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NRMCA caps first phase of industry-wide Environmental Product Declaration
The first of two phases in the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s development of a standard Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)—aimed at assisting ready mixed producers on projects where...
View ArticleISO adds water usage, stewardship standard to Environmental management
The International Organization for Standardization’s new 14046, “Environmental management—Water footprint—Principles, requirements and guidelines” standard will allow a wide range of private and pubic...
View ArticleASTM eyes standard for sustainable manufacturing
A proposed standard under ASTM International’s Committee E60 on Sustainability, WK35702, Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes, will assist users in...
View ArticleReport confirms strength in commercial building activity
The commercial real estate development industry grew at the strongest pace since the economic recovery began in 2011, according to “The Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate,” an annual state of...
View ArticleEconomists bullish on commercial and industrial work
“A combination of low interest rates; wealth effects stemming from a booming stock market and rising home prices; surging energy production; and expanding industrial output has helped position the U.S....
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Parking facility group embraces green practices
The seven winners of the International Parking Institute’s 2014 Awards of Excellence competition demonstrate that today’s parking structures and surface lots can be architecturally innovative. Honorees...
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Modular RR crossing system arrives at Hanson
Hanson Pipe & Precast is producing Premier Railroad Crossing, a precast, reinforced concrete system that allows for smooth roadway crossings over railroad tracks, its installation and life cycle...
View ArticleCost index: Gulf Coast harbors strongest cement, concrete pricing supports
The latest Engineering and Construction Cost Index (ECCI) from El Segundo, Calif.-based IHS Inc. finds cement and concrete markets well supplied nationally, but with pockets of tightness...
View ArticleReady mixed producers confirm positive market outlook
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s premier Producer Confidence Index, based on results of a 75-member survey, indicates favorable sentiments on current economic conditions and positive view of...
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Utility structures help precast shipments outpace overall 2013 construction...
Reflecting input from more than 60 producers operating 200-plus plants, the National Precast Concrete Association’s recent Precast Industry Benchmarking Survey indicates 2013 shipments increased 5.2...
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BeCo Concrete ‘bent’ on performance solution for IKEA landing
BeCo Concrete Products has wrapped up production and delivery of a nearly 300-piece Class III reinforced concrete pipe package: 1,080 feet of 144-in. diameter combined sewer sections, including 16...
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Heavyweight aggregate, mortarless block equals lean radiation shield
Targeting subatomic particle containment, engineers have turned to a modular concrete design for an accelerator research facility at Uppsala University, Sweden: precast blocks bearing MagnaDense, a...
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Lafarge Canada at Environmental Building Declaration forefront
Posting embodied resource and energy performance data for public reference, Lafarge Canada’s new Innovation Hub in Edmonton is one of the first North American projects bearing an Environmental Building...
View ArticleTechnical, science-based discipline applied to LEED rating system
A new U.S. Green Building Council and American Chemistry Council initiative aims to ensure the use of sustainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by applying technical and...
View ArticleICC, ASHRAE, LEED developers aim to streamline green building codes
The International Code Council, ASHRAE, American Institute of Architects, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and U.S. Green Building Council will collaborate on development of...
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Solidia, Linde team to advance low-carbon concrete production methods
Piscataway, N.J. start-up Solidia Technologies has signed a partnership agreement with The Linde Group to industrialize technology that can reduce the environmental footprint of precast concrete, lower...
View ArticleLafarge Canada names eastern unit chief
Bruno Roux has been named president and chief executive officer for the Eastern Canada business unit of Lafarge Canada Inc. He transitions to Toronto after serving in the same capacities for Lafarge...
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Community causes drive Breckenridge Material to operate in the red
Custom drums on two mixers St. Louis market leader Breckenridge Material Co. added to its fleet this year have afforded local organizations much exposure.
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Argos inaugurates CNG-powered mixers in Texas fleet
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing has delivered Argos USA’s Dallas and Houston operations 20 Bridgemaster mixers each. Mounted on Cummins ISX12 G-powered Peterbilt 365s, the mixers are equipped with...
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Plant expansion positions Con-Tech to maintain solid growth curve
Con-Tech Manufacturing is set to close out 2014 with a 65,000 sq. ft. addition to its plant, housing new central parts department, paint lines, drum-mounting stations, shipping & receiving...
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