Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 35, № 1 (Cracking in Concrete)


 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

Not to belabor the point but there's more information I want to share with you regarding substrate issues particularly the condition of concrete and especially cracking. Cracking in concrete is inevitable. It's been said that with every truck load of concrete four cracks arrive with it. Unless there is control joints that allow for concrete slab movement the cracks will occur in a random fashion.

Building Design+Construction: Vol. 52, № 3 (March 2011)


 Volume: 52 |  Issue: 3 |  Download

COVER:
The Building Team employed sun control techniques to maximize daylight inside the 600-student, 304,000-sf Fabyan Elementary School, Geneva, Ill. The use of piers diffuse direct sunlight coming in through the art room’s tall windows and then reflect the light throughout the classroom.

PHOTO: © CRAIG DUGAN @ HEDRICH BLESSING PHOTOGRAPHERS