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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

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LEED AP, Vivian Volz, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, SCIP Photo courtesy Tao Group Solutions After years of grappling with client callbacks, legal disputes, and financial losses from poor polished concrete installations, the industry has reached a breaking point: prohibit polished concrete.

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ASTM F710: Preparing the Concrete Floor

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ASTM F710: Preparing the Concrete Floor. Why prepare the concrete slab? But just as important as these—and often overlooked—is careful preparation of the concrete slab. But just as important as these—and often overlooked—is careful preparation of the concrete slab. What constitutes a good concrete slab prep?

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Preventing flooring failures: Factors to consider in substrate prep

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Certified installers, especially those who carry substrate prep certification, are trained to assess and correct moisture and pH issues, so flooring projects start on the right foot, and help protect the integrity of the floor’s performance and design.

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Concrete floors in diverse facilities: Key factors for optimal performance

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By Chris Bennett, iSCS, CDT, James Longo, iSCS, and Keith Robinson, RSW, FCSC, FCSI, LEED AP RSW, FCSC, FCSI Photo by Magda Biernat Photography Concrete floors are used in wide-ranging facilities, such as industrial data centers, commercial high-rise buildings, and residential homes.

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Beauty and brawn: The benefits of hybrid carpet

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While there are many high-performance flooring solutions, including some custom options for specific uses, one surface stands above the rest in terms of versatility: hybrid carpet. The three layers are fused together to create a durable floor cover that looks like carpet but performs like a resilient sheet. What is hybrid carpet?

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Concrete mix design

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Concrete mix design. concrete / mix design. . Control flow concrete. Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Control flow concrete. Controlled low-strength material (CLSM). Control flow concrete. michael.delros…. Fri, 03/06/2020 - 18:13. GCP Applied Technologies. March 06, 2020.

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ASTM F710: Preparing the Concrete Floor

GCP Applied Technologies

ASTM F710: Preparing the Concrete Floor. Why prepare the concrete slab? But just as important as these—and often overlooked—is careful preparation of the concrete slab. But just as important as these—and often overlooked—is careful preparation of the concrete slab. What constitutes a good concrete slab prep?