| Terrazzo is one of the most time-tested
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| | T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc., the San
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| of building materials. It was used in
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| | Diego-based general contractor with a
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| palaces, courtyards, assembly halls,
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| | specialty in the installation of high-end
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| villas and bathhouses during the height
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| | terrazzo projects, was involved in this
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| of the Roman Empire. Many of those
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| | creative flooring project, which included
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| ancient structures are still intact. When
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| | a food court with a multi-colored, highly
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| the ruins of Pompeii were unearthed, the
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| | focal terrazzo floor design.This food
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| forgotten terrazzo floors were virtually
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| | court had beautiful shapes which were
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| undamaged. Terrazzo is an historic and
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| | achieved by pouring the terrazzo into
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| very strong, enduring -- and endearing
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| | waterjet-cut aluminum forms. This was a
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| flooring product.The National Terrazzo
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| | project that included intricate images
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| and Mosaic Association defines terrazzo
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| | that had to be re-created in terrazzo to
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| as "a material consisting of marble,
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| | exactly replicate the artist's original
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| granite, onyx or glass chips in Portland
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| | drawings.Retail construction executives
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| cement, modified Portland cement or
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| | should know about waterjet technology.
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| resinous matrix. The terrazzo is poured,
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| | The process is a computerized, cold
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| cured, ground and polished. Typically
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| | cutting technology that can cut most
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| used as a finish for floors, stairs or
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| | materials into any two-dimensional shape.
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| walls, Terrazzo can be poured in place or
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| | Marble, granite, porcelain, ceramic,
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| precast."There has been a renaissance in
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| | linoleum, sports flooring, vinyl, and all
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| the usage of terrazzo over the last
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| | metals are excellent materials for the
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| decade. According to Jim Belilove,
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| | waterjet process. Waterjet cutting does
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| president and CEO of Fairfield, Iowa's,
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| | not heat, harden or distort metals. Those
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| Creative Edge Corp., "Terrazzo is now
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| | are some other reasons why the aluminum
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| offered with an epoxy matrix. This is
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| | forms into which terrazzo was to be
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| stronger than the cementitious material
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| | poured at Coastal Grand Mall's food court
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| which was the traditional binder. Epoxy
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| | were best cut by waterjet.Anything that
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| doesn't crack, can be offered in many
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| | can be drawn on a computer can be cut by
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| more and much brighter colors, the color
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| | waterjet. Many materials like stone,
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| does not fade, and curing time is much
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| | porcelain, and stainless steel cannot
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| less. Terrazzo with an epoxy matrix can
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| | economically be cut into complex shapes
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| also accommodate larger chips ... and the
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| | in any other way. Terrazzo is more
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| thickness of the material, even for a
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| | versatile than most developers or
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| major industrial application, can be just
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| | designers can imagine. For example, it
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| 3/8 inches thick."Additionally, with
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| | can be poured onto many different
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| computerized waterjet technology, shapes
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| | substrates, or right over existing floor
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| into which the terrazzo are poured can be
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| | materials such as concrete, vinyl tile,
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| cut perfectly over and over again,"
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| | ceramic/porcelain tile or even wood.It is
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| Belilove says. "As a result, designs for
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| | still ideal for any retail construction
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| stores or malls can be duplicated quickly
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| | project, particularly those that have
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| and without worrying about the visual
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| | heavy foot traffic.Harri Aalto is
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| differentiation from one hand-formed
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| | cofounder and Creative Director of
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| shape to another."A good example of a
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| | Creative Edge Master Shop, a leader in
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| major retail installation which featured
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| | the architectural design community. He
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| waterjet technology can be found at the
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| | designs many of the company's projects,
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| Grand Coastal Mall in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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| | including Terrazzo Floors.
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