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.
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...
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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.
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.
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.
Conklin demonstrated several different decorative effects using polyaspartic polyurea resins.
Fettig was one of the “hands-on” volunteers who helped place and finish the concrete pads for the demos.
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...
Lundy and Lookinland partnered for this project: Lundy on the backsplash and Lookinland on the countertop.
Marion and his wife worked on this demo together, laying out and engraving a complicated graphic.
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.
Peloza formed and cast a complicated set of stairs. Colored, stamped, and cantilevered, each riser and return was smaller than the one preceding.
Peloza formed and cast a complicated set of stairs. Colored, stamped, and cantilevered, each riser and return was smaller than the one preceding.
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.
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.
Winget decided to construct a dead, decaying, desert Ironwood tree.
Elemix concrete additive consists of innovative polymeric spheres specially formulated for use in concrete.
The Firecracker stores up to 200 cost codes and works with the company's JobClock time and attendance system.
Foundation Software's Executive Dashboard allows users to view and analyze high-level data.
Compatible with both concrete and steel frames, the Delta-beam customized composite steel beam permits slimmer floors to be designed.
Bentoject combines two technologies—a hydrophilic waterstop and a grout injection tube—in a single product.
This pre-assembled insulated balcony connection eliminates thermal transfer between a concrete balcony and the internal floor slab.
Cabinet Crete is a high-strength cementitious kitchen cabinet resurfacing system.
Almost any image in standard graphic format can be turned into one, or a series, of formliners for cast-in-place or precast concrete.
The DynaPier combines the best features of segmented concrete piers and hollow-piped pushed piers in a product.
The Roadware Microdoweling concrete repair system has needle tip injectable polyurethanes that penetrate concrete surfaces.
The BMGP-600 uses Point of Development technology to improve dust collection during the grinding process.
The Likufix is a quick coupler with an automatic hydraulic coupling system.
The Table Lifting System is an electric-powered lifting platform that allows pre-assembled table formwork to be cycled between floors.
Column Cast is a reusable sleeve and foam insert system that produces detailed columns easily and inexpensively with little or no waste.
RapidShield is a one-component, high-performance coating for protecting and maintaining concrete floors.
The Titan TT208 ride-on trowel features new steering and drive train designs, power-assisted blade pitch controls.
The BlanketRoller simplifies dealing with curing blankets.
Three new families of grinder attachments offer angle grinder users functionality, comfort, dust removal, and safety.
TyrFil Recycling Systems allow heavy equipment users who have traditionally flatproofed their tires with polyurethane tire fill materials.
The eLearning program allows concrete designers, contractors, educators, and students to access ACI Certification training programs.
Izonil Waterproof & Breathable Plaster provides a waterproof barrier.
This system uses the company's Drill Bolts to anchor brick veneer walls to steel-stud backups.
The Han-D-Saw table lets you convert your portable cut-off saw to a table saw.
Hilti's DCH 230 and 300 Electric Diamond Cutters, designed exclusively for cutting, feature a 2.6-kw motor.
The patented Heat-R-Sand keeps sand from freezing and provides hot water.
The Contractor's Portable Concrete Washout System is a trailer-mounted, self-contained system.
The Power Train Saver protects trucks of all sizes from over-torque damage.
The Slump Master III Safety Inspection Platform provides safe and convenient access for checking concrete slump.
The Simem Xentrix planetary mixer's main drives are moved out to permit central charging of cement, admixtures, and water from the top.
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.
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...
DECK-O-SHIELD is a ready-to-use, water-based sealer/water repellant for concrete and masonry surfaces.
StarSeal EF Weather and Stain Guard is an advanced protective treatment for hard, porous, decorative, and functional surfaces.
Crown AcidShield is a two-component, 100% solids novolac that provides acid protection as an epoxy coating or an epoxy polymer concrete.
The HTC 950 RX's radio control simplifies the work and extends the grinding time per day.
Lythic Densifier eliminates most of the steps, labor, and equipment required to densify a floor before polishing.
Da' Shaft is a wet polisher extension shaft that is designed to achieve high-quality results in concrete polishing.
Introducing Reconstructed Stone, a rich color hardener composed of exotic aggregates, such as crushed glass, marbles, and granites.
The collection of tile patterns can be used on floors or countertops to create intricate, custom patterns.
Clear Guard H2O is a water-based, VOC-compliant, nonyellowing material that can be applied over newly placed or existing concrete.
Selectseal W sealer is a water-based acrylic-modified polyurethane.
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This product is a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional solvent-based polyurethane coatings.