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Stone, the Original Green Building Material

From Building Green http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2013/3/29/Stone-The-Original-Green-Building-Material/ Stone was one of our first building materials. It has been used to construct everything from humble dwellings to our most iconic structures. As a building material, stone requires virtually no manufacturing and is so durable that stone structures built thousands of years ago are still used today—characteristics few contemporary “green” Read more

Dumbarton Bridge Seismic Retrofit – a Design and Teamwork Challenge

For over a year Shimmick Construction has been retrofitting the Dumbarton Bridge to make safety improvements and increase the its capacity to handle forces caused by earthquakes. The work included the reconstruction of bridge joints to allow for more movement of bridge segments without damage when an earthquake occurs. The joints are composed of heavily Read more

Just Say Yes

Editor’s Note: This July 2010 issue of  Aggregates Manager highlights the customer service approaches championed by Bruce W. Woolpert, President and CEO of Graniterock from 1987 to 2012. Just Say Yes Next to price and product quality, customer service is the key for contractors who purchase aggregates. Nearly two in three say that it is Read more

Graniterock Launches New Free Android App

Graniterock released the Graniterock Calculator mobile application for the Android platform, providing Android users with a useful construction materials calculator. With the release of our app for the Apple app store back in March of 2011, the Android announcement marks Graniterock’s commitment to its customers’ needs in our expansion to additional mobile platforms. We were Read more

Fossil Provides Center Piece for a Carmel Home

Gar Fish Fossil (Lepisoteus simplex) from the Eocene Epoch, approximately 50 million years old Customer Delights at Discovery Graniterock sells hundreds of different natural stones from all points of the globe. Most of the natural stone comes from the United States and some of the stone is clearly sourced from very specific locations. As with Read more

Erosion Control Materials for New Construction Storm Water Permit

  In a post on “New Construction General Permit for Storm Water” (Rockblog, Tina Lau, 7/28/10), Tina writes that the New General Permit has increased the need for additional erosion control products and Best Management Practices. Here, we will breakdown the available products to assist in your storm water management plans.   Depending on your Read more