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For more information about concrete homebuilding in Florida, call:
Florida Concrete and Products Association
3030 Dade Ave.
Orlando, FL 32804-4014
Phone: (407) 895-9333 / Fax: (407) 895-3733
Web: www.concreteblockhomes.com or www.fcpa.org
Executive Director
Robert Sitter
Marketing Director
Terri Meyers
Florida Independent Concrete and Associated Products Inc.
Contact: Frank Bronstein
318 Newman Rd.
Sebring, FL 33876-6702
(863) 655-2662 / Fax: (863) 655-3713
www.ficap.org
Coral Springs
The benefit of a tunnelform system is that a three-story walk-up multifamily
complex can be built at a pace of 4000 to 5000 gross ft. per day
or 4 to 6 apartments per day. With the concrete shell setting the
pace, each 24 unit building is formed and finished on a 6 day per building schedule.
For more information, please contact Archstone-Smith at
(303) 708-5959.
Key West
Construction on an island, 150 miles from the mainland, can be more than
challenging. The remote location typically causes substantial time
delays, consistently overrun budgets and incomplete subcontracts.
Tunnelforms were
chosen for their ease of use, the speed with which concrete was
poured and the quality of the finished product they delivered.
The first building was delivered in just seven and a-half
months, previously unheard of in Key West construction
history. A total of 96 townhomes were built in this development.
For more information, please contact Bob Butler of Key West
SeaSide at (305) 292-4800.
Orlando
2005 NAHB Show Home Counts on Concrete
The New American Home 2005, the official Show Home of the National Association
of Home Builders (NAHB), will once again highlight a number of concrete products.
The home is being built by Goehring & Morgan Construction, Inc, in the
prestigious Baldwin Park master-planned development, on the site of the former
Orlando, Florida, Naval Base. The New American Home consists of a two-story
Mediterranean design and contains 9,036 square feet under roof with a 5,950
square-foot A/C area, and 3,086 feet of non A/C areas.
The Portland Cement Association and the Florida Concrete & Products
Association (www.fcpa.org)
have been instrumental in ensuring that concrete has a significant presence
in the New American Home 2005. The entire house will feature a Portland cement
stucco finish, while the 1st floor structure will be built with concrete
masonry. Numerous examples of decorative concrete flatwork, pavers and retaining
walls will also be on display throughout the house and property.
The New American Home 2005 will be open for tours to attendees of the 2005
International Builders Show, which will be held at the Orange County Convention
Center January 13 – 16, 2005. For further information about the project,
visit the TNAH
'05 website.
The Building America Program/IBACOS is also tracking the progress of TNAH
construction. You can follow along by visiting their website.
The New American Home 2005
Major Concrete Association Sponsors:
Portland Cement Association
Florida Concrete & Products Association
Follow the red brick pavers to Daniel A. Morgan Construction's first-ever
concrete home. A red tile roof complements this very Florida-style
5 bedroom and 3-bath home. The home's walls are 11 feet tall and 6
inches thick.
For more information, please contact Lauren Moore of Daniel A. Morgan
Construction at (321) 228-1374.
West Palm Beach
All concrete housing is hurricane, tornado, earthquake, and termite resistant
while providing exceptional sound transmission properties. While costs
are equivalent to other methods of construction, the key to cast-in-place housing is the accelerated schedule, one home per day!
Otto "Buz" DiVosta, chairman and CEO of DiVosta Homes, had this
to say about concrete homes: "DiVosta Homes is building [cast-in-place
removable form] concrete single family homes and townhouses. For over
25 years, “Built Solid” is our
signature. Predictable production and quality structures enable
the builder
to tightly organize the finishing trades, thereby creating attractive
homes at highly competitive prices.”
For more information, please contact DiVosta
Homes.
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