To start learning how to describe concrete’s green qualities, you need to understand how green points systems work. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most commonly used green rating system for buildings in North America.
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The Upside of Concrete Overlays
For contractors and clients looking to improve an existing slab, fix failing concrete or just put some extra decorative oomph onto a surface, cementitious overlays are tops.
An Overview on Some of the Newest Concrete Grinders on the Market
A look at the various grinders on the market and their benefits for you and your decorative concrete polishing business.
ASCC/DCC Awards Go To Best Concrete of the Year
The Decorative Concrete Council, an arm of the American Society for Concrete Contractors, has selected these projects as the best of 2008 in their categories. These results represent the DCC’s first annual decorative concrete competition.
Canadian Concrete Contractor Dabbles in Landscaping to Go with Decorative Concrete
From quirky flights of fancy to classic looks, this Canadian contractor can handle it all even landscaping.
Cheng Concrete Design Award Winners
Cheg Concrete awarded Best in Show in its fifth annual Circle of Distinction Design Challenge to Keelin Kennedy and her Chicago-based firm, Barefoot Design.
Decorative Concrete Booms Across the Atlantic
The interest for decorative concrete is reaching new heights all over the world, and with this comes a need for education and training. Many countries are looking to the United States for products, information and support.
New Paladiano “Wonders of the World” Stamp Line
There is something that could be said about the connection between wine and the invention of a great idea.
This certainly holds true for Bob Harris, president of the Decorative Concrete Institute.
Stripping Concrete Tips and Tricks
We sat down with some experts in concrete and ask them for advice on stripping concrete as well as their best tips and tricks.
Concrete Comes to Light
Concrete couldn’t possibly glow or transmit light… right? Wrong. Three head-turning products LiTraCon, Sensitile, and Ambient Glow Technology prove otherwise.
