Of all the construction materials available today, concrete is perhaps the most ubiquitous and unique. Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world and is produced and consumed in every part of our country. In fact, no construction takes place without the use of some concrete product.
In its simplest form, concrete is a mixture of cement, water and aggregates. Within this process lies the key to concrete's remarkable trait: it's plastic and can be molded or formed into any shape when newly mixed, strong and durable when hardened. These qualities explain why concrete can build skyscrapers, bridges, sidewalks, superhighways, houses and dams.
WHOSE FAMILIES COME FIRST? The BC concrete industry has had enough of a policy and a law saying our hard-working families and the communities we live in don’t count as much as other families and their communities. Wood-First is destroying the building marketplace in B.C. communities, and damaging the families that depend on that community marketplace.
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) recently completed several studies aimed at using the mass of concrete structures in energy efficient design of buildings.
Durability is the ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, and abrasion while maintaining its desired engineering properties. Different concretes require different degrees of durability depending on the exposure environment and the properties desired. Concrete durability is one of the most important considerations in the design of new structures and when assessing the condition of existing structures.
