Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
A new NRMCA-commissioned study proves how builder’s risk (construction phase) and commercial property (occupancy phase) insurance rates, measured across a wide range of regions, trend lower for multifamily dwellings built of concrete versus wood.
Read MoreSources: U.S. Department of Labor; Associated Builders & Contractors, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has appointed ABC President Mike Bellaman to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion, stemming from an executive order President Donald Trump issued earlier this year with an eye to strengthening the U.S. labor force.
Read MoreSources: Pinova Inc., Brunswick, Ga.; CP staff
A convergence of routine market and rare natural forces could compel concrete producers using Vinsol resin-based admixtures to convert their mix designs to ones bearing alternative products meeting ASTM C260, Standard Specification for Air-Entraining Admixtures for Concrete requirements. Between this fall and much of 2018, producers will likely confront tight supplies of Vinsol-type air-entraining admixtures as the resin’s sole supplier addresses capacity and inventory challenges.
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Sources: HeidelbergCement AG, Germany; CP staff
HeidelbergCement has added a decade to the horizon of its Sustainability Ambitions 2020 program, whose six-point successor centers on reducing carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent from 1990 levels; steering 80 percent of the research & development budget to sustainable products; increasing natural resource substitution with by-products or recycled materials; and, eliminating lost-time accidents.
Read MoreSources: Charah LLC, Louisville, Ky.; CP staff
Charah has opened a fly ash storage terminal in Kelim, Colo., north of Denver, in partnership with Great Western Railway of Colorado operator and rail-to-truck transloading services provider OmniTRAX. Geared to Rocky Mountain States concrete producers, the facility joins the Charah MultiSource Class C and Class F fly ash distribution network, whose recent expansion has also seen new terminals in California, the Midwest, New England and the South.
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The redeveloped Tandy Family YMCA in Tulsa, Okla., applies Universal Design strategies to effectively engage toddlers, seniors and everyone in between. At the onset of work upgrading a 1968 facility, principals envisioned the entry feature to function as year-round work of art, highly activated in the summer and durable enough to withstand constant use and weather. As a wet play surface, hardscape materials needed to account for a coefficient of friction safe for energetic play.
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New step ladder is equipped with features allowing it to be safely leaned against walls, corners, studs or a pole; Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations otherwise discourage placement against vertical surfaces because such models are designed to be exclusively self-supporting.
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Presented as a “value based choice for customers,” the new Essential Range of forklifts spans 12 models of 10- to 18-ton capacity, each available with a variety of power, mast, cabin and safety options.
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Shuttlelift has added the DB90 and DB165 models to its double-beam, rubber-tired gantry crane series, citing demand in the concrete and steel industries, where operators seek innovative lifting solutions for products or vessels of increasing scale. Both machines are equipped with remote diagnostics, intelligent operating systems and other features designed to maximize uptime.
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