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4 challenges for concrete precasters

Running a Precast Yard Should Not Mean Fighting Your Concrete Every Day

Precasters’ pain points For precast plant managers, especially if you operate your own batching facilities, consistency is crucial. With tight production runs and unforgiving delivery...

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Concrete placement can be improved by the use of Aquron 300 admixture

Curing, Sealing, and Paying for Something Twice Over

What's going on?

We see a lot of things go on in the concrete construction industry. For example, we see curing compounds go on – and then have...

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Collaboration and ECI at the preconstruction phase

Does ECI Matter? Challenges for Preconstruction Teams

Increasing challenges in a fast-paced industry

The Preconstruction Team is Critical to Construction Project Success In today’s construction environment, the most challenging work often happens before a shovel hits the ground....

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Concrete strength vs durability? Aren’t they equivalent?

Old quandary. New challenges.

Strength vs Durability: Does stronger concrete always mean longer lasting concrete? In the construction industry, concrete strength is often treated as a shorthand for quality....

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Data Centres and Unseen Concrete Challenges

If the concrete fails, everything fails.

Demand for data centres is exploding. The construction of data centres is accelerating sharply, driven by the surging demand for cloud services, artificial intelligence workloads...

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Clearer Standards Down Below?

The construction industry needs clarification for basement design in Australasia

Clearer Standards Needed for Basement Waterproofing As urban landscapes in Australia and New Zealand continue to grow upwards and outwards, there’s a corresponding trend driving...

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Pouring and placing concrete with advanced admixture for better outcomes

Achieving Better Outcomes with Admixtures

Specialist concrete admixtures are helping industry professionals like you!

Better outcomes for everyone involved You might be surprised to know that an additive to the concrete mix can add value in more ways than...

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Sustainable concrete curing

Concrete Curing: Investing Today for a Sustainable Future

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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Basement-waterproofing

Basement Waterproofing – 5 Things We’ve Learned

Thinking about the challenges of basement waterproofing in Australasia

Basement waterproofing – a vexed subject Basement waterproofing has become a rather vexed subject in the construction industry. The MARKHAM team has been out around...

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Podium deck concrete protection - waterproofing and durability

Protecting a Podium Deck – Waterproofing and Durability

Advanced concrete waterproofing ... and a real-life example!

What is a podium deck – for starters? Rooftop and podium concrete decks are used for car parks, equipment plants, and similar situations. Typically, they...

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