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John T. McGrath, Jr., a two-decade flooring veteran, is
director of INSTALL - the International Standards and Training Alliance, an
alliance of mills, manufacturers, contractors and the floor covering arm of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It is the flooring
industry’s only four-year, industry-endorsed training, marketing and
certification program in North America. Contact McGrath
at 215-582-4108 or INSTALL@carpenters.org
With a unique combination of performance, durability and aesthetics, the polished concrete market continues to shine, taking market share from other hard surface floor coverings.
With all of the fast-paced hype that green building is receiving throughout the facility management and construction industry, it’s easy to overlook some elements that may not be right in front of a building manager’s nose.
Flooring
installations can take on several levels, stemming from the nitty-gritty
preparation work to highly intricate patterns. In this first INSTALLments
column, we take a look at concrete overlay and how it fits into the work of an
extremely demanding design. Our work for this this issue takes us to the Philadelphia area.