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Suffolk announced it has made a long-term enterprise agreement with OpenSpace, a leader in 360° job site photo capture technology. The agreement marks a continued commitment by Suffolk to scale the product across its job sites nationally. Its aim is also to discover exciting new ways to leverage the captured […]
Hycrete, Inc., a leader in waterproofing and corrosion protection technologies for concrete, is proud to announce that it has been chosen as the waterproofing and anti-corrosion admixture for the “Little Island” Pier 55 Project in New York. Hycrete was used in the deck slab and utility room structure at the […]
Doing museum-quality work doesn’t always entail fashioning blank backdrops to show items of interest at their best. Sometimes, as is the case of a pollinator-themed playground at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., it involves colorful GFRC carvings that are larger than life.
Many people get into the construction trades because of the ongoing challenge of building something new. Imagine the thrill of helping to build a whole new city — in 14 weeks. That’s exactly what production manager Jeff Parker, superintendent Juan Garza and a team ranging from eight to 15 artisans […]
The newly overhauled project took a decade of planning and is a destination that is exceptionally walkable and livable. Designed by landscape architects at James Corner Field Operations, this sleek and modern project includes more than 2 million pounds of custom precast concrete from Tectura Designs.
Contractors, construction companies, architects and designers are eligible to submit, and projects are judged on skill of installation, creativity, artistic expression and integration with the overall design intent.
The go-cart track at the Legoland Discovery Center was another challenging, yet fun, job for Chris Post of Elite Concrete Solutions LLC. The roadway hash marks required him to make a 2-by-4 jig to lay them in an evenly spaced manner all the way around the track.
J.C. Santy Construction, Pulaski, Wisconsin, uses metallic and mica powders from Crescent Bronze Powder Co. to bring brilliant color to decorative concrete. One prime example is The Children’s Garden created by artisan and owner Brad Santy for the Brown County Public Library in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Across the country, safety surfacing products are gaining in popularity as more people discover that rubber and rubber-like granules not only feel good under the feet and cushion a fall but can also look good, too.
When asked if concrete contractors should add safety surfacing to their roster of services, George Coon’s answer was a question that was succinct and to the point: “Do they want to make money?”
