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Sure Klean ReVeal, a new restoration cleaner from Prosoco, simplifies the masonry cleaning process for buildings made with multiple materials and substrates. Prosoco formulated Sure Klean ReVeal to clean atmospheric and carbon staining from most kinds of masonry and stone, including architectural concrete block, concrete, fired clay, granite, sandstone, slate […]
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Years ago, Cindee Lundin took a leave of absence from her job as a preschool teacher and enrolled at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota to work on her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She already had two associate degrees — one in art and the other in child development. It was there that her passion to pursue art full time began.
In a recent article, “Gray Area,” I talked about the significance of knowing the initial color you’re staining on top of, which oftentimes is regular gray concrete. However, many contractors prefer to use an overlay on every project they do. If that’s the case, then it’s the color of the […]
City Council Member and Land Use Committee Chair Rafael Salamanca, Bronx Community Board 2 Chair, Bobby Crespo, and members of several Bronx organizations and the local business community joined McInnis Cement executives to celebrate the official opening of the McInnis’ cement terminal in the Bronx, the first new industrial maritime project built on the South Bronx waterfront in more than half a century.
Concrete is a very durable material and some contractors and a lot of their clients believe it’s a maintenance-free product. But the reality is that no product lasts forever, not even concrete, without occasional maintenance.
Come Nov. 28-30, Concrete Decor LIVE! will makes its debut at The Buildings Show in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Ontario to showcase the durability and innovations of decorative and architectural concrete. A combination of five shows in one, The Buildings Show is North America’s largest annual exposition, networking and educational event for design, architecture, construction and real estate.
This summer I spent a few months working on a fraternity house at Oregon State University addressing some truly life-threatening issues with dry rot, mold and asbestos.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named Johan “Kip” Eideberg to lead its Washington D.C. office and advocacy activities as interim Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, effective January 1, 2019.
Blastcrete Equipment, LLC, a long-time manufacturer of shotcrete and gunite mixers and pumps, offers a Refractory Paddle Mixer that delivers fast mix times while working with mixtures that include aggregates up to a half-inch (13 millimeters) thick.
