WHERE IS LITHOCRETE® USED?

Used in commercial, residential and institutional settings, Lithocrete® (www.Lithocrete.com) is a proprietary architectural concrete paving system that melds the structural properties of reinforced concrete with the esthetic qualities of select aggregate materials such as granite, glass, marble, limestone, and shells.

DOES LITHOCRETE® HAVE SUSTAINABLE ATTRIBUTES?

Along with its esthetic value and durability, Lithocrete® has characteristics that make it popular for sustainable building and development, e.g.Glass Lithocrete®.

WHY IS LITHOCRETE® SPECIAL?

Lithocrete® is a monolithic paving process that blends both "old world" paving finishes such as granite and stone with innovative paving finishes incorporating the select aggregates. Almost any type of hard, durable aggregate can be used in the preparation of Lithocrete® paving.

SPECIFICALLY, WHAT MATERIALS ARE USED IN LITHOCRETE®?

Aggregates that have been used successfully in Lithocrete® include crushed rock such as granite, obsidian, quartz, serpentine, and marble. Other materials include opaque or translucent glass in hundreds of colors, gems and minerals such as turquoise, agate, obsidian, quartz, pyrite ("fool's gold"), jasper and serpentine, as well as sea shells including beach pebbles, silica carbide, mica, "pixie dust," terra cotta, slate, tile, and brass insets. Because of Lithocrete’s® unique patented process, reactive aggregates such as glass or pyrite can be utilized without any negative reaction.

WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS HAVE USED LITHOCRETE®?

The use of the large variety of aggregates and finishes covered by Lithocrete’s® patented process have been successfully specified and installed on such nationally famous projects in Southern California as the Japanese American National Museum, the Reagan Library, Richard Nixon Library, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, the Getty Villa, Hollywood & Highland (the Kodak Theater), the Griffith Observatory, Ahmanson Theater, Crystal Cathedral, USC, and the Los Angeles Zoo. It has also been used in five large commercial projects in the world famous Century City mixed-use district in Los Angeles.

WHAT DOES LITHOCRETE® COST?

For comparison with standard architectural concrete, you should be able to install approximately 20,000 square feet of Lithocrete® to only 8,000 square feet of granite or stone paving. In addition, Lithocrete® can substantially reduce maintenance costs in a short period of time for the owner.