The most polluting part of a building is hiding underfoot. Floors account for more than 40% of most multi-story buildings’ total mass, and many of the surfaces that hold up office floors and ...

Cold floors make winters uncomfortable in many homes built on concrete slabs, and relatively complex systems often are recommended to improve the floors. Homasote Co., with fiberboard construction ...

Concrete slab floors are a quick and durable solution for multifamily construction. Advances in mixture and delivery systems have made poured concrete slabs one possible solution for more complex jobs ...

Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1 (January to June 2013), pp. 164-175 (12 pages) Abstract: Rehabilitation and strengthening of old structures using advanced materials is a ...

Since 1991, The Face Companies has been recognizing the flattest and most level concrete floors with its Golden Trowel awards. The company named seven Gold Plate and four Silver Plate winners in the ...

Q: I’m going to build a storage shed. Actually, I’m building two sheds, as my wife wants her own cute garden shed. I’m wondering what to do about the floor of each shed. I want them to be waterproof, ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In recent years, garage floors throughout Central New York have collapsed suddenly, leaving homeowners perplexed, frustrated and, sometimes, in danger. Those collapses are always a ...