Clark Pacific panel system optimizes envelope labor and material sourcing
Precast/prestressed producer Clark Pacific, West Sacramento, Calif., presents its new Infinite Panel as a complete building envelope system that redefines how owners and design teams approach façades....
View ArticleAdmixture prospects help graphene’s gradual emergence
A new article from Boston-based IDTechEX Research, “Graphene: The evolving application landscape,” projects early prototype and semi commercial prototype phases over the next eight to 10 years for...
View ArticleDrone-derived data, artificial intelligence rewrite concrete inspection
Dynam.AI, a provider of end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI) for businesses, and GBA, engineering and architecture solutions developer, have entered a partnership to refine methods of identifying...
View ArticleArchitectural precast prospects fuel High Concrete’s $8M plant upgrade
High Concrete Group, LLC has begun a major production capacity upgrade at its 148-acre headquarters campus in Denver, Pa. An investment up to $8 million in new equipment, processes and facility...
View ArticleCalPortland documents glaring greenhouse gas accounting void
In a new paper summarizing peer-reviewed scientific studies, CalPortland Co. staff cites the exclusion of a critical factor in global, national, and regional greenhouse gas accounting methods: Concrete...
View Article3D printing, graphene partners trace rapid building template
A memorandum of understanding sets the stage for GrapheneCA, a New York-based commercial scale producer of graphene, to design an extruder and mixing system that could be embedded into the 3D-printing...
View ArticleNew test stands to increase fly ash marketers’ raw feed sources
Penn State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers’ “Evaluation of Two-Atmosphere Thermogravimetric Analysis for Determining the Unburned Carbon Content in Fly Ash” has...
View ArticleThin shell classic TWA structure gets new life
Eero Saarinen’s iconic Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport is once again welcoming travelers to New York. The mid-century landmark has been meticulously...
View Article36-in. Slim stone bulks up Oldcastle APG veneer program
Atlanta-based Oldcastle APG has broadened its Echelon brand with a line of full-depth veneer stone that delivers a distinctive aesthetic, increased durability, and reduced installation time.
View ArticleCorps, Marines team cites 3D concrete printing first in high volume demo
Marine Corps Systems Command and 7th Engineer Support Battalion staff joined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) colleagues last month to test a 3D concrete...
View ArticleSika, celebrity architect BIG team on 3D printing demonstration
The parent of Sika Corp. is partnering with one of the world’s top architects, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), to showcase 3D concrete printing capabilities at the “Formgiving” Exhibition at the Danish...
View ArticleConcrete pipe: Unquestionably best for drainage construction
The American Concrete Pipe Association’s new video, linked to YouTube from www.concretepipe.org, presents precast, rigid concrete pipe as the ideal choice for durable drainage installations. In every...
View ArticleOldcastle APG shores up Pacific NW footprint with Abbotsford Concrete
The acquisition of British Columbia-based Abbotsford Concrete Products will expand Atlanta-based Oldcastle APG’s hardscape unit offerings and manufacturing capabilities in its western Canada region....
View ArticleEP Henry, Lafarge, Solidia mark low-carbon binder’s commercial launch
A venture between the LafargeHolcim U.S. Cement business and Solidia Technologies will supply EP Henry’s Wrightstown, N.J., block & paver plant with a reduced carbon dioxide binder plus companion...
View ArticleUCLA team demonstrates carbon dioxide recycling in precast production
A University of California, Los Angeles team in the final round of the $20 million NRG Cosia Carbon Xprize competition has scheduled a February 2020 demonstration of a process yielding concrete blocks...
View ArticleGlen-Gery secures North American territory from Italy’s premier brickmaker
Wyomissing, Pa.-based Brickworks North America Corp., parent of Glen-Gery Corp., has purchased the licensing rights to sell San Selmo brick products across North America. The distinguished, high-style...
View ArticleFoundation guides industry to the next concrete pavement frontier
Looking beyond roads, streets, parking lots and traditional flatwork, the Ready Mixed Concrete Research and Education Foundation responds to an emerging pavement market opportunity for ready mixed...
View ArticleNRMCA, ASSC pool resources to up concrete pavement yardage
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and American Society of Concrete Contractors joint Paving Committee has assembled a library of resources for pavement contractors and designers. Available...
View ArticleConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 organizers focus like a laser on technology
A 10- x 22-ft. smart city replica took center stage at a recent Chicago gathering hosted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 planning team. It demonstrates how a smart...
View ArticleSensor-enabled maturity monitoring technology suits Kryton
Integral concrete waterproofing specialist Kryton International, Inc. has acquired a 30 percent interest in Sensohive Technologies ApS of Odense, Denmark, becoming the company’s largest shareholder and...
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