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Lightweight Concrete: Design with Assurance
Over the past century, designers and owners have benefited from the use of structural lightweight concrete. In recent decades, some designers have turned away from specifying it due to incomplete evaluation of the full life-cycle benefits of lightweight concrete and substantial misunderstandings surrounding concrete moisture vapor emissions compared to normal-weight concrete slabs. This course explores the full sustainable aspects of using lightweight aggregate concrete and illustrates how structural lightweight concrete is the sustainable design option.
Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.
Presented by Dean Craft on behalf of ISE Logik Industries, Inc.. View the ISE Logik Privacy Policy
Presenter Information
Name: Dean Craft
Title: Principal, ISE Logik Industries, Inc.
Background:
Dean Craft, LtCol USMCR (ret.), DBA, ASTM, is a principal with ISE Logik Industries and a leading specialist in proactively addressing concrete moisture vapor emission issues in new construction concrete and existing slabs that will receive moisture-sensitive flooring and roofing. Dr. Craft completed his doctoral work with a dissertation entitled “Fallacy of Current Industry Approach to Assessing Concrete Moisture before Flooring Installation.” As a member of both the ASTM Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing and the ASTM Committee F06 on Resilient Floor Coverings, he is the primary author and technical chair of two separate international standards:
- F3191, Standard Practice for Field Determination of Substrate Water Absorption (Porosity) for Substrates to Receive Resilient Flooring (published 2016)
- F3441, Standard Guide for Measurement of pH below Resilient Flooring Installations (published 2023)
