Construction Systems/Materials
What started out as an Italy trip devoted to the pursuit of fine food and wine, Lea and George Frederick, wound up deeply imbibing in the world of mosaic art at a remarkable facility in Vincenza. Here they share a slice of travelogue and images that point to the remarkable possibilities of artistically arranged bits of glass tile.
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Civil engineer, Jerome Licata was interested in having a swimming pool installed at his home when he decided to try something new. He found a stay-in-place formwork system as a convenient way to create a concrete-reinforced pool structure.
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As design and construction become ever more dependent on sharing accurate information among project team members, the Revit platform has come to represent the state-of-the-art in modeling and plan-sharing software platforms. Here Rick Chafey shares his company’s journey using the program, and its broad implications.
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Streetlife’s Solo CorTen Bridges are small pedestrian bridges that are designed with a slight arch. The entire load-bearing deck structure comprises a thick-walled CorTen steel plate: maximum dimensions are 3 m – 10 ft wide and 8 m – 26 ft long. After prolonged exposure to the elements, the horizontal CorTen sheet will develop a dark brown patina.
RENOLIT offers reinforced PVC commercial-grade membranes that provide a watertight surface finish for residential and commercial swimming pools, decks and splash pads. The membranes provide a solution for customers dealing with pools and decks experiencing chronic repairs such as cracking, flaking, peeling and de-lamination, the company says. Suitable both for new builds and renovations, and compatible with any surface, making the finish watertight and slip resistant.
When it came time to install the interior surface at a Florida dolphin facility, Cameron Rhodes turned to a relatively new spray-on treatment designed to enhance plaster durability – a move that prevented damage from a desperate and highly unusual measure during the filling process.
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When it comes to favored pool construction techniques, some builders are exploring new options to meet the needs of the market and their own internal operations. Here’s a perfect example of an enterprising watershaper exploring an innovative combination of construction systems.
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Poolside by CGT offers a stone mosaic liner design with sparkling color to make pool water shimmer. Created to help pool professionals stand out from their competition with a unique design that matches the latest deck and coping treatments, Butterfly Effect is printed on the company’s eclipse grey pool liner material and is enhanced with Poolside’s exclusive aquashimmer feature that gives the design a dramatic and fiery effect.
VEVAR benders deliver 6-7S ultra-fast bending speed: This electric rebar bender helps save valuable person-hours by bending rebar 1/4'' #2 to 1" #8 Grade 60(6 to 25 mm) within 6 to 7 seconds. Bending Angle: 0-180°, Bending Radius: 1.57'' / 40 mm, Max. Rebar Hardness: HRC30. This hydraulic bending machine features a 1700W pure copper motor, which can run quietly with low noise and significantly improve your working efficiency, reducing unnecessary wear.
RENOLIT (LaPorte, IN) now offers a new PVC interior finish called ‘ALKORPLAN TOUCH-Prestige,’ which gives both residential pools and commercial aquatic facilities a high-end, designer look to match the latest in outdoor décor. This new, textured, reinforced PVC membrane is inspired by natural elements and imitates the look and feel of volcanic stone by using deep grey tones and hues that give the material the realistic appearance of a volcanic rock.
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