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Omni Block being installed in the E Street Self Storage facility in Boston. The project specified additional insulation requirements that the Omni Block System 12 easily met. Notice the four layers of mass and three layers of EPS insulation. The exterior is burnished Omni Block. Architect: Group One Partners, Inc. Boston Mason: Phoenix Bay State Construction Company, Inc. Boston...
Omni Block System 12 selected as the choice insulated building material for the State of New Hampshire liquor store and storage facility. Maintaining interior ambient air temperature is vital when storing heat sensitive liquors. Maintaining this moderate temperature economically was a major consideration by the specifying architects. The four layers of thermal mass combined with 3 layers of insulation was the key factor of the Omni Block System 12 being selected. Genest Concrete that manufactures and distributes Omni Block supplied this project. Architect: Pro-Con Construction, Inc. Design/Build Hooksett, NH Mason: George Pynn Plaistow, NH...
Along with our business partner Besser Company, Omni Block is set to exhibit in Munich April 15th through the 21st. BAUMA is the largest construction show in the world. “We plan to meet several interested groups from at least 7 different countries with the intent to set-up international distributors,” said Denny Miller, President of Omni Block. He went on to say, “Besser has existing business relationships with numerous block plants in several countries that have expressed substantial interest in manufacturing and marketing Omni Block.” Download the BAUMA app to see who is exhibiting and where our (Besser) booth will be...
Boston – Omni Block System 12 seen here rolling off the burnishing machine. The integrally colored burnished block is being installed in a climatically controlled self-storage facility. Notice how precise the edges are after the burnishing of the block. This type of precision is not typical when burnishing standard block....
Omni Block is happy to announce that a formal business relationship has been consummated with MortarNet (www.mortarnet.com). MortarNet has a “perfect” water solution for exposed Omni Block walls. The solution is a flashing as illustrated below. The plastic flashing tray is placed below the finished floor and above grade. Testing has proven that any moisture that would enter inside the block can drain down the wall and be captured by the flashing trays and then out the wall. The flashing totally protects the interior from moisture. We have added the BlockFlash product to our library of design details....
The MARC Center assembles the full line of the Omni Block electrical box configurations. What is so unique is that the MARC Center is the Mesa Association of Retarded Citizens. Some time ago, Denny Miller, CEO of Omni Block, approached Ms. Pat Williquette, Director of the MARC Center with the idea of having the Center assemble electrical boxes for future Omni Block projects all across the country. Since the different electrical box configurations were all basically slightly different versions of the same assembly requirement, Mr. Miller thought that if the Center’s labor pool could learn how to assemble one, they...
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