Purdue researchers validate CO2-cured concrete performance
Addressing the American Concrete Institute Fall Convention in Washington, D.C., Purdue University engineers report that carbon dioxide-cured concrete performs comparably or better than traditional...
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Eastern Concrete drives tribute to West Point
Like many producers across the industry, U.S. Concrete Inc. has enjoyed 2014 market conditions supporting a fleet upgrade. A 2015 Mack GU713-mounted 11-yd. Housby mixer assigned to the Elmwood Park,...
View ArticleDispatching technology pioneer Wagner puts the brakes on full-time duty
Command Alkon capped its 2014 Customer Training and Technology Conference general session recognizing Jim Wagner, who is retiring from his longtime post as vice president, and shifting to consulting...
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Green Building Standard factors projects’ life cycle carbon, construction...
New requirements to further reduce energy and environmental impacts in buildings’ construction and operating phases—site vehicle idle time thresholds and stormwater management guidelines among them—are...
View ArticleCloud collaboration, cost justification enter international code development
Leading to the 2018 International Building Code and International Residential Code, the 2015/2016/2017 Code Development Cycle will be the first full interval to use cdpACCESS, the International Code...
View ArticleLEED developer backs UN program
The U.S. Green Building Council and Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) have joined the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, a program of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki...
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American Concrete Institute revises formwork benchmark
The eighth edition of ACI SP-4(14) Formwork for Concrete Manual includes current standards and practice, removes prior versions’ outdated or irrelevant material, and adds content on new developments in...
View ArticleStandard models slab mixes' drying behavior
Newly published ASTM C1792, Test Method for Measurement of Mass Loss Versus Time for One-Dimensional Drying of Saturated Concretes will enable engineers and producers to characterize how hardened...
View ArticleTest suits slabs set for floor coverings
A proposed ASTM International standard, WK47030, Practice for Evaluating Concrete Floor Systems to Receive Resilient Flooring, follows World Floor Covering Association and Floor Covering Installation...
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Developer patents, licenses production of precast pervious pavement
On the heels of patenting a precast pervious concrete system and related stormwater filtration methods, Minneapolis-based Percoa USA, LLC sees a range of commercial and residential market applications....
View ArticleASCE brings needed technical perspective to water-wise campaign
The Environmental Protection Agency has teamed with the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Landscape Architects and a host of associations, federal agencies and environmental...
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ASTM C13 issues premier precast segmental box culvert standard
Newly published ASTM C1786, Specification for Segmental Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Sections for Culverts, Storm Drains and Sewers Designed According to AASHTO LRFD relieves producers and engineers...
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Lafarge Agilia SCC, NewCem specs hold water for Virginia tunnel elements
Lafarge North America is playing a major role in the construction of a 4,800-ft., two-lane tunnel under the Elizabeth River in Hampton Roads, Va. Adjacent to the existing U.S. 58 Midtown Tunnel, the...
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Superior Concrete brands Ballistics for utilities abiding new security rule
On the heels of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adoption last year, the Physical Security Reliability Standard could fuel demand for hundreds of thousands of lineal feet of precast fences,...
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Regulatory prospects drive electric grid infrastructure security
A manufacturer and service provider specializing in high voltage power transmission and distribution, Hampton, Ga.-based Southern States, LLC has added turnkey security solutions anticipating Federal...
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Heldenfels, home specialist peg ‘Win-Wind’ solution for coastal living
In alliance with HEI Building Systems Division, Coastal Fortified Homes (CFH) has designed a carbon fiber-reinforced precast concrete wall system to withstand Category 5 hurricane exposure (winds >...
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Competitive precast package bid nets Clark Pacific lion’s share of Kings’ den
Turner Construction has awarded West Sacramento-based Clark Pacific the primary concrete contract for the Sacramento Kings’ Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC) in the heart of California capital. The...
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Wieser Concrete adds half-acre under roof, gearing for large products
Wieser Concrete Products, Inc. is anticipating early Spring completion of a 20,000-sq.-ft. Maiden Rock, Wis., headquarters plant expansion, fittingly timed with the producer observing its 50th...
View ArticleSand & gravel-tracking agency cites future supply concerns
Construction aggregates production in 2014 reached an estimated 2.17 billion metric tons, valued at $19.8 billion and besting the prior year volume by more than 7 percent, according to the U.S....
View ArticleHeritage business, TXI performance boost investor confidence in Martin Marietta
Year-over-year sales and profit gains, bolstered by core aggregate operations’ higher shipments and pricing conditions, plus better than anticipated Texas Industries merger results, have Martin...
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