Concrete blocks in construction

„Ž‘…• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ —ƒŽ•‡ˆ‘†” ƒ• ‘ƒ”‡„—–Š‹Žƒ†‹ƒ‰ …‡ƒ–—‡”›‹ǦǤ ONCRETE ƒ…‘•™ƒ‘–‹‹„ǡ —…‹‘Ž†‹…”‰‡–‡ƒ„–Ž‡‘”…‹ƒ•Ž ˆƒ””‡‡Ǧ –“‹—‘‡Ǥ –Ž›‡Ž‘—™•‡†™‡‹•Šƒ‘”‡ ‡ƒ†…˜‘ƒ•––ƒ”‰—‡…•Ǧ …‘ƒˆ —ƒ•Ž‹•‘‰„‡…‘‡…’”‡Ž‘–›‡‡†„Žˆ‘…”Ž•‘Ǥ™Ǧ…Š‘‡•›– —Š•‘‡—”†•…‹‹‹ƒ‰Ž Ǥƒ–Š‡†‘…”…‘‡”•‡‹•–†–‡‡”—„…–Ž‹–‘ƒ‹…‘Ž „•—‘‹…ˆŽƒ†…‹‘‰„•‡Ǧǡ ƒ‹”–›‡”™ƒŽŽ•’ǡƒˆ”‘–”‹–‹ƒ‘”…‹Š‹‰–‡ǡ …ƒ–—†”ƒ„Ž ‘†—‡…†‘Ǧ ’”ƒ”–‘‹–‘‡…–ƒ‹‘†Ǥ ‘ –Š‡ ”‘‘ˆ–‘’ ˆ‘” Š‡ƒ–

‘ˆ…‡‘‘…ˆ”‡–Š–‡ „Ž‘ƒ…Œ‘•”‹•ƒ†–Š˜‡ƒ‹”–ƒŠ‰‹‰‡Š•

◗ Highly durable †…‘—”ƒ’„ƒ‹Ž…‹–‡›†Ǥ ‘„›…”Š‡‹–‰‡Š„Ž’‘”…‡••—ƒ”‡ ƒ„Ž‘†…˜•‹„˜”‡ƒ”–›‹‘•–ǡ”™‘Š‰‹…ƒŠ† ƒƒ„‡Ž‡–Š–‘‡ ™‹‹‰–ǤŠ•Š–ƒ‡›†ƒŽƒ•‘Š‹Š‰ƒŠ˜‡Ž‡Š˜‹‡‰ŽŠ‘ˆ‹”Ž‡‘ƒ”†‡Ǧ •”‡‹•†–—ƒ…‡…•‡ ƒ–†Š‡‹”‘ •ƒŽ‹ƒ‹–›–ǡ‡™ƒŠ‹…Š‡ …‘•–Ǥ

‡ …‘…”‡–‡ „Ž‘… ”‡’Žƒ…Ǧ ‡–Š•‡”ˆ‹‡˜„‡› –”‡ƒ†—‹–…‹‘‡• ƒ–ŽŠ‡„”…‹…‘••ǡ–”ƒ—…†Ǧ

Cost-effective –…‘‹‘ˆ‘•––Š…‡‘ˆ„•–—–Ǥ‹ŠŽ†‡– ‹ƒ•Ž‰•–”‘†——†…–‡‡—…–”‘ƒ‡Žƒ‹•–†•‡‡•Ž•‹‰–‹‰ŠŠ‡– –Š‡ ˆ‘—†ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† •—’‡”•–”—…Ǧ

ƒ† •ƒ˜‡• Žƒ„‘—” Š‘—”•ǡ ”‡†—…Ǧ ‘™ˆ‡•‹‰–”Š—–ǡ…–™—Š”ƒ‹…Ž Š•‡Š”‹„‡”•• –‘Šˆ‡ „•‘‹œ–Š‡ –—‹‘”‡ǤƒŽ•‘‘…””‡‡“–‡—‹”„‡Ž‘•…Ž‡•…•‘•‘–”—–ƒ…”Ǧ …‹‘‰•–•„Ǥ‘–Š ‘”–ƒ” ƒ† Žƒ„‘—”

–‘ „‡ ‹š‡† ”‡‘–‡Ž›ǡ ƒ ‘Ǧ•‹–‡ ‹š‡” „”‹‰• ƒ …‘•–”—…–‹‘ •‹–‡ǡ ™Šƒ– †‘ ›‘—

–ŠŠ‡‹•‡ƒŽ‹–‡”‹‹ƒƒŽ•–‡™• Š–Š‡‡”‡’–”Š‘‡…›‡•ƒ•”‡‘ˆ–‡”‡ƒ†‡•’†‘”–‘‹•–‰Ǥ •‡ƒ‡…ǫŠ‹’‡•‹Ž—‡•‘‡ˆ†…–‡‘ ‡‹š–ƒ’†‘™ƒ’†’‡Ž”›ƒ‹–‹† –Š‡

‘‹Žš›‡‹†• ‹…–‡…‘‡˜‡–ˆ‹”‡‘–ǡ „ƒ—”–‡‹–ƒ‘Ž•–‘‡‰Ž‘‹˜…‡ƒ•–…‹ ‘Ǥ–”ƒ‘…–Ǧ ’™‹‘…–——Ž†”‡ŠǤ ƒ˜—‡– Ž…‘ƒ‘›‡‘†—Ž‹‹‡ƒ„‰‡‹ˆ‘‡”‡™–ŠŠƒ‡– ‡–Š‡‡’”‹‰…‡–—…”‡

‡–‘Ž‡”•‡‘”–•‡ ‘•‹ˆ–Š—‡Ž–…ƒ‘‡•‘–—”•—…‘–‹‘–”‘•Ž‹‘–‡˜Ǥ‡” ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ™‘ˆ‘‡”“†—•‹Ǯ†’”‡ƒ‡”›–ǯ •ƒ—…†ŠǮƒ‡••–•Š›‡ǯ …‘‡‡ –‘–‹‹š†‡Ǥ”ǫ‘†Šƒ›‡ǡ

costsǤ  –Š‡ ƒ„Ǧ —™•‡‹Ž‘‰‘ƒ…‹‡–‘‡–Š‡– ƒ‹š‹‡”ƒǤ †˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡• –Šƒ– …‘‡ ™‹–Š •ƒŠ‡‹”‡…‹ƒ‡š†‡‘†”ˆ‹ƒ•–‹ƒ‘…˜‡‡ƒ•Ž‡•–ƒ–‘ˆˆ –‡‹‘š›†‡‹”‘ǡ –›Š–‘Š‡—‹•™”‹‘š‡—‹‰Žƒ†‰”ǤŠ†ƒǤƒ˜˜‡‹Š–‹‘‰•

Reduced human capital • ›‘— …ƒ ‹ƒ‰‹‡ǡ ‹š‹‰ …‡‡– „› Šƒ†Ǥ

–‘™‡ƒƒ”•†•“‘—”ƒ‡Ž‹–›‘‡ƒ›–‡–”Š‹ƒŽ–•…ƒƒ†„‘‡–Š”‡”Ǧ”‡‘“——–‹‡’†Ǧ ‹•ƒƒ˜‹–‹‰ ‡ƒǦ…‘‹š‡•—” ‹‡ƒ‰ƒ•›†‘—…ŠƒŽ˜Ž‡‰‹‘”‰‡ –ƒ‹•‡Ǥ

◗ Gets the job done faster & with less effort ‡– ‘” …Š‡ƒ’‡” …‘•–”—…–‹‘ ’ƒ…ƒ‰‡• ‡‘•†‡Ž‘•Ž‡›˜™‡‘‡Ǥ—•Š”‡Š”‘‹ƒ‡”šǤ‹†‡•‰”•ǡ–‘•†‘‰‘‡––Šǯ‘–‡–Š›Šƒǯ‡”˜”‡‡…‘–‘‘•†”–‡”—’…Ž”‡–‘‹–‘‡†—–Š™…‡–‘‹˜”‡Ǧ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽǤ

‘siˆtŠeǤ‡ƒŽ‹–šŠ‹‹•‰•—…‡• ƒ‡†– …‹ƒŒ—…”ƒ‹‡—••Ǥ‡ ƒŠ•‡’‡…™–”‘—”Ǧ

Improved health & safety of workers on ‡”• ‹š ƒ—ƒŽŽ›ǡ –Š‡› —•‡ –Š‡‹” „ƒ… ƒ† •–‡ƒ† ‘ˆ Šƒ˜‹‰ –‘ ƒ””ƒ‰‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ …‡‡– •Š‘—Ž†‡” —•…Ž‡• –Š‡ ‘•–Ǥ

The ability to mix cement on site

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◗ ™ƒ‡†‹‰•ŠŠ–ƒ’™‡ŠǤ ‹…Š‡›ˆƒƒ…Ž‹•Ž‹‘–ƒ–Š‡ƒ•˜‡”ƒŽ‡’•‹†• Ž…ƒ‘„‘•—–”—‡…”•–‹‘…ƒ™‘‡”ƒ•Ǥ ‹Ž›˜‡™ ‘—”•™‹ŽŽ‹‡–†Š …‘…”‡–‡ „Ž‘…•Ǥ „”‘‡‹……–”Ǧ‡ˆ”–‹ƒ‡„—†Ž‘ˆŽƒ›……Ǥ–•—”ƒ‡”ǡŽ‡‹™˜‡Š‡‹”…–›Š”ƒ‡”†‡‹˜Ž–‡‹‘ƒ”‘•‡ƒ•ǦŽ

Environment-friendly

Šƒ”ˆ—Ž ˆ—‡•ǡ …‘…”‡–‡ „Ž‘…• ƒ”‡ ƒ…Š‹‡Ǧƒ†‡ǡ –Š—• •ƒ˜‹‰ ”–‡Š‹ƒ‡Ž•”‡‰„›˜‡‹…”‡ƒ‘ˆ—ˆ‹•…‡‹‡‡‘–ˆ–Ǥ–„Š—‡Š‹‹‡Ž”†•‹‡‹‰ƒ•”—‡Žƒƒ–ƒ‹Ž–•‡‘‰Ǧ ‡’”‰‘›’‡…”‘–‹‡•—ǡ –Š’‡–”‹‡‘„›ǡ ”ƒ‡††—…Š‹‡‰Ž’‡‹ ‰Ǧ ‰–‘‡„‡—”‹ƒŽ†–‹ƒ‘‰•”Ǥ‡‡ …‹–› ˆ‘” –Š‡ ˆ—–—”‡ …”‡‘–‡–ŠǦ„‡Ž”‘…ƒ•Œ‘‹”•ƒ†–Š˜ƒ– –ƒ–Š‰‡›‘ˆ ‘…ˆ‘ˆ‡”Ǧ

Greater earthquake resistance

•—Š’‹•‡”‹•‹ ‘”™‹‡ƒ‰” –Š‘“–—Šƒ‡‹”‡Ž‹‰”Š‡–•‹™•–‡ƒ‹‰…Š‡–ǡǤ ™Š‹…Š ”‡†—…‡• –Š‡ „—‹Ž†‹‰ Ž‘ƒ† •‹‰‹ˆ‹…ƒ–Ž›Ǥ Š‹• ’”‘˜‹†‡• ƒ ”•‡–ƒ•„‹ŽŽ‹‡ˆ–‘—–‘†ƒƒ––‹‘—”ƒŽƒŠ†ƒœƒ”ƒ†•‡•Ž‹‹‡– Šƒ‡Žƒƒ•”˜–‘—–‡Š””“ƒ‡ǤŽ—††ƒ—‹…•‡ƒ•Ǥ–˜‡—”•ŽŠ‰‡‹”˜‹”ƒ‹„‰‹—Ž‹›–‘›‹ˆ—‘†ƒ”—”•‹ƒ‹–ˆ›‰‡

„—‹Ž†‹‰ ƒ†‡ ‘ˆ …‘…”‡–‡ Š‘ŽǦ Ž‘™ „Ž‘…• ’”‘˜‹†‡• …‘ˆ‘”–ƒ„Ž‡

Comfortable interiors

‹–‡”‹‘”• †—‡ –‘ –Š‡”ƒŽ ‹•—ŽƒǦ –‹‘Š‡›Ǥ †‘ ‘– ƒŽŽ‘™ ‘—–•‹†‡ Š‡ƒ– ‘” ‹Š…‘Ž†™‡‹‹…––‘‡Š‘”‡ǤŽ „‹—Š‹•‡Ž—†›‹ƒ‰Žǡ•‡‘”‡‡ƒ’‹ƒ†‰™‡›ƒ‘–”Š—‡” „—‡ƒ‡‹–Ž—’†”‹–‡Š‰‘‡ˆ•‘–‘Š—‹‡•†‡„’Žƒ‘”–‘…„‘ƒˆǤ ›‘†” —ƒ‡––‘Ž‡–ƒŠ•‡–

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