February 2018 Table of Contents

Features
Using Formwork Safely Formwork Using Formwork Safely

Forms are one of the biggest expenses on a jobsite, but safety is never a trade-off. Read more

Microflat Floors Bring Unique Challenges Slabs Microflat Floors Bring Unique Challenges

Understanding how to place and measure slabs for precision machinery. Read more

The Right Way to Restore Finishability Evaporation The Right Way to Restore Finishability

Don’t finish evaporation retarders into the slab surface; ask the specifier to allow a finishing aid instead. Read more

Insider Information
What I Learned at World of Concrete 2018 Bill's Blog What I Learned at World of Concrete 2018

The 2018 World of Concrete was a swirl of products, educational events, and meetings. Here are a few of the things that rose above the noise. Read more

Contractor to Watch
Royale Concrete, Fairfield, Iowa Contractor to Watch Royale Concrete, Fairfield, Iowa

A textbook case study in migrating from commodity to specialized work. Read more

Projects that Rock
150 North Riverside, Chicago Projects 150 North Riverside, Chicago

This LEED skyscraper overlooks the Chicago River. Read more

The Otto M. Budig Theater, Cincinnati Projects That Rock! The Otto M. Budig Theater, Cincinnati

Imperial wall panels, with a pour rating of 2,025 psf allowed for 16-foot pours to be done quickly and efficiently. Read more

Uncommon Sense
The Role to Cure Concrete’s Future Uncommon Sense The Role to Cure Concrete’s Future

Find people on your crew you can pour yourself into so you can multiply your influence and help develop a generation of confident tradesmen. Read more

World of Concrete 2018
It’s Always Sunny in Vegas World of Concrete It’s Always Sunny in Vegas

Almost 60,000 concrete and masonry professionals and 1,500 suppliers made this year’s World of Concrete one of the largest since 1975. Read more

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