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Restoring the Carmel Mission
Posted by Willie Diaz on Wed, September 7th, 2016, 3:59 pm
CARMEL - Carmel Mission Basilica’s picturesque courtyard, which sees tens of thousands of visitors each year as well as regular parishioners, received a facelift with 650 yards of Graniterock concrete this summer.Graniterock’s Monterey Peninsula concrete team worked with Blach Construction to restore the Carmel Mission Quadrangle Courtyard.The courtyard restoration came after a $6 million retrofit and overhaul of the historic Catholic church, which was founded in 1771 by St. Junipero Serra.The Carmel Mission Quadrangle Courtyard is ... Read More
Essential keys to working with green concrete
Posted by Willie Diaz on Mon, April 11th, 2016, 3:41 pm
There’s no getting around green concrete.More and more construction projects require it and research proves green concrete is a more sustainable building material than traditional concrete.We all know concrete is one of the most durable building products out there. When specified, mixed and placed properly, it can be nearly indestructible — just ask the Romans.However, cement, the glue that holds the combination of rock, sand and gravel together, is one of the world’s primary producers of ... Read More
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