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Look at what the pros are doing with concrete.

18 years ago

I just found this and thought you'd be interested in reading about the future of concrete. A link to a slide show is at the end of the article. Transparent concrete??? Building walls 3" thick?

Here is a link that might be useful: Business Week article

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