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A multi-storey car park for Christchurch

... after the earthquakes

Villa Car Park, constructed in 2015-16 on the corner of Litchfield and Madras Sts in Christchurch NZ, was one of the first multi-storey car parks...

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For safety’s sake …

... stop using chlorinated rubber.

Safety? Did you know that workplace health and safety has an impact on your concrete sealing choices? Or should we say, your choices might have...

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Concrete Curing: Investing Today for a Sustainable Future

Curing for both today and tomorrow

When it comes to the durability of concrete structures, a little investment during the design, construction, and curing phase can result in significant savings in...

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Concrete curing on Car Parks – a Project Manager’s challenges

Does it seem like any curing method comes with a set of problems?

Construction project managers come across varied issues when it comes to concrete construction on multi-story car parks. Curing the concrete in particular can be pressuring...

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Curing Concrete: starting a long-term investment on the right foot

Curing for both today and tomorrow

Wolter Reinold de Sitter, a part-time Professor in the design of structures in concrete at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives...

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Marine and river concrete structures are at risk from sulphate attack

Is Your Concrete Safe from Sulphate Attacks?

Concrete deterioration due to sulphur reactivity is more common than you may realize

Both an essential substance and a potential menace, sulphates pose a specific risk to concrete structures around the world, yet many are not aware of...

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Warehouse floor slabs need protection

Truly, madly, deeply hard floor slabs?

The special needs of warehouse concrete floors

Ever been involved in building a warehouse? You can probably skip over some of this preliminary stuff, you know it already. Warehouse floors are under...

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Curing Concrete is Not Just for Today

Curing for both today and tomorrow

Wolter Reinold de Sitter, part-time Professor in the design of structures in concrete at the Eindhoven University of Technology, proposed a Law of Fives for...

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The Limitations of Australian Standard 3799

Why are common methods of concrete curing not compliant with the Standard?

Australian Standard 3799 is titled “Liquid membrane-forming curing compounds for concrete”. It describes itself thus: “This Standard is a means by which curing compounds can...

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How does AQURON actually work?

The burning question!

We’ll have to start by explaining what we’re doing… Why does concrete need internal protection? Concrete is bound together by bonds of molecules (all different...

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