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FINISHED CONCRETE FLOORING

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1. Explain the benefits of finished concrete flooring

2. Compare and contrast the 4 types of liquid- applied concrete hardener-densifiers

3. Match levels of grinding, polishing and gloss to appropriate floor types

4. Compare and contrast types of colorants

for finished concrete flooring

Learning Objectives

Finished concrete flooring 4

5. Explain the role of testing in assessing

appearance and performance

6. Describe the potential for LEED points

with finished concrete flooring

Learning Objectives

Design

Benefits

Sustainability

Finished concrete flooring

Design

Hardening/Densifying

Grinding/Polishing

Coloring

Design

Long-lasting

Sustainability

Low-maintenance

Up to 5 times more abrasion resistant

Benefits

Design Sustainability

Calcium Hydroxide

creates dusting

Stops dusting

Resists abrasion

Non-densified Densified Hardening/Densifying

Improves grinding & polishing

Increases hardness

Stops dusting

Resists abrasion

Resists water penetration

Improves grinding & polishing

3 silicate molecules

Sodium or Potassium molecule

Sodium

Potassium

Magnesium

Soft Calcium Hydroxide

Scrubbing

Flushing

Collecting

Lithium

Silicate

Lithium molecule

More reactive

100,000 square foot floor

Lithium Silicate Sodium/Potassium Silicate

Why didn’t they use lithium all along?

more available

more economical

Cheaper in the store

pricier on the floor

Check product literature

Scrubbing

Flushing

Lithium

application

Spray or brush

and walk away

Grinding & polishing

Similar to sanding wood

coarse fine

Rotating heads

Diamond grinding

First step

Opens pores

Better penetration

Wet grinding

Dry grinding

100-200

Industrial Institutional Specialty

Retail

Integral color agents

Shake-on colors

Acid Stains

Acetone dyes

Water-based dyes

Integral color agents

Shake-on colors

Acid Stains

Acetone dyes

Water-based dyes

Designer and

Owner expectations

Testing

Specification phase

Measureable criteria

Testing

Test Panels

Testing

Hardness

Testing

Slip resistance

Repellency

Testing

Hardness

Slip Resistance

Water Repellency

Testing

Hardness

Slip Resistance

Water Repellency

Who performs these tests?

Testing

Applicator

Manufacturer

Distributor

Third-party

professional

Use recommended

cleaners only

Burnish

Testing

LEED Credits ®

U.S. Green Building Council’s expectations

LEED Credits

Occupant well-being

Environmental

performance

Economic returns

LEED Credits

lithium silicate

doesn’t generate waste ®

concrete floors, unlike

carpet, are not absorptive ®

concrete floors do not

contribute to these levels

Formaldehyde

Volatile organics

concrete floors eliminate the

need for adhesive ®

water based treatments and

colorants comply with SCAQMD

requirements ®

concrete floors eliminate the

need for adhesive ®

Concrete floors

reflect light

reduce lighting requirements

provide thermal mass ®

LEED Credits ®

Densified & polished gray concrete

6% reduction in overall building energy consumption

Thermal mass effects being addressed

LEED study underway ®

concrete floors keep covering

materials out of the equation ®

LEED Credits ®

Reduce the less-than 500 mile percentage

Avoiding floor coverings avoids the problem

Concrete is local

Floor coverings from

greater than 500 miles

500 miles

LEED ®

-Kansas City Star, April 8, 2008

Health & Safety

-Kansas City Star, April 8, 2008

SHAWNEE, Kan. -- Teachers at one Johnson County school have been getting sick, and worried parents are asking questions.

The teachers started reporting their illness shortly after some floor tiles were removed from classrooms at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.

The teachers' union is concerned that something in the air is sickening the employees.

® Health & Safety

No covering

No adhesive

No removal

No replacement

No adverse news

® Health & Safety

Benefits

Design Sustainability

FINISHED CONCRETE FLOORING

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