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A Practical and Reliable Means to Polished Concrete Walls

A Practical and Reliable Means to Polished Concrete Walls

Polished concrete is a beautiful, durable, low maintenance finish. Until lately it has been limited to horizontal surfaces. Past attempts at vertical applications have often failed to match the consistency and quality clients are used to in floors. Today, the tilt-up construction method is pro...

Construction Fails – A Review of Conditions and Decisions Leading to Disastrous Accidents and Near Misses

Construction Fails – A Review of Conditions and Decisions Leading to Disastrous Accidents and Near Misses

Without a doubt, construction can be a dangerous business. Even so, not many mishaps on construction sites are freak accidents; the vast majority are completely preventable. During this seminar, Barclay Gebel will lead a panel of tilt-up experts in a review of several recent construction fails...

Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned from 2017’s Catastrophic Hurricanes, Floods and Fires

Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned from 2017’s Catastrophic Hurricanes, Floods and Fires

It’s fair to state that in 2017, Mother Nature delivered a wrath of extreme challenges for many of us, from extreme heat, record lows, and historical floods, to devastating winds, relentless mudslides and overwhelming fires. Planning for such disasters has become a necessity in most of o...

Erecting Irregular Tilt-Up Panel Shapes

Erecting Irregular Tilt-Up Panel Shapes

As tilt-up continues to stretch far beyond the big box, irregular panel shapes are becoming the norm. Special consideration needs to be given to the technical and logistical challenges that these panels can present. To promote safe and efficient erection of these complex panels this seminar wi...

Now What? Managing the Aftermath of a Jobsite Accident

Now What? Managing the Aftermath of a Jobsite Accident

So, you’ve unfortunately had a jobsite accident, now what? Join Robert Schindler, safety director at Arch-Con Construction, as he breaks down the need for crisis management planning. Key elements including communication strategies, a plan for media interaction, cell phone and social medi...

Utilizing Internal Curing (IC) to Greatly Reduce and Often Eliminate Shrinkage and Curling

Utilizing Internal Curing (IC) to Greatly Reduce and Often Eliminate Shrinkage and Curling

This presentation will cover the fundamentals of internal curing (IC) and show how and why it works along with several case studies. The IC process is simple and will be covered so that owners, designers, contractors, finishers and ready-mix suppliers will have the required information to spec...

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