Bryan Birdwell, FACI

FACI, Senior Floor & Paving Consultant

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Bryan Birdwell, FACI is a senior floor and paving consultant and principal for Structural Services Inc. and chair ACI Committee C640 and others.

Why Being Certified for the Construction of 'Big Box' Stores Matters

Why Being Certified for the Construction of 'Big Box' Stores Matters

Many of the largest retailers in the U.S. have been specifying and/or will soon be specifying certified individuals on new construction projects, as good quality control can result in significant cost and time savings.

Construction Management

Bid to Punchlist: Managing the Concrete Slab Package

Defining the RFP with a clear vision of the scope of work, job site conditions and work restrictions will go far in minimizing confusion and potential conflict.

Unvented heating can cause serious problems to fresh concrete. This nicely finished floor carbonated within the first couple days, causing the surface to pull up when tape was removed.

Carbonation in Freshly Placed Slabs

The reaction between cement paste and carbon dioxide in the air.

When it came time to measure the placements against the F-min specification and render a certification for compliance, a Floor Levelness and Flatness firm used the F-min Profiler to measure the exact wheel path of the intended material handling equipment. This allowed for instant results ensuring accurate measurements and layout of spot grinding in out-of-tolerance areas.

Wide Bay Superflat VNA Concrete Floors

Ultimately, it's up to the facility owner to determine how their Defined Traffic or F-min concrete slabs will be constructed. If the owners don’t want corrective grinding in their defined traffic aisles, then the narrow strip construction method is best.