Beekman Tower In New York City Uses Icrete Intelligent Concrete

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Beekman Tower in New York City Uses iCrete Intelligent Concrete


NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


    - Manhattan's latest skyscraper and tallest residential building is using 280 million

pounds of iCrete concrete mixes, reducing greenhouse gases, material costs,

excavation time and labor.


    - Strengths range from 6,000 psi to a top strength of 12,000 psi which is demanded for

the shear walls, columns and link beams.


    - The use of iCrete for Beekman Tower means faster finishing times, reduced

shrinkage, durability, less creep, and greater resistance to alkali-silica reactivity and

freeze-thaw.


    (Excerpted with permission from the pages of Concrete Today Magazine.)

Rising majestically above the Manhattan skyline, just blocks from the World Trade

Center Complex, is one of the most anticipated and historic construction projects

undertaken since the original WTC towers were erected more than 40 years ago. At 76

stories, the $660-million Beekman Tower is destined to become the catalyst for the

rebirth of lower downtown Manhattan.




    Designed by famed Los Angeles architect and Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate

Frank Gehry, the building will house 903 luxury residential apartments, each with its own

unique floor plan. Occupancy is expected in the fall of 2010.


    According to WSP Cantor Seinuk CEO Silvian Marcus, Beekman Tower will be totally

made of concrete, unlike the Freedom Tower, which was steel with a concrete core.

Indeed, when complete, Beekman will be the tallest residential building in New York City.


    Concrete contractors will place about 65,000 cubic yards of cast-in-place reinforced,

high-strength concrete on the main structure, with an additional 9,000 yards for the

foundation. Upon completion, 280 million pounds of concrete will have been used,

ranging in strength from 6,000 to 11,000 psi. According to Marcus, the shear walls,

columns and link beams will be more than 12,000 psi. "Thanks to the high-performance

concrete supplied to us by the California firm, iCrete, we were able to use a low water-to-

cement ratio," Marcus explained. "This allowed us to use 30 to 40 percent less cement."


    The formula for the concrete mix, developed by iCrete, is, in and of itself, a source for

potential LEED points. iCrete touts a reduction of 40 percent in greenhouse gas

emissions resulting from less cement paste needed to bond the aggregates, reducing its

carbon footprint. This also means less material costs, less excavation and less labor. In

addition, iCrete offers faster finishing times, reduced shrinkage, durability, less creep,

and greater resistance to alkali-silica reactivity and freeze-thaw. It also relies on less

steel. (Copyright 2009, Concrete Today Magazine and Florida Media.)


    About iCrete

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    iCrete is a clean-technology provider of advanced concrete production systems to the

construction industry. iCrete's mission is to elevate the construction and concrete

industries to a new standard of profitability, standardization, and environmental

stewardship. iCrete's core business is licensing the iCrete System, a mix design and

quality solution for concrete producers, which is transforming the way ready mixed and

precast concrete is designed, produced and used worldwide. For more details, visit us at

www.icrete.com on the Web.


    CONTACTS


    Rubenstein Associates

    Steve Solomon

    ssolomon@rubenstein.com

    212.843.8042


    Concrete Today Magazine

    George Fencl

    georgef@floridamagazine.com

    407.816.9596 ext 203





    SOURCE: iCrete LLC


    CONTACT: Steve Solomon of Rubenstein Associates

             +1-212-843-8042

             ssolomon@rubenstein.com, for iCrete; or 


             George Fencl of Concrete Today Magazine

             +1-407-816-9596

             ext. 203

             georgef@floridamagazine.com 











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