co-sponsored by the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI) and Hanley Wood's BUILDERS magazine, is the first house built in the new exclusive Marquis Las Vegas community.

     
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    No Beef With This Project

    To more efficiently service their clients and to better-accommodate their growth, Kinnealey Meats bought an existing 100,000-square-foot industrial building in nearby Brockton, Mass. Company president John Kinnealey looked at the expansion as an opportunity to build a state-of-the-art processing...

     
  • Assessing a Surface's Condition Before Treatment

    You can frequently trace the failure of a protective system on a concrete floor to a surface that was not suitable to accept the applied material in the first place. So to avoid premature failure, assess concrete surfaces for contamination or other problems before applying a coating.

     
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    Testing Pervious Concrete

    Pervious concrete has great potential but its widespread adoption has lagged. Partly due to the natural caution of owners, engineers, and contractors to use what they consider an unproven technology, but also due to some failures.

     
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    Sustainable Concrete Structures

    Given the current challenging economic climate, you might think that building sustainable or green structures would be viewed as unimportant because cost for a project would rise.

     

SPECIAL SECTION

Artistry in Decorative Concrete

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    Steve Conklin

    Conklin demonstrated several different decorative effects using polyaspartic polyurea resins.

     
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    Joe Fettig

    Fettig was one of the “hands-on” volunteers who helped place and finish the concrete pads for the demos.

     
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    Cindee Lundin

    At Artistry, Lundin showed both horizontal and vertical concrete work. She started by priming a wall with liquid polymer and covering it with vertical overlay cement, handcarving radius rockwork textured with skins to add realism. She also used a deeply pitted texture mat to increase the aged...

     
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    Paul Lundy and Mike Lookinland

    Lundy and Lookinland partnered for this project: Lundy on the backsplash and Lookinland on the countertop.

     
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    Mark Marion

    Marion and his wife worked on this demo together, laying out and engraving a complicated graphic.

     
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    Jon Nasvik

    In preparation for Artistry, Nasvik helped cast his concrete pad, shaping it for a rock and water feature, anchoring glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) castings in the concrete, and stamping a pattern he developed on the flatwork.

     
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    Dave Peloza

    Peloza formed and cast a complicated set of stairs. Colored, stamped, and cantilevered, each riser and return was smaller than the one preceding.

     
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    Kevin Percy

    Peloza formed and cast a complicated set of stairs. Colored, stamped, and cantilevered, each riser and return was smaller than the one preceding.

     
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    Jennifer Reichert and Melissa Wagner

    Reichert and Wagner's inspiration was the antique neon “Vegas Vic” and “Vegas Vicky” signs that stand in the Fremont Street Casino district of Las Vegas.

     
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    Ken Spears

    Reichert and Wagner's inspiration was the antique neon “Vegas Vic” and “Vegas Vicky” signs that stand in the Fremont Street Casino district of Las Vegas.

     
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    Richard Winget

    Winget decided to construct a dead, decaying, desert Ironwood tree.

     

Tools for the Concrete Pro

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    Get More, Spend Less

    In a difficult economy, many contractors may be tempted to hunker down, spend as little as possible, and hope to stay afloat until conditions improve. These days, few have money to waste, and careful spending certainly makes sense.

     

CONCRETE SURFACES

Product Selection Guide

  • Product Selection Guide — Concrete Polishers & Grinders

    Selecting the right s surface preparation equipment is one of the most important tasks concrete flooring contractors can do. Choices include a wide variety of hand-held, walk-behind, or ride-on polishers and grinders, in a range of speed, power, grinding

     

NEWS & EVENTS

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    News & Events

    News and current events in the world of concrete construction.

     

ERLIN & HIME ON CONCRETE

  • Aspects of Corrosion

    The high pH of uncarbonated concrete (minimum 12.5) keeps steel from corroding when chloride contents are less than about 0.20% by portland cement mass.

     

DECORATIVE CONCRETE

Artistry Preview

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    The 2009 Artistry Demos

    Creative minds never fail to captivate people. Many attendees came back several times to watch the progress as artist presenters demonstrated their abilities at the 2009 Artistry in Decorative Concrete demonstrations located in the outdoor Decorative Pavilion at World of Concrete.

     

MIP

Winners

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    Lightweight Additive

    Elemix concrete additive consists of innovative polymeric spheres specially formulated for use in concrete.

     
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    Handheld Cost Code Tracking

    The Firecracker stores up to 200 cost codes and works with the company's JobClock time and attendance system.

     
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    Comprehensive Reporting Module

    Foundation Software's Executive Dashboard allows users to view and analyze high-level data.

     
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    Composite Beam for Slim Floors

    Compatible with both concrete and steel frames, the Delta-beam customized composite steel beam permits slimmer floors to be designed.

     
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    Dual Technology Waterstop

    Bentoject combines two technologies—a hydrophilic waterstop and a grout injection tube—in a single product.

     
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    Insulated Balcony Connection

    This pre-assembled insulated balcony connection eliminates thermal transfer between a concrete balcony and the internal floor slab.

     
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    Cementitious Cabinet Resurfacing

    Cabinet Crete is a high-strength cementitious kitchen cabinet resurfacing system.

     
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    Photo-Engraved Formliners

    Almost any image in standard graphic format can be turned into one, or a series, of formliners for cast-in-place or precast concrete.

     
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    Foundation Repair Solution

    The DynaPier combines the best features of segmented concrete piers and hollow-piped pushed piers in a product.

     
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    Crack Injection Concrete Repair

    The Roadware Microdoweling concrete repair system has needle tip injectable polyurethanes that penetrate concrete surfaces.

     
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    Dust-Free Dual-Head Diamond Grinder

    The BMGP-600 uses Point of Development technology to improve dust collection during the grinding process.

     
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    Automatic Coupler System

    The Likufix is a quick coupler with an automatic hydraulic coupling system.

     
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    Table Form Lifting System

    The Table Lifting System is an electric-powered lifting platform that allows pre-assembled table formwork to be cycled between floors.

     
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    Column Form

    Column Cast is a reusable sleeve and foam insert system that produces detailed columns easily and inexpensively with little or no waste.

     
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    Hard and Flexible Concrete Protection

    RapidShield is a one-component, high-performance coating for protecting and maintaining concrete floors.

     
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    High-Tech Ride-On Trowel

    The Titan TT208 ride-on trowel features new steering and drive train designs, power-assisted blade pitch controls.

     
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    Curing Blanket Roller

    The BlanketRoller simplifies dealing with curing blankets.

     
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    Surfacing and Dust Collection Guards

    Three new families of grinder attachments offer angle grinder users functionality, comfort, dust removal, and safety.

     
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    Flatproofed Tire Recycling

    TyrFil Recycling Systems allow heavy equipment users who have traditionally flatproofed their tires with polyurethane tire fill materials.

     
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    Online Learning Program

    The eLearning program allows concrete designers, contractors, educators, and students to access ACI Certification training programs.

     
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    One-Step Waterproof Breathable Plaster

    Izonil Waterproof & Breathable Plaster provides a waterproof barrier.

     
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    Brick Veneer Shear Anchoring System

    This system uses the company's Drill Bolts to anchor brick veneer walls to steel-stud backups.

     
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    Table for Portable Saw

    The Han-D-Saw table lets you convert your portable cut-off saw to a table saw.

     
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    Electric Diamond Cutters

    Hilti's DCH 230 and 300 Electric Diamond Cutters, designed exclusively for cutting, feature a 2.6-kw motor.

     
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    Sand/Water Heater

    The patented Heat-R-Sand keeps sand from freezing and provides hot water.

     
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    Portable Washout System

    The Contractor's Portable Concrete Washout System is a trailer-mounted, self-contained system.

     
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    Power Train Protection

    The Power Train Saver protects trucks of all sizes from over-torque damage.

     
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    Inspection Platform

    The Slump Master III Safety Inspection Platform provides safe and convenient access for checking concrete slump.

     
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    Planetary Mixer

    The Simem Xentrix planetary mixer's main drives are moved out to permit central charging of cement, admixtures, and water from the top.

     

PRODUCTS SOLVING PROBLEMS

WOMEN IN CONCRETE

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    Women Know What's Hot

    “The hottest topic in concrete repair is our next generation,” says Tanya Wattenburg Komas, Ph.D., from California State University, Chico. Komas is in a unique position to know this. She works with students in the Concrete Industry Management program.

     

Other Articles

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    Turning Concrete Into Stone

    When the ultra-luxury Shimao Rivera Garden project was designed and construction began in 2002, its owners had to provide a project that not only mirrored the historical tie to the area; it also had to be durable.

     
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    Unstimulated

    Shortly after Obama was elected, the concrete and construction industries were awash with stories about how hundreds of billions of dollars would be spent to repair and build new highways and bridges. So what do we have? Total road and bridge spending is a bit more than one Big Dig project across...

     
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    Sealer Limits Water Penetration

    DECK-O-SHIELD is a ready-to-use, water-based sealer/water repellant for concrete and masonry surfaces.

     
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    Guard Against Stains

    StarSeal EF Weather and Stain Guard is an advanced protective treatment for hard, porous, decorative, and functional surfaces.

     
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    Superior Acid Protection

    Crown AcidShield is a two-component, 100% solids novolac that provides acid protection as an epoxy coating or an epoxy polymer concrete.

     
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    Grind Large Areas

    The HTC 950 RX's radio control simplifies the work and extends the grinding time per day.

     
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    Easy-To-Apply Densifier

    Lythic Densifier eliminates most of the steps, labor, and equipment required to densify a floor before polishing.

     
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    Polishing Sinks

    Da' Shaft is a wet polisher extension shaft that is designed to achieve high-quality results in concrete polishing.

     
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    Color Hardeners with Exotic Aggregates

    Introducing Reconstructed Stone, a rich color hardener composed of exotic aggregates, such as crushed glass, marbles, and granites.

     
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    Floors and Countertops Stencils

    The collection of tile patterns can be used on floors or countertops to create intricate, custom patterns.

     
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    Cure and Seal

    Clear Guard H2O is a water-based, VOC-compliant, nonyellowing material that can be applied over newly placed or existing concrete.

     
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    Water-Based Urethane Sealer

    Selectseal W sealer is a water-based acrylic-modified polyurethane.

     
  • Two-Component Waterborne Urethane

    This product is a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional solvent-based polyurethane coatings.

     
 

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