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Quad-Lock Building Systems Ltd. claimed its share of the credit when two single-family residences in Yellowstone National Park earned LEED certification. The houses were constructed with Quad-Lock insulating concrete forms. The contractor, Zanterra Parks & Resorts, chose Quad-Lock because it was aiming for LEED certification, and Quad-Lock forms provide the […]
World demand for cement and concrete additives is forecast to rise 6.8 percent per year through 2008 to $6.7 billion, a big improvement over 1998-2003, according to a new study from market research firm The Freedonia Group Inc. The report, “World Cement & Concrete Additives,” predicts the healthiest gains will […]
Last year’s hurricane season helped drive spending on home-improvement products in 2004 to an estimated $271.4 billion, a record high, reports the Home Improvement Research Institute. The estimated total for 2004 represents a 13 percent increase over 2003 spending. HIRI had predicted only a 10 percent increase in June 2004, […]
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A few of Concrete Decor’s favortie photos from World of Concrete 2005
At a wine and cheese gala held during the WOC tradeshow, Concrete Exchange presented awards to the winners of its first concrete countertop design competition.
Dispersing color hardener is a filthy job. You’re covered from head to toe. It’s in your clothes. It’s on your clothes. If there’s a little bit of wind, it’s that much worse.
Soff-Cut International’s X-150 Prowler early-entry concrete saw can be adapted to make decorative V-shaped or radius cuts. Concrete contractors loved that feature. But they found themselves making that adaptation often, and they got frustrated.
Lafarge North America is putting some color in its catalog with its new line of Artevia colored concrete.
“Polished Perspectives” will focus on providing simple, sound information on how to deliver a polished concrete floor to your customer — one that both you and your customer will be proud of. To me there is no better place to start than with the basics: your ability to use your diamonds to establish proper scratch patterns.
