Author: Lorella Angelini, Angelini Consulting Services, LLC
The upcoming International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) Convention in Fort Worth, TX, from October 14 to 16, is titled “Modern Trends in the Repair Industry”. The Convention will gather consulting engineers, contractors, owners and manufacturers, who are experts in the field of concrete repair and restoration. Here is the link to the program of the Convention.
http://www.icri.org/Events/2015_Fall/conv_home.asp
According to ICRI, the way we do business in the repair industry is changing from strategies to materials and from techniques to technology. Based on my education as a civil engineer specialized in construction materials, my top three trends for the repair industry are as follows.
- Use of materials that fully integrate with the structure to be restored, providing strength and durability but also the capacity to respond to stress and deformation consistently with the original structure.
- Give preference to materials that can be applied easily and successfully, even by unspecialized crews.
- Choice of materials that are safe for applicators, users and the environment.
Do you agree with my opinion?