Cement has a giant carbon footprint and is the most expensive component in concrete masonry. But, what would you say if somebody could deliver a cementitious product with 50% less cement and a 65% reduction in embodied energy? Though that does sound like a snake-oil salesman, we've been floored by a new product by Watershed Materials called Watershed Block.
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Marvel has been churning out movies since 2008 with the release of Iron Man. But, Black Panther made a huge splash last year as the third highest grossing film in North American cinematic history, dethroning Titanic. Not only did its success blow minds at the box office, but Black Panther has re-energized a cultural movement – AfroFuturism.
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Why are accountants always so calm, composed, and methodical? They have strong internal controls. Any good accountant interview needs a good accounting joke. Kim Benjamin has been working with the SZ Team since May of 2017….
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Halfway between California and Australia, French Polynesia isn’t a singular sensation but a mosaic of moods spread across 118 small islands and atolls (67 inhabited) and more than a thousand miles of ocean. It’s not a place of museums or hot spots, but rather an elemental destination of earth, water, air, fire, and something else even more elusive that I felt but can barely explain in words; mana.
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