Job Name: Linmar Innovation Hub

Contractor: Newton Group/ Tri Con Haid Concrete Finishing Ltd.

Owner: Linmar

Engineer/Architect: Tacoma Engineers

Background:

To build on its vision of cutting-edge manufacturing, Guelph-based Linamar recently constructed the Linamar Innovation Hub. From conception through to design and build, the facility needed to accommodate the dynamic nature of the company’s business. Research, development, and contract-manufacturing require a facility that can withstand constant re-tooling and rearrangement of heavy equipment. This created the necessity for a particularly resilient concrete floor.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

To create a durable, abrasion-resistant floor, Form & Build supplied Hard-Cem manufactured by Kryton. Hard-Cem is an Integral Hardening Admixture (IHA) that has the ability to at least double the wear life of a concrete pad. This makes it an ideal choice for a number of applications including industrial, transportation, marine, and many more. Essentially, wherever there are high-loads and abrasion-inducing activities, Hard-Cem will protect your concrete investment.

For this project, the following benefits also helped the customer feel confident in their choice of floor hardener:
• Consistency – Hard-Cem provides uniform hardness throughout the entire slab.
• Labour Savings – Hard-Cem is batched either at the concrete plant or at site whereas traditional shake-on hardeners must be applied after the pad is poured.
• Rust-Resistant – Unlike other metallic/fibre based hardeners considered for the project, Hard-Cem will not rust in the areas around the exterior doors of the facility.

Concluding Remarks:
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Job Name: Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex

Contractor: Collaborative Structures Ready Mix: Hanson Ready-Mix

Owner: City of Waterloo

Engineer/Architect: Parkin Architects Limited

Background:

The City of Waterloo’s planned expansion of the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex broke ground in early 2020. However, construction was halted for a period of time due to the onset of the Coronavirus. When construction resumed, the General Contractor (GC) turned its attention to the pouring and waterproofing of the building’s elevator shaft. The original specification required a brush applied waterproofing membrane. The GC grew concerned that finding the manpower for this labour-intensive process would prove difficult during the pandemic and risk delaying the construction schedule.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

In discussing these concerns, Form and Build was able to recommend Krystol Internal Membrane (KIM) from Kryton as the best solution to the GC’s problem. KIM is a hydrophilic crystalline admixture used to create permanently waterproof concrete. Because the product is integral, it eliminates the labour required for surface-applied waterproofing thereby accelerating the construction schedule.

Form and Build also recommended Kryton’s Krytonite Swelling Waterstop for use in the joints of the structure. Krytonite has superior swelling pressure and performance that stops water better than bentonite and competing swelling waterstops.

By incorporating the Kryton waterproofing system into the structure, the GC was able to save time. It also provided confidence to the owner of the structure’s long-term impermeability and therefore lower lifetime repair and maintenance costs.

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Job Name: Miller Peppel Stone Transfer Station Whitby

Contractor: Miller Concrete/ Belmont Floor Finishers

Owner: Miller Waste

Engineer/Architect: Miller Waste/ Concrete

Background:

After seeing huge success with the Earl Turcotte Waste Trasnfer Station, Miller is going to continue using Kryton Hardcem in all their transfer facilities.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

Kryton Hardcem was recommended by Form & Build as it meets all the criteria and is incredibly abrasion resistant. This is imperative to Miller as their transfer facilities are constantly being driven over by Dump Trucks and Heavy Machinery.

Job Name: Earl Turcotte Waste Transfer Facility

Contractor: Miller Concrete/ Wheelwright/ AMS Construction

Owner: Miller Waste

Engineer/Architect: Architecture Unfolded

Background:

Miller Waste was looking for new concrete flooring solutions for their transfer facilities; they needed something that would be resistant to surface abrasion and withstand the weight of dump trucks and other large vehicles for a long time. The Earl Turcotte Facility was designated as the test site to find the best solution.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

Kryton Hardcem was recommended by Form & Build as it meets all the criteria and is incredibly abrasion resistant. Miller was so pleased with the results Hardcem yielded, it is now being used in all Miller productions.

Job Name: TTC McNicoll Bus Garage

Contractor: Buttcon Limited/Eastern Construction Joint Venture

Owner: Toronto Transit Commission

Engineer/Architect: Strasman Architects Inc. | Morrison Hershfield Engineering

Background:

The TTC required a product that could be used with C1 exposure concrete to mitigate surface abrasion while increasing the concrete durability against salt penetration and freeze thaw cycles in their new bus garage.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

Kryton Hardcem integral hardener was recommended as the best possible solution. Hardcem provides excellent performance against surface abrasion resistance as well as increasing concrete durability. As an integral admixture, Hardcem is also compatible for use with air entrained concrete.

Job Name: Press Pit

Contractor: Feltz Design Build LTD

Owner: Undisclosed

Engineer/Architect: MTE Consultants

Background:

FDB LTD was retained as the general contractor to renovate an existing industrial facility to make way for a new powdered metal press. A portion of the work involved constructing a pit apx 30x30 with a founding grade of 12 BFF. Previous excavations within the building had shown some free groundwater during spring conditions. Because a typical waterproofing layer on the outside of the pit walls could not be installed due to the nature of the excavation and the dead wall design, the owner and engineers decided to investigate a concrete admixture that would prevent ground water seepage and seal the interior of the pit from oil leakage to the surrounding soil.

Product(s)/Solutions Provided:

Form and Build, in conjunction with Lavis Ready Mix, suggested the KIM waterstop admixture as an alternative to a costly conventional excavation and additional epoxy coating on the inside of the pit. This helped to keep the project on time and on budget. We have found that the admixture has performed as advertised and was an economical solution to complex construction challenge.