Sentence examples for concrete-based from inspiring English sources

The traditional houses were also more durable and effective than concrete-based modern houses, and better suited to the climate.

Mr. Johnson said that the existing tile is glued permanently to either a concrete-based backer board or to water-resistant sheetrock.

Even though much of the water resource planning in India looks anachronistic given what we now know, a large contingent in government and engineering circles still advocates big, highly engineered, concrete-based solutions: large dams and deep reservoirs to generate electricity, urban water and sewer systems like those in the West.

This unique infrastructure environment allows for the easier implementation of solar technologies on such concrete-based roads.

In this specific instance, China's more rigid concrete-based roads allow for a better placement of thin solar cells, as opposed to the asphalt-based American highway system.

The height of the reservoir will be 2 m which is a reasonable height for a man-made concrete-based covered pool-type tank.

Similarly, on carbon emission, wood-based construction emits 73000 kg carbon emission whereas steel and concrete based construction emits 105,000 and 132,000 kg carbon, respectively (APA 2017).

For example, wood-based building construction consumes 3800 gigajouls (GJ) of total energy whereas steel and concrete based structure consumes 7350 and 5500 GJ energy, respectively.

Shares of U.S. Concrete, based in Houston, fell 38 cents to $6.38.

U.S. Concrete, based in Houston, operates 41 plants that make ready-mix concrete.

Carmine Valente, president of the New York Readymix Association and the head of Jenna Concrete, based in the Bronx, said many of his group's members were worried that Tilcon could raise prices at will, but he had not seen any such problems yet.