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Concrete. Concrete Houses. What is concrete made from? The answer to this question depends on what the concrete substance is going to be used for. How do you make concrete walls? You make concrete walls with concrete bricks. Yes you get concrete tiles . Advantages of a concrete house . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CONCRETE

Concrete Houses

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What is concrete made from? The answer to this question depends on what the concrete substance is going to be used for.

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How do you make concrete walls?You make concrete walls with concrete bricks.

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Yes you get concrete tiles

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Concrete houses strength: they are able to withstand 250-mile-an-hour winds and wind-borne debris, the storm resistance of concrete homes is the No. 1 drawing card for people in hurricane and tornado zones, says Dave Pfanmiller of Security Building Corporation, an RCF home builder in North Carolina.

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Advantages of a concrete house

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Concrete houses energy efficiency: Thanks to high energy prices, this benefit is "a close second" in attracting buyers to concrete homes, Pfanmiller says. The thermal mass of the walls and the tight seals at joints enable concrete homes to excel at keeping conditioned air in and extreme temperatures out.

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