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           footprint of the next generation of   to innovative honeycombing in its design.   installation is faster and more efficient.
           concrete products, reinforcing the three   It conforms to CSA standards for concrete   With its unique design and ecological
           partners' commitment to a sustainable   masonry, and it comes with a certified   benefits, DUAL creates a new benchmark
           future.                            Environmental  Product  Declaration  for sustainable construction, combining
                                              (EPD) indicating a reduction of more   aesthetics, efficiency, and environmental
             "Webster supports the architecture   than 20% in life-cycle carbon emissions,   credentials.
           community with concrete solutions   primarily attributed to including recycled
           that offer more design possibilities and   materials in its composition.  "The Permacon team is determined
           provide future-focused environmental                                 to closely collaborate with architects to
           responsibility,"                   The product range comprises three   rethink the ways we build our world,"
             notes William Webster, President of   natural shades and two formats:  says  Lucas Vallon,  President of
           Webster & Sons.                    •   Zurich (grey) / Petra (yellow) /   Permacon.
             "With more than a hundred years of   Belfast (red)                   "With  nine  local  plants,  we  develop
           collaborating with masonry companies,   •   Metric Norman (57 x 90 x 290 mm)   innovative, sustainable solutions that
           we understand the importance of       / Metric Jumbo (90 x 90 x 290 mm)  help reduce carbon impacts. We're acting
           designing  materials  that facilitate use                            today to protect the future, and to build
           and productivity. Through its unique   Each of the six options comes with   the foundations of a more sustainable
           aesthetic and innovative approach to   two usable faces - one smooth and one   world for coming generations. The new
           sustainability, the new DUAL concrete   grooved - which can be varied and   DUAL concrete brick is the perfect
           brick completely reflects the mission and   adapted to any project. The honeycombs'   product for this ambitious vision."  dw
           vision of Webster & Sons."         dimensions and strategic arrangement
           The DUAL concrete brick            make construction site handling easy, so    www.neuf.ca
             The DUAL concrete brick reduces the
           amount of materials used by almost a third
           compared to traditional concrete, thanks































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