Showing posts with label green construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green construction. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2009

Earth-Friendly, High-Performance Cure & Seal


It used to be that "going green" meant paying a premium for poor performance on the jobsite. Symons new bio-based technologies can contribute significantly to LEED Credits while out-performing other older technologies.

Cure & Seal 30

EFCure & Seal 30 EF is an Earth Friendly (EF) non-yellowing 30% solids acrylic copolymer curing and sealing compound that contributes to LEED EQ Credit 4.2. This material uniquely combines high performance with "green" attributes.

Cure & Seal 30 EF is low odor and contains VOC <>
Cure & Seal 30 EF is designed to be used on freshly finished concrete as an Earth Friendly membrane forming curing compound that surpasses the requirements of ASTM C-309.

Cure & Seal 30 EF can be used on both interior and exterior concrete surfaces.

This and all the other Symons chemical products can be referenced from the Internet at: http://www.symons.com/products/brochure/chemical/chemical.htm

Monday, March 16, 2009

Green Construction

With many sectors of the construction market down, don't underestimate the growing importance of "going green"!
  • The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. They are the developers of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.
  • Need to know more about green construction to begin the process of making the switch? Check out the federal requirements and other information at the FedCenter.gov site.
  • McGraw-Hill recently published "2009 Green Outlook: Trends Driving Change Report" which estimates that the overall green building market could more than double in 4 years. See their site for more details.
  • To help you find products for green buildings, Sweets has a special SweetsGreen Collection.
  • To get a better understanding of the costs and benefits of acquiring LEED certification, see the GreenBuildingSolutions.org site.
  • Check out the environmentally friendly concrete construction chemicals available from Symons. Bio-based release, cure & seal, etc. can help you earn LEED Credits.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Who Would Have Thought Symons Red Would Be So Green

Green world

  • Every steel product (form frames and faces, ties and all) from Symons has 90% post-industrial and/or consumer recycled scrap content.

  • Every sheet of HDO plywood from Symons is considered green by most industry definitions, too. It's harvested from trees grown in sustainable North American forests.

  • Not only are individual components green, but entire forming systems are considered green. They're reusable, so they contribute very little to the waste-stream, which conserves resources and reduces disposal costs.

  • And Symons has a line of environmentally-friendly concrete construction chemicals that will help earn LEEDS Credits, too!