BASF tops providers of LEED v4 Manufacturer Inventory Reports
BASF Construction Chemicals and Performance Materials divisions in North America can provide design and engineering professionals reports satisfying requirements for Building Product Disclosure and...
View ArticleMartin Marietta arrives first as NRMCA reaches system level EPD plateau
Martin Marietta Materials is the first producer member to use National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s new system level Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) verification program, oriented to...
View ArticleUltrasound enters non-destructive testing practice
From the Technical University of Munich … Engineers who want to investigate the stability of a bridge without cutting into it are in the same position as a doctor seeking a full picture of a patient’s...
View ArticleNanotechnology reveals carbon’s full performance potential in concrete
Littleton, Colo.-based EdenCrete Industries enters 2017 ramping up production of a liquid admixture that has demonstrated in field trials and early commercial applications a capacity to strengthen...
View ArticleSilica dust exposure protection carries the day at World of Concrete 2017
World of Concrete 2017 evidenced a mid-year enforcement timetable for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new respirable crystalline silica exposure threshold covering construction...
View ArticleLanxess takes world view of iron oxide pigment production and supply chain
The third Lanxess Pigments Symposium took place in Las Vegas last month, the day before the World of Concrete 2017 opened. Under the “Trusted partnerships for sustainable growth” theme, the Lanxess...
View ArticleRPM consolidates building, construction materials under Euclid umbrella
With an eye to global construction, structural and civil engineering markets, Euclid Chemical parent RPM International has formed Cleveland-based Euclid Group, encompassing the namesake concrete...
View ArticleSakrete shelves old packaging
World of Concrete 2017 attendees were among the first to see a new Sakrete packaging scheme rolling into dealer and home improvement retail channels throughout the first quarter. New graphics for paper...
View ArticleCarbon black pigments propel surfaces, slabs toward ‘jetness’
Granulated and liquid pigments debuting at World of Concrete 2017 enable producers and contractors to approach jet black in masonry units and cast-in-place or precast concrete surfaces or structures....
View ArticleSoftware upgrade doubles robot’s brick-laying output
The Semi-Automated Mason (SAM) robotics system continues to enhance productivity and enable faster, higher-quality brick masonry work on the jobsite, product engineers contend—especially on the...
View ArticleLafargeHolcim joins initiative targeting barriers to energy-efficient buildings
Under the umbrella of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, LafargeHolcim Ltd. and its global counterpart in steel, ArcelorMittal, are aligning with other key construction players to...
View ArticleGlobal group to certify Responsible Concrete Sourcing
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Geneva-based Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI), along with partners from the Americas, Europe and Asia, has launched a responsibility...
View ArticleClark Pacific design-build project attains premier Resiliency Council rating
Architectural and structural precast producer Clark Pacific and the City of Roseville, Calif., have announced U.S. Resiliency Council (USRC) Platinum level accreditation for the Roseville City Hall...
View ArticleManufacturing, utility projects temper 2016 construction start figures
Total construction starts last year advanced 1 percent to $676.5 billion, a considerably smaller gain than the 11 percent increase reported for 2015, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, New York....
View ArticleGreat Lakes fixture warms to rebounding Florida market
One of the top ready mixed concrete operators in Chicago and neighboring Great Lakes markets is bringing its production, fleet management and customer service competencies to South Florida. Mokena,...
View ArticleFiber distribution gauge brings ‘Internet of Things’ to mixer chutes
Steel reinforcing fiber leader Bekaert Corp. premiered at World of Concrete 2017 a laser-enabled device measuring concrete mixes’ homogeneity and fiber distribution profile. Mounted at the end of a...
View ArticleInvestigation proves steel fibers’ potential in seismic-grade shear wall...
The American Concrete Institute Foundation’s “Evaluation of Seismic Behavior of Coupling Beams with Various Types of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete” research supports a prospective building code...
View Article2017 MANUAL OF CONCRETE PRACTICE
The new ACI Manual of Concrete Practice contains more than 250 documents, and represents the most comprehensive and largest single source of concrete engineering and construction insight available in...
View ArticleNRMCA revises Quality Certification Program
ollowing Research, Engineering and Standards Committee review, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has released version 2 of the Quality Certification program, noting criteria and submission...
View ArticleTempered sales no hindrance to LafargeHolcim profit growth
During its first full calendar year, LafargeHolcim Ltd. reported lower U.S., Canadian and worldwide cement, aggregate and ready mixed concrete shipments against prior year levels, but paced financial...
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