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Space Concrete and the Future of Colonies on Mars

May 8, 2017

An Alternative To Shipping Tonnes of Concrete To Mars With NASA predicting that humans will set foot on Mars for the first time by the…

Concrete Speakers Create Pure Sound by Reducing Vibrations

April 24, 2017

Sleek design and Superior Sound Performance Today we are always striving to find new and innovative ways of producing a wide range of products in…

SmartRock Sensors Help Project Managers Make Quick Decisions

April 20, 2017

Wanda Vista is a nearly 100-story skyscraper currently under construction in Chicago (Illinois) and will be the city’s third largest tower upon completion. The project…

Slag Cement Life Cycle Assessment Calculator Free to Download

April 13, 2017

Get ready, ready-mix concrete industry, because the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has just introduced a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculator for slag cement, and…

Bullet-Proof Concrete Proposed for Border Wall

April 12, 2017

With President Trump’s border wall plans heavily in the works, a North Carolina company is ready to get their hands dirty. Partnering with a construction…

Components of SmartRock® Plus

April 10, 2017

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Giatec Welcomes Concrete Materials as a SmartRock® Plus Producer

March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017 Biggest SmartRock® Savings of the Year are Here! Save now and get free Giatec 360™ Premium access. Ends Dec 31. Don’t miss…

Relieving Pressure on Concrete Foundation Walls with Stud Rails

March 20, 2017

A deep five-level underground concrete foundation to support a 45-storey condo that is currently being built in downtown Toronto is using an innovative method to…

The Importance of Sequencing for Precast Concrete

March 17, 2017

Naturally, precasters spend a large amount of their time working to understand the chosen materials that go into their concrete mix designs. But how important…

Re-Thinking Captured Carbon

March 14, 2017

What to do with Captured Carbon? With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), it is no secret that the…

What to do with Captured Carbon?

March 13, 2017

With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), , it is no secret that the concrete industry is one of…

6 Reasons Ready-Mix Producers Should Partner with SmartRock® Plus

March 9, 2017

SmartRock® Plus is the new, branded, concrete mix solution designed to help concrete producers improve their bottom line. Ready mix companies are signing up for…

Sydney Metro Job Structural Failure Leads to Delays

March 6, 2017

Australia is currently working on a large-scale infrastructure project known as the Sydney Metre Job. Unfortunately, a key component of Australia’s biggest public transport infrastructure…

Heavyweight Concrete to Minimize Sounds and Vibrations

February 27, 2017

A number of articles have recently been published on the various applications and benefits of using light-weight concrete. Lightweight concrete is characterized by concrete whose…

Gaza Rubble Concrete – Building Our Future With Our Past

February 24, 2017

Gaza, a small self-governing Palestinian territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is no stranger to war. Over the past 10 years,…

Defects Aren’t Always a Bad Thing – Just ask the Ancient Romans

January 6, 2017

Concrete is a highly regarded building material in large part due to its inherent strength and durability – something that was first recognized by the…

Cement + Water + Wood = Concrete?!

December 29, 2016

The current outbreak the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates, native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia…

Simplify Your Concrete Mixes with this All-in-One Additive

December 28, 2016

With concrete being one of the most popular construction materials used by engineers and professionals worldwide, it is easy to assume that this widespread material,…