Sto Corp., a leader in cladding, coating, and restoration systems, has released a guide to qualifying for LEED points using Sto products and qualifications. Sto offers a wide selection of coating and cladding systems (such as EIFS) that fulfill green building criteria. The brochure features an easy-to-use chart showing Sto […]
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LEED points via L&M
L&M Construction Chemicals, supplier of FGS/PermaShine, has released a paper that details the sustainable attributes and potential LEED points available with an FGS/ PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor System. The Polished Concrete and LEED Certification paper can serve as a reference tool for architects, contractors, owners and facility managers who want […]
ASTM International news
Responding to an increasing level of interest from engineers, regulators and communities, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has formed Subcommittee C27.70 on Precast Concrete Products for Stormwater Management. “New environmental regulations, as well as vastly improved methods of meeting these, have created many new products and practices […]
ACO Polymer plant opens
ACO Polymer Products Inc. has opened its most modern plant, a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing, warehouse and office complex in Casa Grande, Ariz., that serves as its regional base in the western United States. The new facility in Casa Grande is the third manufacturing establishment for ACO in the U.S., joining locations […]
Dyes from Bomanite
Bomanite Corp., a leader in architectural concrete, has introduced its own line of organic concrete dyes. Bomanite Concrete Dye can be utilized in all Bomanite systems as a coloration product for interior concrete flooring and precast elements. Ready to use in water-based and solvent-based formulations, Bomanite Concrete Dye is a […]
Stow MiniCutter Concrete Saw
The MiniCutter Concrete Saw from Stow is a good choice for light demolition operations in cured concrete and asphalt. The one-person cutter sports a 10-inch blade capacity for a 3 1/4-inch depth of cut and is powered by a 6.5-horsepower Honda GX200 engine with a Cyclone pre-cleaner air cleaner. This […]
Versatile rocks on
Versatile Building Products Inc. is proud to announce the addition of Roll On Rock System 4h to its low-VOC twocomponent floor coating line. The system allows users to apply a three-step multicolored flake garage floor coating in three hours from start to finish. VBP has achieved a pot life of […]
Seal-Krete gets colorful
Convenience Products, maker of Seal-Krete brand products, introduces new Concrete Colors semitransparent stains for concrete surfaces. Seal-Krete Concrete Colors are available in four premixed colors, a tint base and a clear low-luster sealer. A range of 30 colors is available with the base tinting. Concrete Colors were developed to provide […]
Crown gets glowing
New from Crown Polymers, CrownGlow is a proprietary topcoat containing an exclusive phosphor formulation that is energized by ultraviolet light and radiates a familiar soft green glow. This new product has practically unlimited usage possibilities. Safety markings are an obvious starting point. Other imaginative uses for CrownGlow exist in showrooms, […]
One-stop shopping from Valspar
Valspar Flooring, a division of Valspar Corp., announces its ValsparCOMPLETE single-source solution for facilities seeking turnkey design, sales and installation of highperformance, seamless floor and wall systems. ValsparCOMPLETE begins with a detailed site survey conducted by Valspar technical engineers, who create a customized flooring solution using the company’s extensive line […]







