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Into The White Blue Yonder with Form-A-Drain
| The United States government has figured out how to build a better foundation for national defense—or at least for the housing of stateside soldiers who help provide that defense. About five years ago, the federal government initiated extensive construction projects to raze and rebuild hundreds of housing units, aged 50 years or older, on several U.S. Air Force bases. The aim is to build new houses with more modern design features for military families living on base. The contracts to rebuild housing units for many of the bases specify CertainTeed Form-A-Drain footing forms for the foundations. Introduced in the 1990s, these footing forms stay in place, as a foundation drainage and radon reduction system. Minot and Grand Forks Air Force bases, both located in North Dakota, are among a handful of Midwestern bases using the forms in their housing reconstruction projects. Mark Mattson, vice president, Mattson Construction Company, a 102- year-old company specializing in commercial foundations, has the contract for the Minot Air Force Base project. He says that his crew has significantly increased production and cut costs since they started using the forms. |
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