Contractors, CIM formed-surface research: Mockups best ACI 347 criteria
Researchers evaluating the American Concrete Institute’s Guide to Formed Concrete Surfaces (ACI 347.3R-13) contend that a) suggested measurements or other criteria used in assigning a given formed...
View ArticleInaugural Commercial Construction Index highlights sector strength
Commercial construction is in high demand across the country and contractors are confident in the industry trajectory, according to the USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index,...
View ArticleLouisiana ash terminal joins Charah MultiSource Network
Top independent coal ash processor and marketer Charah LLC has added a Sulphur, La., terminal to a distribution system of multiple sourcing locations across the country, aimed at ensuring concrete...
View ArticleQuartz, binders make good recipe for Rugged Concrete counter
Los Angeles-based quartz surface specialist Caesarstone USA Inc. has added a never-before-seen finish to its Classico collection. Rugged Concrete presents what product developers call “a medium gray...
View ArticleParis Accord prompts cement companies’ low-carbon production method audit
A new report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) focuses on technology availability and the need to scale up research and development...
View ArticleGage Brothers budgets $40 million for successor to century-old flagship plant
Gage Brothers projects a 2019 opening for an advanced, 210,000-sq.-ft. headquarters operation in Sioux Falls, S.D., where it was founded in 1915 and presently has precast/prestressed concrete...
View ArticleTindall crafts coastal Carolina aesthetic in durable precast
Tindall Corp. continues to reveal its diverse architectural finish capabilities. The Spartanburg, S.C.-based precast/prestressed producer recently teamed with Avetex Commercial Properties on the Shem...
View ArticleCaterpillar aligns with brick-laying robotics specialist
A memorandum of understanding positions Caterpillar Inc. and Australia-based Fastbrick Robotics to collaborate on development, manufacturing, sales and servicing of the latter company’s bricklaying...
View ArticleNRMCA research findings justify a revisiting of ACI 318 chloride limits
In collaboration with Dr. Neal Berke of Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Tourney Consulting Group, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has completed research to a) establish a relationship between the...
View ArticleStudy: Manufacturers report positive results from Internet of Things investment
A new study by Ohio-based The MPI Group reveals that manufacturing executives around the world are seeing real effects on productivity and profitability from investing in the Internet of Things—the...
View ArticlePenn State affiliate develops Concrete Science Technology degree
The School of Construction & Design Technologies at Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, will launch a two-year Concrete Science Technology degree program, beginning with the fall 2018...
View ArticleHughes Bros. deal brings Owens Corning division concrete-grade FRP
Owens Corning Infrastructure Solutions has acquired Aslan FRP, the concrete reinforcement business of Nebraska-based Hughes Brothers, Inc. Aslan produces and markets glass and carbon FRP (fiber...
View ArticleConcrete Cloth developer weaves low permeability composite mat
Spartanburg, S.C.-based Milliken Infrastructure Solutions, LLC has announced CC Hydro Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM), its newest product for water infrastructure, oil, gas and...
View ArticleASTM C09 publishes UHPC testing, RCC density and air standards
The new ASTM International C1856/C1856M–17 Standard Practice for Fabricating and Testing Specimens of Ultra-High Performance Concrete covers requisite procedures for a material increasingly specified...
View ArticleAsh Grove names COO Vance to succeed CEO Sunderland
Ash Grove Cement Co. President and Chief Operating Officer J. Randall Vance has been promoted to chief executive officer. He succeeds Charles Sunderland, who is part of the part of the fourth...
View ArticleTeamsters leverage Seattle market strength in contract settling CalPortland...
Members of Teamsters Local 174 in Tukwila, Wash., approved a four-year contract last month with the Seattle market’s principal ready mixed operators: CalPortland, Cadman and Lehigh Cement, Stoneway...
View ArticlePublic construction spending drop compels full-year forecast revisions
Analyzing construction spending levels from the first half of 2017, Associated General Contractors of America officials find significant declines in public-sector investment at a time when much of the...
View ArticleCalifornia stakeholders recognize concrete pavement’s seven-decade record
Construction industry leaders, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials, and state legislators assembled in late-August to recognize the performance, longevity and value inherent in...
View ArticleBeton Brunet barriers pace Montreal ePrix routing, safety measures
The Lanxess Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit supplied nearly 37 metric tons of charcoal-colored Bayferrox 340 pigments to Beton Brunet, based in Salaberryde-Valleyfield, Québec, for production of...
View ArticleConnections’ fire test results encourage mass timber building proponents
A new report tied to the reThink Wood campaign details glulam beam-to-column connections’ fire resistance in Type IV construction, or buildings up to 85-ft. tall. Findings from three assemblies...
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