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Dur­ing a severe weath­er event, the most crit­i­cal fac­tor for increas­ing the chances of a building’s sur­vival is pro­tec­tion of all the open­ings to the out­side. Once the wind enters the struc­ture, the pres­sure changes lead to dis­as­trous results.

A 150-year-old grain­ery build­ing was trans­formed into a restau­rant and micro­brew­ery in Ontario by a cou­ple look­ing to revi­tal­ize their com­mu­ni­ty and join the up-and-com­ing craft beer mar­ket.

The con­crete mix is a high slump 5″- 6.5″ (125 mm – 165 mm) with a small­er aggre­gate size so the con­crete flows eas­i­ly. The per­son in charge of plac­ing the con­crete should watch the con­crete flow through­out the whole wall to ensure there are no void pock­ets. Inter­nal vibrat­ing pro­vides good con­sol­i­da­tion, elim­i­nat­ing voids.

Pro­fes­sion­al builders and con­trac­tors plan­ning eques­tri­an or mul­ti-use facil­i­ties face more than struc­tur­al demands.