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The New Green Building Code and What It Means To You

Building with Concrete Vol. 11 No. 1 - January 2011 by William D. Palmer Jr. Comments are Disabled

We are just at the tip of a big green iceberg that your company’s ship is sailing toward at full speed. As the IGCC becomes more recognized, many states, counties and cities are sure to adopt it as part of their building code.

Recipe: Easy on the Eyes and the Earth

The finish on this water feature was achieved using a handful of soy-based products. It’s a great way to get a more earth-friendly surface that boasts deep, rich colors to boot. As an additional plus, the concrete is profiled with garnet abrasives, which not only ensure a low-dust blasting experience, but also give the finished surface a reliably nonslip surface.

Auto Painter Turned Decorative Concrete Mastermind

Concrete Furniture Concrete Countertops Concrete Overlays & Toppings Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Let’s get the question out of the way that you undoubtedly are itching to ask: Is it a jungle out there for California transplant Steve Kroo and Concrete Jungle, his Northridge decorative concrete business?

Integrally Colored Concrete in Today’s Economy

Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 1 - January 2011 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

The first decade of the 21st century has been pretty huge for integral color. For one thing, decorative concrete as a whole has taken huge strides in terms of market share, and more decorative concrete means more integral color.

Power Tools Used to Carve Concrete Mural at Trade-show Booth

Concrete Art Events & Recognition Vertical & Carved Concrete Staining & Coloring Concrete Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Anyone visiting the Bosch Tool outdoor booth at World of Concrete 2011 could not have missed this tool-carved decorative concrete work created by Steven Ochs and Gerald Taylor.

Recognizing Artistry: The 2011 ASCC DCC Awards

Events & Recognition Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

The Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the winners of its third annual decorative concrete awards competition.

Polished Concrete Benches Create Unique Patterns

Concrete Polishing Concrete Furniture Online Exclusives by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

Justin Hawkins and his Lincoln, R.I., outfit, Livingstone Studios, sent us these photos of arrangable cast concrete benches they created for the Rhode Island School of Design’s Chace Center.

Recipe: Get the Look of Travertine using Concrete

Recipes Concrete Placing Staining & Coloring Concrete Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Kelly O'Brien Comments are Disabled

Intended to mimic the look of travertine, this microexposure finish leaves the surface with a subtle texture that complements integrally colored exteriors beautifully.

Fu-Tung Cheng Plays with Concrete Walls

Building with Concrete Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Concrete Decor Staff Comments are Disabled

This house, built in San Mateo County, Calif., by Cheng Design, has the fingerprints of acclaimed precast-piece designer Fu-Tung Cheng all over it.

NeoMix D-FRC from Cheng Concrete

Concrete Countertops Vol. 11 No. 2 - February/March 2011 by Emily Dixon Comments are Disabled

Born out of frustration with the long learning curve for mastering GFRC, Cheng Concrete’s NeoMix D-FRC is designed to not only shorten that learning curve for contractors, but also to outperform traditional GFRC in regards to flexural strength and abrasion resistance.