Terrazzo is one of the most beautiful and long-lasting floor technologies in the world. It is often found where there is high traffic (airports, malls, retail) or frequent cleaning required (hospitals, restaurants)
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A Nawkaw get-together
Nawkaw Corp. played host in May to corporate level employees and licensed territory owners from around the world. The event, held in Athens, Ga., gave more than 35 Nawkaw attendees the opportunity to network with each other and with CEO Russell Gray. Nawkaw Midwest hosted annual training certification for Nawkaw […]
Hands Across The Ocean: International Decorative Concrete Training
As decorative concrete goes global, American experts take the lead in showing contractors around the world how it’s done.
New name, same enzymes
BioKleen has been renamed MoldAvenger. The MoldAvenger line utilizes cutting- edge enzyme technology to effectively combat mold and mildew. Enzymes in MoldAvenger provide a deep clean by breaking down the proteins that keep spores anchored to the surface, releasing them. It also breaks down and removes the bio-layer, or food […]
A new crown jewel
CrownHybrid is the latest addition to Crown Polymers’ extensive line of advanced floor coatings. CrownHybrid boasts excellent concrete hiding properties and will produce a superior result with only one broadcast and a single topcoat application. Further, CrownHybrid offers a wide array of color and design options, which, with a little […]
Clip those cracks
The Bond-Clip is designed to virtually suppress those annoying random cracks that seem to appear in newly poured slabs where they are least expected. The plastic clip works to attach a concrete topping to the substrate on which it is poured so that the two materials form a composite. A […]
Showing good form
B.E.P. Forming Systems has introduced three new products. The Eliminator is the world’s first all-aluminum lightweight clamping forming system. The Big Expander Expanding Filler System, with built-in capacity to expand up to 32 inches, is the first all-in-one forming system. The Combo Panel & Brickledge System helps contractors quickly form […]
Bendable concrete comes to North America
Nycon Inc. and Kuraray America Inc. announced the North American introduction of PVA-ECC, a fiber-reinforced composite that is 500 times more resistant to cracking and 40 percent lighter in weight than traditional concrete. This engineered composite was created by a team of scientists who developed a cement-based design micromechanically engineered […]
Seven new publications from ACI
The American Concrete Institute has released seven new publications. 305.1-06: Specifications for Hot Weather Concreting — This specification lays out hot-weather requirements for production preparation, delivery, placement, finishing, bleed-water evaporation, curing, and protection of concrete. 341.3R-07: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Techniques for Concrete Bridges — This document is intended to […]
ASTM International Standards issued on CD-ROM
The 3rd Edition of ASTM International Standards for Sustainability in Buildings is now available on CD-ROM. The compilation includes all the ASTM standards referenced by the U.S. Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers as of January 2007. The new edition includes 143 ASTM standards that address the sustainable design, construction […]
