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Nanotech-enabled concrete coating quells heat transfer 20+ percent
A leading independent in one of the more specialized areas of manufactured concrete, Rialto, Calif.-based Eagle Roofing Products continues regional rollout of Platinum Tile, whose patented, penetrating...
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Virginia, Florida, S.C. top building code and resiliency survey of coastal...
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) President and CEO Julie Rochman announced the second edition of the “Rating the States” report at the 2015 National Hurricane Conference. It...
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Agencies bear down on tornados
Responding to increased interest in tornado safe rooms driven by National Weather Service-tracked patterns, plus recent, deadly events, the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) has released new...
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Freightliner takes Hoover Dam at face value in autonomous vehicle premier
With exposed surface area equal to nearly 10 football fields, one of the world’s top concrete icons supported Daimler Trucks North America’s early-May premier for the first autonomous Class 8 truck...
View ArticleU.S. Concrete grows D.C., Garden State RM businesses; completes precast...
U.S. Concrete Inc. closed its third and fourth deals of 2015, capping the first half by acquiring the assets of DuBrook Concrete Inc., Chantilly, Va., and Colonial Concrete Co., Newark, N.J. With three...
View ArticleCemex teams with UN, conservation groups on natural site protection
A joint project between Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation...
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Customer demands drive central mixed upgrades at five Ameron Hawaii alleys
In two retrofits and two transit-to-central mixed conversions, Tracy, Calif.-based Con-E-Co dealer DHE Inc. has installed Model 12 tilt mixers at the Ameron Hawaii batch plants on Oahu and Maui...
View ArticleConstruction index: Nonresidential work unhampered by labor pinch, rising costs
The nonresidential construction sector continues to grow at a solid pace, reflecting 18 months of improving activity despite rising construction materials and labor costs, along with a slight decline...
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Nichiha RoughSawn fiber cement panels play to reclaimed-wood trend
Fiber cement siding specialist Nichiha USA plans mid-year rollout of RoughSawn panels, first shown in May at the 2015 American Institute of Architects convention in Atlanta. Part of the company’s Wood...
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LignoTech-backed $110M venture to stabilize global supply of key water...
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Jacksonville, Fla., and Borregaard ASA, Sarpsborg, Norway, have effected a letter of intent to develop a 150,000-metric-ton capacity production line for lignin, a...
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Newport pier supported with Shea Concrete pile caps
In early May, Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo, Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed and Director of the State Department of Environmental Management Janet Coit officially opened a new 240-ft....
View ArticleStrategic Holcim Mill Triples Essroc Slag Cement Capacity
Essroc Cement Corp. has integrated a 500,000 metric ton/year capacity, Camden, N.J., slag cement grinding operation into its Northeast and Mid-Atlantic powder network. It closed on the former St....
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LafargeHolcim CEO plan: Integration, innovation and “growth in the right places”
Lafarge S.A. and Holcim Ltd. executives unveiled a new global leader in heavy building materials in mid July, presenting the merged business—LafargeHolcim Ltd., based in Zurich with major...
View ArticleOldcastle Parent, Summit Materials Close on Overseas, North American Asset
In less than four weeks after its creation, LafargeHolcim Ltd. executed major asset sales per agreements with regulators in North America and overseas markets.
View ArticleRocla Concrete frees Lehigh Hanson, Koppers partnership from railroad ties
The North American leader in prestressed concrete railroad ties has extended its market footprint and product range with the acquisition of KSA Limited Partnership, a Lehigh Hanson Inc. and Koppers...
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Contech equips symbolic site
An Ohio-based innovator in concrete and composite drainage structures, Contech Engineered Solutions supplied a new stormwater detention system to Liberty Park, an elevated public space adjacent to the...
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Commercial development metrics: Strong and still improving
In 2014, office, retail, health care and distribution facility developers logged their best year since 2007, and saw overall commercial real estate industry economic contributions jump 40 percent from...
View ArticleTrades Talent Dearth Tempers Strong Construction Employment Figures
An Associated General Contractors of America analysis of federal government data finds a mixed bag of positive indicators and growth constraints: Construction employment held steady in June at the...
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Construction rebound bolsters St. Lawrence Seaway traffic
A U.S. construction surge has boosted bulk material transfer through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway since the start of the 2015 season. Officials report dry bulk cargo volume of nearly 3 million...
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Indianapolis hosts 2015 Concrete Decor Show
Registration continues for the 2015 Concrete Decor Show, September 28–October 2 at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, and can be obtained at www.concretedecorshow.com. The show covers the...
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