Renovating with UHPC – part III: How to use walls and struts, and why…

The housing area Finlandsparken in Vejle renovated with CRC i2® balconies. Integrated walls provide privacy. More photos available at Hi-Cons web page. This post concludes the mini-series on renovating with UHPC and discusses benefits and challenges using walls and struts as the tools for supporting the balconies. For a general introduction to renovating to potential … More Renovating with UHPC – part III: How to use walls and struts, and why…

Renovating with UHPC part II – Plates and columns

The housing association BM in Brønderslev – renovated with new CRC i2® plate balconies and columns   In my last post I started on a mini-series on renovating with UHPC. This is the second of the three posts and describes some of the issues related to adding balconies using plates and columns – both normal … More Renovating with UHPC part II – Plates and columns

Renovating with UHPC

Part I: Glued connections   A mock-up balcony on an old building installed using a glued connection: Ved Volden in Copenhagen. Notice that a strip of light is visible between the new balcony parapet and the wall except at the bottom where the connection to the deck is revealing that the parapet is not part … More Renovating with UHPC

Hi-Con main office expansion – moving in!

The completed office expansion – exterior view. One last service platform still in place at the outermost end.   Last year I presented the thoughts behind Hi-Cons office expansion in Hjallerup, and the first small steps in the actual building process. Hi-Con main office expansion. Now, finally, we are ready to move into the new offices … More Hi-Con main office expansion – moving in!

Sharing our experiences from Germany and UK

Through the years, we have participated in many fairs in Denmark and abroad. The past year we have exhibited in both Germany, the UK, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Sometimes we bring home current projects, other times we bring home valuable market knowledge, which we try to utilise in our daily work at … More Sharing our experiences from Germany and UK

Fascinating CRC

I have now been working for Hi-con NL for a year and therefore I have something to look back on. When I think back to my first contacts with Hi-con, it was obviously about the material CRC. I remember that it was a positive surprise to see and hear about the possibilities with this material. … More Fascinating CRC