October 2001/3
NEWSLETTER FROM AALBORG WHITE®
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Los Angeles, Ca. USA Model picture of Our Lady of the Angels showing how the cathedral will look in September 2002. The construction site as it looked on 24th September 2001.
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AALBORG WHITE® Technical Team New brochures Mobile kitchen
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I can do that! From grey to white concrete
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AALBORG WHITE® sales office in Egypt Sales company in Taiwan New silo tanker in Malaysia New appointment – Eastern European market Entering the Philippine market News service on the Internet
AALBORG WHITE® is white cement – a product of nature's own raw materials, refined with unparalleled technology, for use in the creation of beauty and functionalism.
Wrtten by Roger Bartholome, Sales Representative, Lehigh White, California
On October 14, 1998, construction began on the "Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels" Catholic Church, located in downtown Los Angeles. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced the $136.5 million project in early 1995, and the new church will replace the previous building that suffered substantial damage in the 1994 earthquake. Following the extensive testing of several cements, AALBORG WHITE® was the final choice for use in producing the 24,000 cubic yards of architectural concrete needed to complete the project. AALBORG WHITE® cement outperformed all other products because of its type V characteristics, a critical factor in controlling the heat of hydration in walls up to five feet thick. The general contractor, Morley Construction Company, formed a partnership with Catalina Pacific Concrete to supply the ready-mix concrete. The project is nearing completion and to date has gone exceptionally well, consuming approximately 6,000 metric tons of AALBORG WHITE® cement. Both the owner and contractor have been extremely satisfied with the results using the AALBORG WHITE® product. It has not only controlled the hydration heat, but has also contributed to a uniform colour in the pigmented light-tan concrete. Prior to the decision to use AALBORG WHITE®, Morley builders visited the Aalborg Portland plant in Denmark in order to inspect and approve the company for the project. The architect behind the project is the 59-yearold José Rafael Moneo from Madrid, Spain, who for a time during his studies worked for the
Danish architect Jørn Utzon at the beginning of the 1960s. Jørn Utzon is known internationally as the architect behind the famous Sydney Opera House in Australia. Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, says it is his dream and sincere hope that people will be attracted to the cathedral when they first see the building. It is also his hope that on closer acquaintance the size, proportions and sheer beauty of the cathedral will give people an inner peace and quietness, and a much-needed feeling of security in this house of God in a city marked by violence and crime. The project is in its final stage, therefore Catalina Pacific Concrete is getting ready to use AALBORG WHITE® cement for yet another high-profile contract, the Getty Villa Renovation Project in Santa Monica, California. Although this project is not of the same magnitude as Los Angeles Cathedral, it will consume in excess of 1,000 cubic yards of architectural concrete, and will be highly renowned among leading architects all over the world. In terms of logistics, the job of bringing white cement from Aalborg, Denmark, to Los Angeles is interesting, to say the least. However, with the help of the "team" from our organisations in the US and Denmark, this highly improbable endeavour has become a successful reality. For further information about Los Angeles Cathedral, including a photo gallery and "live web cam", you are invited to visit their website: http://cathedral.la-archdiocese.org.