Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks

Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks

Fungi Can Help Concrete Heal Its Own Cracks   This is an interesting article about a low-cost, pollution-free solution to infrastructure problem: New self-healing concrete has fungi that “heals” cracks in crumbling structures. A type of fungi spore is mixed into the concrete mix and lays dormant until it’s exposed to oxygen and moisture from…

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protect concrete from freeze / thaw damage

Protect Concrete From Freeze / Thaw Damage

Protect Concrete From Freeze / Thaw Damage Permanently protect concrete from freeze / thaw damage by waterproofing the substrate. This stops the moisture from freezing and causing the freeze / thaw contraction and expansion. Concrete is one of the most durable building materials known to man. It can still be vulnerable to deterioration from weather,…

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Ultra-high Performance Concrete

Ultra-high Performance Concrete

Ultra-high Performance Concrete   Ultra-high performance concrete was accidentally discovered when they added recycled, milled glass. I came across this article talking about concrete being supplemented with milled glass being much stronger and more dense. The concrete was also permanently waterproof. This instantly reminded me of what Creto Deep Penetrating Sealer (DPS) does to regular…

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Sanitation in Daycare

Sanitation in Daycare

Sanitation in Daycare The most important thing in daycare is safety. Sanitation in daycare plays a large part in making sure children are safe. There are many precautions that can be made to increase the sanitary conditions in a daycare or any environment with children present. Some of the precautions are keeping children’s areas tidy…

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Create energy from hot pavement

Creating Energy From Hot Pavement

Creating Energy From Hot Pavement   This is a great article I found about creating energy from hot pavement. I reposted the beginning of the article below. Turning Heat Into Electricity Engineers are working on technology that will harvest clean energy from pavement. While solar energy is a clean source of energy, not everyone can…

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Concrete Can Actually REDUCE Air Pollution

Concrete Can Actually REDUCE Air Pollution

Researchers find that concrete structures can actually REDUCE air pollution by absorbing sulfur dioxide Here’s an interesting article I came across. I didn’t know that concrete can actually reduce air pollution. It covers how concrete can absorb sulfur dioxide which is super toxic. Unlike carbon dioxide which is helpful to the environment and accelerates plant…

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How To Remove Epoxy From Concrete

How To Remove Epoxy From Concrete

How To Remove Epoxy From Concrete   So there are many different ways of removing epoxy and other sealers from concrete. Here’s how to remove epoxy from concrete floors considering the different types of concrete and methods. Pick out which of these is right for your project. Shot Blast Machines Shot blast machines can be…

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Green Concrete Sealer - Creto DPS

Green Concrete Sealer

Green Concrete Sealer By “green” concrete sealer we don’t mean green the color, duh! We mean environmentally friendly, yay! That said, CretoSeal enjoys being one of the leading US companies providing green concrete sealers to the contractors and do-it-yourselfers alike. Almost every product we carry, from the cleaners, to the stripper, and sealers  are eco-friendly.…

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