LEED v5 – What’s New and When It Takes Effect
The latest updated LEED v5 rating system is set to be released imminently. Originally slated to take effect in early 2025, the member ratification vote was held from February 25 to March 28. Once it’s fully ratified, the new v5 ratings will likely replace the previous LEED v4.1 system later in the spring or summer. […]
How to Appropriately Specify Integral Concrete Waterproofing Admixtures
Confused about how to appropriately specify integral concrete waterproofing? You are not alone if you find this topic confusing. While integral concrete waterproofing admixtures have been effectively used since their introduction in the 1960s, clear-cut standards have been traditionally lacking. The logic of protecting concrete from damage caused by moisture intrusion from the inside out […]
How Hycrete Saves Your Project Money and Supports LEED Certification – LEED v4.1 Explained
Construction companies and builders throughout the industry increasingly embrace LEED to achieve better sustainability, better longevity, and various regulatory advantages for their projects. Designed to improve both efficiency and eco-friendliness in modern building practices, LEED certification encompasses advanced energy modeling, lifecycle assessments, green construction methods, and high-performance materials. Speaking to the latter, LEED-compliant materials undergo […]
Meeting Mexico’s Rising Demand for New Sustainable Construction
Mexico’s built environment continues to see high demand for new housing development along with increasing investment in new infrastructure. In that same vein, there’s also increasing investment in the Mexican commercial and industrial sectors – both nationally and due to the ongoing trend of nearshore manufacturing for the American market. To put the numbers into […]
Sustainable Cradle-to-Cradle Certified Construction Materials – Another Reason to Choose Hycrete
Today’s built environment demands better sustainability. The result is a huge push toward greener construction materials and building methods, as well as end-to-end lifecycle management to reduce waste and minimize our carbon footprint. Considering that the construction industry contributes up to 40% of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide along with roughly 40% of landfill waste, you […]
Innovation in Waterproof Concrete for Longer-Lasting, More Sustainable Construction
Ongoing innovations in concrete materials combined with new construction methods have helped make the modern built environment more sustainable than ever. Hycrete continues to play a pivotal role in the North American market and beyond by setting a new standard in waterproof concrete. The Need for Better Building Materials For decades, conventional concrete with outmoded […]
Maximizing ROI in New Construction – Reduce Costs up to 30% with Sustainable, Waterproof Concrete
It’s a simple formula: increasing the structural lifespan of new construction increases your lifetime ROI. However, as every builder knows, that’s easier said than done. The major challenge is the prevention of water intrusion, which otherwise can quickly lead to concrete damage, corrosion, and a host of other issues. So the first step toward maximizing […]
Maximizing ROI in New Construction: Calculate Your Carbon Footprint and Cost Savings with Hycrete
Over $1,000,000 Saved on Three Projects: Calculate Your Carbon Footprint and Cost Savings with Hycrete Customers throughout the industry are already finding ways to save substantial money on their construction projects using our new Embodied Carbon Reduction Calculator. It’s proving to be an invaluable tool for builders, contractors, and architectural firms alike. With a few […]
Embodied Carbon Calculator – Estimate the Carbon Footprint of Your Construction Project
Hycrete is always seeking new ways to help our customers reduce their costs while meeting the industry’s latest sustainability requirements. Our new Embodied Carbon Reduction Calculator gives you an easy way to estimate the environmental footprint of the structural concrete used in your project. With just a few clicks, our calculator lets you see how […]
Maximizing ROI on New Data Center Construction with Waterproof Concrete Materials
Data centers are one of the fastest-growing sectors in today’s built environment. The industry has seen an absolute boom in new construction especially over the last several years, driven by the rapidly growing demand for big data processing and cloud computing – most notably in the AI and LLM technology realms. Obviously, data centers come […]
