WE ARE CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS
Our goal is to become the top disruptor in the Construction Industry of the Future
Another term for Geopolymer is Alkali Activated Cement. Alkali Activated Cements have been around for thousands of years. While in the Roman and Egyptian times the binders were based upon basic materials including crushed limestone and wood ash and were designed generally with one characteristic consisting of strength; most times low strength, Geopolymer Solutions LLC (GPS) has solved the problems with this material that hundreds of researchers across the globe have been unable to do. The problems consisted of shrinkage (plastic, drying, and autogenous), time of set, caustic behaviors, and relatively low strength. We accomplished this by abandoning the typical researcher’s path that included unsafe dry and liquid chemicals, without sacrificing quality and the sustainability of Geopolymers’ including ensuring no Portland Cement is used in our mixtures.
GPS has assembled a team of professionals constituting a combined 2 centuries of construction and construction materials experience. The professionals are responsible for navigating the generally coarse path of all new and highly technical materials. The acceptance of our materials has been difficult due to the failure of most academia to solve the problems with the most advanced cement on the planet, and the corresponding disbelief that a private company such as ours has accomplished the task fully. Some of this skepticism has been alleviated by the certification of our production plant and materials by agencies such as Underwriter Laboratories LLC, which have issued three designs to GPS for Spray Applied Fireproofing including certifications for our ASTM C119/UL263 and UL1709 mixtures. The vast majority of our client base consists of return clientele, most of which completed a comprehensive laboratory testing process prior to using our materials.
GPS was incorporated as a Limited Liability Company in February of 2016 and since then, we have been serving the North American Continent with acid-resistant concrete/cement materials, and spray-applied fireproofing. The quality of our materials was exhibited while at Underwriter Laboratories’ facility in Chicago, Illinois, where the surprise was expressed by observers of the fire testing of our materials when the layers did not fall off the columns. Reportedly, materials falling off the columns during the test is a common characteristic of our competitor’s products. The chemical bonding of all our materials to metal substrates occurs at the molecular level and consequently removes the possibility that all of our materials will ever be removed from the metal after application. This suggests that even during explosions such as aircraft collisions, our material will continue to protect structural items on which it is applied.
We at GPS are proud and excited to serve our community by producing the most advanced building material on the earth. The fact that the production and use of our materials reduce the carbon footprint of cement production by over 90-percent is an added benefit.
Meet Rodney Zubrod
Mr. Zubrod began
Mr. Zubrod began his pursuit of commercially viable geopolymer concrete shortly after his arrival at Sky Ute Sand & Gravel (SUSG). SUSG was experiencing shortages in Portland Cement; Mr. Zubrod was responsible for the technical prowess of the company and concluded that removing Portland Cement in all SUSG’s mixtures would resolve the Portland Cement shortage problem. Developing geopolymer was concluded to be one of the more viable options.
Mr. Zubrod’s in-depth experience in the construction materials engineering field proved valuable during the development of geopolymer concrete:
- Comprehensive application of laboratory testing and design protocol development of Portland Cement Concrete mixtures.
- Comprehensive field analysis and testing of Portland Cement Concrete mixtures through:
- Forensic analysis of failures
- Inspection and design of reinforcing steel, forming, and various feature construction including deep foundations, slope stability, high-rise construction, massive foundations, and just about every type of concrete construction implemented on the globe.
- Forensic analysis of failures
- Inspection and design of reinforcing steel, forming, and various feature construction including deep foundations, slope stability, high-rise construction, massive foundations, and just about every type of concrete construction implemented on the globe.
The developmental process began with existing technical sciences in the geopolymer industry at the time. These technical approaches primarily included:
- University studies
- Mixing liquid caustic soda with liquid sodium silicate.
- Developing blends of concrete with mineral aggregate materials.
THESE UNIQUE APPROACHES AND EFFORTS RESULTED IN 6 WORLDWIDE PATENTS
Issued | Methods of making a construction material with a voltage |
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Aug 24, 2010 | us 8.617.452 |
Issued | Fire Resistive Coating |
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Apr 17, 2018 | us 9.944.560 |
Issued | High strength, density controlled, cold fusion concrete cementitious spray applied fireproofing |
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Jun 6, 2017 | us 9.670.096 |
Issued | High strength, density controlled, cold fusion concrete cementitious spray applied fireproofing |
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Aug 8, 2017 | us 9.725.365 |
Issued | Cold Fusion Concrete |
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Feb 5, 2019 | us 10.196.310 |
Issued | High strength, density controlled cold fusion concrete cementitious fireproofing |
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Apr 3, 2018 | us 9.932.269 |
FIREPROOFING CERTIFICATIONS
Design No. | S752 ROOF JOIST |
Design No. | N874 FLOOR ASSEMBLY |
UL 1709 | UL Standard for Safety Rapid Rise Fire Tests of Protection Materials for Structural Steel |
UL 263 | UL Standard for Safety Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials |