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Large-Scale Concrete Reconstruction Solid Thinking

Large-Scale Concrete Reconstruction Solid Thinking


By By C.C. Sullivan and Barbara Horwitz-Bennett | January 19, 2011
This article first appeared in the January 2011 issue of BD+C.

Driven by both current economic conditions and sustainable building trends, Building Teams are looking more and more to retrofits and reconstruction as the most viable alternative to new construction. In that context, large-scale concrete restoration projects are playing an important role within this growing specialty.

Large-Scale Concrete Reconstruction Solid Thinking

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