Fall 2004 - National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

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Putting It All Together
All of the previously mentioned items
were complied onto a compact disc, Exploring
the Art of Concrete, to bring all the elements
of the program together. The CD has
the technical manual in three languages—
English, Spanish, and French. There is a
PowerPoint presentation based on The Art of
Concrete that guides readers through the
brochure benefit by benefit. There’s a collection
of images from the publications for use
in marketing or promotional activities. And
it also contains a historical document library
of architectural concrete literature from the
PCA archives. If still more information is
needed on a particular topic, links to other
Light reflective floors used indoors improve
lighting conditions, add safety, and are long
lasting even with heavy foot traffic.
and handling) to a 32-page manual called
White Cement Concrete covering everything:
applications, ingredients, designing, mixing
and placing. A Guide for Specifying White
and Colored Concrete is available from the
PCA website for downloading at
www.cement.org/decorative. Its conformance
with the MasterSpec format makes it
easy to incorporate directly into architects’
specification documents.
Using white
concrete for bridge
parapets adds high
visual impact and
increases safety,
especially at night
or in rainy
conditions.
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