Euclid Chemical lands patent for low-dust fine aggregate
A new patent covers dust-limiting aggregate in the E3 epoxy grout series from Cleveland-based Euclid Chemical Co. Researchers developed the DL Technology to support worker safety by reducing the amount...
View ArticleReady mixed producers cut carbon footprint by double digits
Data behind a new National Ready Mixed Concrete Association life cycle assessment report for cast-in-place concrete shows how ready mixed producers, through more efficient use of portland cement, have...
View ArticleNRMCA committees, divisions name annual award recipients
Convening in Las Vegas just prior to the ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 show, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association committees and divisions recognized individuals and groups for association and industry...
View ArticleCommand Alkon connects with technology-seasoned investor
Thoma Bravo, a San Francisco private equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services sectors, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire heavy building materials IT leader Command...
View ArticleDodge Data, roadbuilding interests rethink market prospects for 2020
“We are in recession. Full stop. No question about it,” Dodge Data & Analytics Chief Economist Richard Branch notes in a revised North American construction outlook reflecting potential impact of...
View ArticleHard hat sensor, transmitter assures social distancing and contact tracing
A new Internet of Things-styled wearable device automates relay of attendance records to a cloud platform and provides distancing alerts and contact tracing capability for construction, heavy...
View ArticleCommand Alkon, HCSS, Infotech keep drivers, contractors at social distances
Command Alkon and Sugar Land, Texas-based software provider Heavy Construction Systems Specialists are leveraging their existing program integration partnership to expand safe social distancing...
View ArticlePatio Drummond anchors CarbiCrete test demonstration
Montreal-based CarbiCrete continues to ramp up commercialization efforts of its carbon-negative process for manufactured concrete production through an industrial-scale pilot project in partnership...
View ArticleSika answers permeability with hydrophobic hydrophilic admixtures
The introduction of a powdered, concrete plant-dispensed agent positions Sika Corp. as reportedly the only admixture producer to offer the two core permeability reducing technologies: hydrophilic...
View ArticleDrone Zone, UTV track on deck for Hardscape North America
A Drone Zone and Utility Vehicle Test Track headline new offerings for this year’s Hardscape North America, October 21-23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville. Hardscape NA is produced by the...
View ArticleFizzano Bros. diverts plastics from landfill to commercial aggregate
Fizzano Bros. Concrete Products is proving the engineering properties and commercial potential of Resin8, a fine aggregate derived from post-consumer plastic waste, pozzolans and calcium hydroxide. The...
View ArticleO&G Industries ups solar power sourcing in tandem with Energy Star pilot
Connecticut’s largest privately held construction and heavy building materials producer recently turned the switch on a 1.3-megawatt solar array at its Southbury quarry, ready mixed concrete and...
View ArticleLafargeHolcim, GE Renewable Energy turn 3D-printed turbine pedestals
The latest target in a LafargeHolcim Ltd. investigation of 3D-printed concrete elements or structures is a pedestal for a new class of turbines, 150-200 meters high, that have the potential to harness...
View ArticleQuikrete continues expansion into 3D printing with housing demos
On the heels of a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to design next-generation concrete mixes ideal for printable...
View ArticleOldcastle APG packaging business unit goes from sand to sanitizer
The Oldcastle APG division specializing in paver jointing sand and concrete hardscape unit surface treatments has added a medical-grade sanitizer aimed at supporting the industry and trade...
View ArticlePortable Hand-Washing Stations
New freestanding or vehicle-mounted mobile hygiene stations equip workers to follow federal and state guidelines for frequent hand sanitizing and reduce cross contamination with colleagues. The rugged,...
View ArticleSlag cement webinar series tags Argos, St Marys for hosts
The Slag Cement Association has enlisted producer member representatives to address supplementary cementitious materials’ effect on concrete carbon aspects and durability during four summer webinars,...
View ArticleMartin Marietta QC techs inaugurate integrated Forney, Quadrel platform
Martin Marietta Materials Denver-area ready mixed operations are the premier users of a cloud-enabled materials and concrete cylinder data platform supported by the integration of Quadrel LLC quality...
View ArticleTindall schedules production of C-I-P, hollow core slab alternative
The Tindall Superior Lightweight All-Purpose Beam (T-SLAB) is presented as the first and only system of its kind—a precast solution affording superior performance and constructability over both...
View ArticleTindall Utility Division plots $28 million greenfield plant
In conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Tindall Corp. has outlined a $27.9 million investment for a new Utility Division production facility in Spartanburg, the producer’s...
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