Press Releases

Specifying guide released

The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released a new concrete specifying guide — “Model Performance Specification Phase II: Guide to Specifying Concrete Performance.” This report is a follow up to “Model Performance Specification Phase I: Preparation of a Performance-Based Specification for Cast-in-Place Concrete,” which was published in 2006. This […]

ASCC New Web site and newsletter

The Strategic Development Council, part of the American Concrete Institute Foundation, announced the launch of its new Web site and bimonthly e-newsletter. The Web site features information to educate visitors on the organization, its members, upcoming meetings and events, and current projects under consideration by the SDC. In addition, visitors […]

Garage-floor instructions

Abatron Inc.’s new DVD, “Garage Floor Coatings,” covers the step-by-step process of properly installing Abatron garage floor coatings. The 6-minute presentation covers surface conditions and preparation, crack repair and coating application. Abatron’s coatings not only improve appearance, but also improve light levels, cleanliness, and resistance to harmful salts, chemicals and […]

Enhancer fights contaminants

VIC International has introduced Bellatrix, a premium concrete-floor enhancer designed to protect against nearly all contaminants, particularly in the food industry. Bellatrix, a water-based, synthetic polymer concrete floor enhancer, is another VIC International-distributed product that comes out of a partnership with W.R. Meadows. It contains a proprietary stain-blocking additive that […]