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GFRC Info: Lighting

October 24, 2011

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Lighting with GFRC:  Part 1   Have you ever been in a room that was so poorly lighted you cannot see where you are going?  Or brightly lit, but the lights shone right in your eyes as you tried to look around?  What about a path when it grows dark and you can no longer […]

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GFRC Info: Classical Columns

October 15, 2011

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Classical Orders for GFRC Columns About Classical Orders of Architecture The ancient Greeks were the first people to build extensively using what we now call Classical Architecture.  Their extensive temples and other public buildings allowed them to hone these forms.  The Romans, particularly Vitruvius, appreciated these principles. Vitruvius wrote Ten Books on Architecture in about […]

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Caring for GFRC

October 2, 2011

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With GFRC, a Little Care Goes a Long Way Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete is an amazingly diverse building material. It can emulate dozens of building materials from quarried granite to polished marble to poured concrete and even natural grain wood. Surprisingly, GFRC is also incredibly low-maintenance;  GFRC is rot resistant, termite resistant and easy to care […]

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Restoring St. Peter Church with GFRC

September 29, 2011

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A World Class Restoration of St. Peter’s Thanks to Stromberg and GFRC When St. Peter’s Church in Canton, Ohio, needed renovation, they decided to go first class.  They approached Stromberg GFRC for help realizing their vision.  Stromberg GFRC cast over 3,000 pieces for this project. The challenge with this renovation project was to match the color and texture […]

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