CONCRETE

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CONCRETE

• The Most Versatile Building Material
• on the Planet

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• What Building Material
• Can be formed into any shape or size imaginable
• Is Disaster Resistant
• Fire Resistant
• Able to span huge areas
• Can be colored, stamped, stained
• Is an integral part of constructing Energy
  Efficient Buildings
• Is made from abundant, readily available natural
  resources
• Is Recyclable.......

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The Most Versatile Building Material in the World
CONCRETE!!!
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Concrete Uses

• Sidewalks
• Residential foundations
• Hollow Core Floors
• Commercial Buildings

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Concrete Uses

• Highway Pavements
• Highway Barriers
• Parking Areas
• Dams
• Airport Runways

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Concrete Uses

• Driveways
• Patios Pools
• Buildings
• Bridges
• Dormitories

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Concrete Uses

• Residential Homes
• Parking Garages
• Nuclear Power Plants
• Sound/Retaining Walls
• Pipes/Catch Basins
• Burial Vaults
• Canoes?

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Market Segments

• Bridges
• Residential foundations
• Parking Garages
• Commercial Buildings
• Decorative Concrete
• Parking Areas
• Pervious Concrete
• Precast Floors
• Architectural Block

• Multi-family, Multi-Story
• Landscaping
• Sound Walls/Barriers
• Burial Vaults
• Tilt-Up Construction
• Pipe/Catch Basins
• Retaining Walls
• Dormitories

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Concrete.....Its at the Foundation of modern day
lives.....
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Why Promote Concrete?

• So many USES, So little Awareness!
• Misconceptions, lack of understanding limits use.
• Steel, Wood and Plastic Industries are
  aggressively Promoting themselves.
• New applications offer exciting opportunities for
  growth in todays Environmentally conscience
  marketplace.

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Take the Opportunity NOW

• Your competitors are the Steel, Plastic, Lumber,
  and Asphalt Industries. Not the Ready Mix
  Producer, Pre-Caster, or Block Producer down the
  street.
• Use the Cost Study as another TOOL.
• Concrete Construction makes a
• Safer Building
• More Energy Efficient Building
• More Durable Building
• Higher Quality Facility

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We are at or near capacity now!

• Building Awareness of your products Superiority
• Highly Engineered Products
• Produced under Strict Specifications
• Delivered in Specialized, expensive vehicles
• Often dangerous jobsite conditions
• Offers a SUPERIOR Finished Product

Concrete is NOT a commodity
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The Army of Promoters

• Ready Mix Producers
• Block Producers
• Pre-Cast Concrete Manufacturers
• Cement Manufacturers
• Chemical Admixture Suppliers
• Mineral Admixture Suppliers
• Fiber Reinforcement Admixtures
• Contractors
• Affiliated Companies

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Environmental Benefits

• CONCRETE IS
• Made from readily available, abundant Natural
  Resources
• Takes a lesser toll on the environment than other
  construction materials
• Quarries can be easily reclaimed for
  recreational, residential or commercial use
• An ideal medium for recycling waste or other
  industrial byproducts
• Fly Ash, Silica Fume, GGBF Slag
• Uses regional and local materials
• Fuel requirements are minimized for handling and
  transportation
• Durable
• Reduced maintenance and the need for
  reconstruction
• Energy Efficient
• Buildings consume less energy
• Pavements cost less to illuminate
• Heavy Trucks use less fuel on rigid concrete
  pavements
• Recyclable
• Old concrete can be crushed up and reused

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LEED and ConcreteA point system designed to
evaluate the environmental performance of a
building during construction and use.

• Stormwater Management
• Landscape and Exterior Design to Reduce Heat
  Islands
• Optimizing Energy Performance
• Building Reuse
• Construction Waste Management
• Recycled Content
• Local/Regional Materials

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Its time to STOP and tell people what we sell !!