Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff
ACI is projecting attendance of 2,000-plus engineers, architects, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material producers from around the world for the Concrete Convention and Exposition, October 15-19 in Anaheim, Calif.
Read MoreSource: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office has revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to be used no later than September 18, 2017, and has directed to employers to continue following existing storage and retention rules for any previously completed Form 1-9. The revised form contains new nomenclature, an expanded List of Acceptable Documents for identification and birth records, plus user-friendly, drop-down menu options for employers completing the form online. E-verify users will be able to select one of those options, linking to Form FS-240, when creating a case for an employee who has presented the document for Form I-9. The agency details the changes in a revised Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9 (M-274), posted here.
Read MoreSources: Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Weighing new Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data, ABC reports that nonresidential fixed investment—a gross domestic product category embodying nonresidential construction activity—expanded at a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.2 percent in the second quarter, following a 7.2 percent jump in Q1. The expansion contributed more than 0.6 percentage point to GDP growth, due in large measure to increased construction equipment investment. The other two nonresidential fixed investment components—structures and intellectual property—also expanded, but at a slower pace.
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Officials of Daikin Industries and subsidiary Goodman Global Group, leaders in indoor heating and cooling systems and refrigerants, recently dedicated the $400 million-plus Daikin Texas Technology Park (DTTP). Located on a 500-acre site northwest of Houston, the facility is the largest to date built by the tilt-up concrete wall method—its 370 panels measuring more than 2 miles in length.
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A specialist in electromechanical and electronic products for major truck OEM has landed in specifications for Navistar HX, WorkStar and five other heavy duty model series. Navistar has chosen two MTA control units for the distribution of power and the protection of the main electrical services: the PDM Underhood and the frame-mounted PDM Chassis.
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The MultiPoint Automatic Lubricator TLMP series introduces a centralized and ready-to-use system for rotating equipment applications across a variety of industries. The system has pluggable outlets; is packaged as a complete kit; and, designed for easy installation and user-friendly programming via keypad with LED display.
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Global color and specialty chemicals producer Archroma bills Mowilith Powder 2702 re-dispersible polymer powder (RDP) as a ground-breaking innovation to support “highly-practical and sustainable 1K (one-component) premium-performance waterproofing mortars.”
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Savvy builders know the true value of a building product must consider a combination of the purchase price, installation cost, and possible long-term operational savings it provides to the owner during the life cycle. At Enterprise Precast Concrete of Texas, Operations Manager Scott Davis is certain that a high-performance building envelope is one of the wisest investments that can be made on any commercial construction project, regardless of client or purpose.
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MasterFiber MAC 360 FF, a new synthetic hybrid fiber developed to meet the performance targets of contractors, concrete producers and engineers, strengthens plastic concrete to minimize shrinkage and settlement cracking, while augmenting hardened slabs and structures’ post-crack flexural toughness.
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The MCT Concrete Distribution System is the result of Marcantonini Concrete Group engineers’ research & development efforts to achieve maximum functionality, efficiency and reliability for rapid transport of high and low slump mixes. Aerovan AV flying buckets can deliver concrete loads up to 750 feet/minute in a controlled way, whereby material safely reaches its point of transfer or placement swiftly without affecting any of its properties. A Wi-Fi control system, developed in-house alongside plant automation devices, synchronizes the buckets with the batch plant and casting machines. It is programmed to allow only the plant operator to override bucket position and machine status.
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