Green Code authors eye adoption speed, standardization ease
The U.S. Green Building Council, International Code Council and ASHRAE have released the 2018 International Green Construction Code (2018-IgCC), citing its potential to help state or local governments...
View ArticleMarcotte, Cortex exploit sensors’ potential across mixer truck spectrum
Batch controls and concrete plant automation developer Marcotte Systems has entered a technology-integrating partnership with Cortex Ltd., a fleet management program and Internet of Things (IoT) device...
View ArticleDigitization, powertrains takecenter stage at bauma 2019
Organizers of the bauma 2019 building material machinery and construction equipment trade fair, April 8-14 in Munich, stress the digitization trend across attendees’ markets as more and more...
View ArticleVolvo programs autonomous dump truck as ‘limestone transport solution’
Volvo Trucks North America parent, Volvo Truck Corp. of Sweden, recently entered an agreement to equip Norway limestone producer Brønnøy Kalk AS with six dump body-bearing FH cabover models programmed...
View ArticleAIA, Microsoft, Steel Institute support embodied carbon calculator
California-based Charles Pankow Foundation has announced a grant to the University of Washington for development of the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) to advance transparency in the...
View ArticleEconomists see equipment, technology outlays outpacing GDP growth
Investment in equipment and software is projected to expand 4.1 percent in the new year, during which gross domestic product is projected to increase 2.3 percent over 2018, according to the Equipment...
View ArticleOldcastle Infrastructure biofilter bests water pollution control metrics
Atlanta-based Oldcastle Infrastructure has secured Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approval for the BioPod Biofilter System with StormMix Media, recognized for 50 percent total phosphorus...
View ArticleCondominium association, engineers dig deep to reverse tower tilt
The Millennium Tower Homeowners Association has outlined a plan for the building at 301 Mission Street, San Francisco, to halt settlement and reverse its tilt by installing new foundation piles tying...
View ArticleDeveloper relies on ICF panels for townhomes in LEED-ND site
Gainesville-based Viking Companies broke ground in early November on 86 luxury urban townhomes in Celebration Pointe, a 160-acre premier mixed-use development in Gainesville, Fla. Celebration Pointe...
View ArticleACI, ASCC update quality construction benchmark
The American Concrete Institute and American Society of Concrete Contractors will release the fourth edition of their Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction this month. First published in...
View ArticleInvestor positions StormTrap for higher volumes, broader reach
A lower middle market private equity fund with infrastructure and maintenance business investments has taken a controlling interest in Romeoville, Ill., precast producer and stormwater management...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Prestress guides Wells Concrete West and Southwest
Minnesota’s Wells Concrete has become one of the top five precast/prestressed producers in the U.S. after acquiring key business assets of Denver-based Rocky Mountain Prestress (RMP). The transaction...
View ArticleDesign-build method inches toward 50 percent of nonresidential work
“The Growing World of Design-Build,” a new white paper from FMI Corp. built environment researcher Paul Trombitas, tracks nonresidential project delivery trends over the past 25 years, and sees the...
View ArticleNew owner steers Kimble Mixer, Crane Carrier to the future
Crane Carrier Co. has become an independent company comprised of Kimble Mixer Co., plus namesake trucks and vehicles, following the brands’ sale by Hines Corp. to Turnspire Capital Partners LLC and the...
View ArticleCharah slag, pozzolan finishing technology debuts in the Empire State
Fly ash processor Charah Solutions Inc. has sited its first facility with patented granulated blast furnace slag grinding technology at the Port of Coeymans, 100 miles up the Hudson River from New York...
View ArticleSika loads mortar volume in $2.5 billion Parex deal
The Swiss parent of New Jersey-based admixture and construction products supplier Sika Corp. projects a second or third quarter closing on Parex, a key player in façade, technical and waterproofing...
View ArticleSakrete moves into engineered, stronger and faster setting mixes
Atlanta-based Sakrete arrived at World of Concrete 2019 poised for launch of its Pro-Mix series, formulated and packaged with an eye to construction supply house channels and department of...
View ArticleEldorado-backed study reveals labor savings potential in veneer substrates
National Association of Home Builders Association-affiliated Home Innovation Research Labs finds that using PermaBase Cement Board as a substrate in exterior wall systems with modified veneer mortar...
View ArticleNRMCA Industry Wide-EPD update paces LEED, FHWA programs
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is updating the Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declaration to address evolving requirements producer members confront when project owners or design...
View ArticleGroup behind LEED alternative logs record two-year growth
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has elected its 2019 Board of Directors, led by Stimson Lumber Co. Vice President of Sales and Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers President Tim Atkinson,...
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