5 Innovative Concrete Trends Transforming Sierra Vista Homes

1. Photocatalytic Concrete: Clean Air, Clean Surfaces

Do you think it’s possible to create a driveway that will help purify the air you breathe? It is with photocatalytic concrete! When it comes into contact with the sun’s rays, this special type of concrete breaks down all types of air pollutants and organic matter.

Photocatalytic concrete has many great qualities, including:

• The ability to reduce air pollutants in the area immediately surrounding your home.
• Self-cleaning surfaces that remain cleaner than non-photocatalytic surfaces longer than most other surfaces.
• Increased air quality throughout your neighborhood.

The perfect place to install this type of concrete is on driveways, patios, and any area of your outdoor living space.

2. Translucent Concrete: Light Through the Walls

Who would have ever thought that there could be such a thing as translucent concrete? Optical fibers are incorporated into this new style of concrete, which allows light to travel through the concrete, giving you an entirely new option for light display and an aesthetically pleasing product.

Translucent concrete provides the same level of strength as regular concrete and gives you endless options to display your creativity from the inside out.

The perfect place to install this type of concrete is as accent walls, shower enclosures, and any form of artistic installation.

3. Bendable Concrete: A New Kind of Flexible

Bendable concrete is often referred to as Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) and is unlike anything else on the market today. The biggest difference between bendable concrete and regular concrete is that bendable concrete can flex and bend without cracking and offers greater durability in areas that are prone to earthquakes.

The flexibility offered by bendable concrete can greatly reduce the amount of steel reinforcement needed for some projects.

The best place to install this type of concrete is on driveways, walkways, and any other area that may be prone to ground movement.

4. Pervious Concrete: A Solution To Your Water Problems

Pervious concrete is another solution to our water problems here in Sierra Vista, AZ. Unlike regular concrete, pervious concrete has holes that allow water to flow through the surface, providing many advantages, including:

• Lessened runoff and lessening of flood damage.
• A natural way to filter rainwater.
• Replenishing groundwater.

This type of concrete is ideal for installing in parking lots, sidewalks, and pool decks.

5. 3D-Printed Concrete: Changing the Way We Build Homes Today

With many new technologies emerging daily, one of them, 3D-printed concrete, is changing the face of building homes. With 3D-printing, builders will be able to build complex, custom designs that were previously impossible to accomplish at a reasonable cost. Not only does this method cut down on labor costs and wasted materials, but it also cuts down on the time it takes to complete a job by thousands of hours.

Possible applications for 3D-printed concrete include: building custom features in homes, building unique outdoor structures, and rapid disaster-relief housing.

We’re excited about the possibilities that these new technologies offer our community and are always looking for ways to improve our skills and services to give you the best options for concrete in your next project.

Would you like to incorporate any of these new concrete technologies into your next project? Contact us to find out how we can make your vision become a reality.