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    CONCRETE/CLOUD/ AT THE XV VENICE BIENNALE

    March 9, 2016

    Simon Twose, a senior lecturer in architecture at Victoria University of Wellington, will exhibit the installation Concrete/Cloud/ at the 2016 Venice architecture biennale. 

    Along with other intern...

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    PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR THE SUPPLY OF RMC

    March 8, 2016

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    James Mackechnie

    Specifications for the supply of concrete to construction projects tend to have a combination of prescriptive and performance-based criteria. Prescriptive elements in specifications are simple to...

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    A NEW SPACE FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: REPORT ON THE 5TH LAFARGEHOLCIM FORUM

    March 8, 2016

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    Morten Gjerde. Deputy HOS; Senior Lecturer - Urban Design. School of Architecture. VUW.

    Detroit, a city that today is but a hollow shell of what it was during its glory days at the centre of the automobile industry, was the perfect venue for the LafargeHolcim foundation’s recent Infr...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - Z PARKING STRUCTURE, DETROIT, USA

    March 8, 2016

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    Craig A. Shutt

    A 10-storey, mixed-use property in Detroit, the ‘z’ features retail, restaurant, and office space along with a 1,282 parking structure. To support these activities, designers planned a precast con...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - VOLKSWAGEN BUILDING, LONDON, UK

    March 8, 2016

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    Norman Brown

    Concrete frame specialist PCE has recently completed the design and build of a mixed-use precast concrete frame for Longcross Construction adjacent to the M4 Chiswick flyover, London.

    The 15,468 m2...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - MAYLANDS BRIDGE, PERTH, AUSTRALIA

    March 8, 2016

    An historic railway bridge in the Perth suburb of Maylands has been replaced with a modern precast concrete alternative. The Seventh Avenue Maylands railway bridge was built in 1913 in response to...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - TRINITY HILL CENTRE, HOBART, AUSTRALIA

    March 8, 2016

    As part of its commitment to providing quality, sustainable services for Tasmanians on low incomes who are, or may become, homeless, the Tasmanian government is redeveloping the former adult educa...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - AVONDALE COLLEGE, AUCKLAND, NZ

    March 8, 2016

    The redevelopment of Avondale College represents the single largest school rebuilding programme in New Zealand’s history. The project provides the school’s 2750 students with 92 new and refurbishe...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - PRECAST NZ BUILDING A LEGACY

    March 7, 2016

    With appropriate design, the use of correct materials and manufacturing processes, all overseen by skilled personnel, precast concrete offers value add to the strength and durability synonymous wi...

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    ASK ALISTAIR - EXPOSED AGGREGATE FINISH

    March 6, 2016

    An exposed aggregate finish is the name given to concrete where the top layer of cement paste has been removed to reveal the aggregate. This results in an attractive, low maintenance and slip resi...

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    PRECAST FOCUS - MAYLANDS BRIDGE, PERTH, AUSTRALIA

    March 8, 2016

    PRECAST FOCUS - TRINITY HILL CENTRE, HOBART, AUSTRALIA

    March 8, 2016

    PRECAST FOCUS - AVONDALE COLLEGE, AUCKLAND, NZ

    March 8, 2016

    PRECAST FOCUS - PRECAST NZ BUILDING A LEGACY

    March 7, 2016

    ASK ALISTAIR - EXPOSED AGGREGATE FINISH

    March 6, 2016

    REVISED STANDARD FOR WATER AND AGGREGATE FOR CONCRETE

    November 3, 2015

    UPFRONT - CONCRETE APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

    November 2, 2015

    CONCRETE/CLOUD/ AT THE XV VENICE BIENNALE

    March 9, 2016

    PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES FOR THE SUPPLY OF RMC

    March 8, 2016

    A NEW SPACE FOR URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE: REPORT ON THE 5TH LAFARGEHOLCIM FORUM

    March 8, 2016

    PRECAST FOCUS - Z PARKING STRUCTURE, DETROIT, USA

    March 8, 2016

    PRECAST FOCUS - VOLKSWAGEN BUILDING, LONDON, UK

    March 8, 2016

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