SAFETY

Employee and customer safety is paramount to the success of Capital Concrete and Vulcan Materials Company.  Our goal is that every employee leaves work in the same fashion as when they came. 

To make this possible, we train and retrain all employees on safe work practices, defensive driving techniques, and accident prevention.  We empower employees to abstain from any task they believe to be unsafe and to make recommendations on corrections, thus making safety a cooperative team effort.

As a result, Capital Concrete, Inc. has received numerous safety awards from the Virginia Ready Mixed Concrete Association and most recently the Drive Safe Hampton Roads Employer Safety Award.          

ENVIRONMENT

GREEN BUILDING WITH PERVIOUS CONCRETE & INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS

In recent years, the construction industry has made significant strides toward becoming more green and sustainable.  Concrete plays a major role in this movement and can be a source of many LEED credits for contractors. 

Pervious Concrete is a unique mixture of concrete in which the fine aggregate, or sand, is all but eliminated, thus allowing water to permeate the hardened concrete. The benefits of pervious concrete include the elimination of large retention ponds, replenishment of groundwater, and reduction of heat because of the light color to name a few. Go to www.perviouspavement.org for more technical details.

Insulated Concrete Forms, or ICF, & Tilt Up Concrete are two methods of building where the structure itself is made from concrete making it highly resistant to weather like tornadoes and hurricanes, and extremely energy efficient. Once erected, contractors can employ various methods of exterior finishes to create a decorative appearance to a highly durable building!