The 276-unit Second + Delaware apartment complex in Kansas City, Mo., is touted as the world’s largest Passive House structure. One of the key design elements to help the project garner the designation are custom 16-in. thick sandwich panel-style precast walls. General contractor Crossland Construction of Columbus, Kan. manufactured the precast panels at its in-house fabrication plant (Crossland Prefab). The…
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Linton Rigging Gear product line integration has spurred company’s rebranding of the LiftGuard Magnetic Sling Protector series. The devices are one-seventh the weight of steel; prevent damage to slings caused by contact with abrasive load edges, corners, or protrusions; and, keep the sling away from other significant contact points during lifting operations. Medium Duty, Heavy Duty, and Coil Edge protectors…
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Intelligent formwork solution enables precast producers to cast two different sized structures with a single form and realize design variations. Interchangeable attachments, secured to the core by hydraulic clamps, create different inner workings. The potential for length, height and shape variations equips the formwork for utility or drainage structure types. Other advantages are easy handling and short set-up times: Changing…
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One of western Canada’s major players in precast concrete structure design, engineering and fabrication solves weighty material handling equations with rubber-tired iron from British Columbia’s Kendrick Equipment: One ISL50B, two ISL70B and two SB50 Shuttlelift gantry cranes.
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Domestically made, American National Standards Institute-certified RealShield attaches to a hardhat, cap or visor. While ANSI standards are what the Occupational Safety and Health Administration refers to as the “criteria for determining face shield acceptability,” adult and youth size RealShields are ANSI Z-87.1-2020 certified for eye and face protection. Both versions ship in retail packs of four or 50-unit bulk…
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The Sono WZ probe and Sono Dis meter can determine the water content of fresh concrete directly on-site in a matter of minutes. Users can correlate mix design parameters such as water/cement ratio, cement content, slump and admixture dosages. The WZ can be adjusted for mixes designed for self-consolidating, lightweight or other plastic or finished concrete properties. The Dis presents…
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A major precast wall producer sought a mobile lifting solution to transfer 50,000-lb. panels safely and efficiently from form tables, located in a main plant enclosure, to a high-density outdoor storage area. The objective was to stack wall panels in uniform rows with minimum spacing between stacks.
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Finfrock Technologies’ comprehensive Command Suite of software solutions includes three integrated programs for increased efficiency and communication in precast, prestressed concrete. Together, StructureWorks, XceleRAYtor and PieceTracker provide a synergistic approach to improve information flow and productivity for a competitive advantage in project design, engineering, production and construction.
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After nearly two decades of serving agricultural markets with bunk feeders, bunker silo walls, slats, plus posts and beams, Harley, Ontario-based Stubbe’s Precast Commercial Ltd. entered mainline construction in 2001 with the introduction of hollow core plank. Over the next nine years, the producer added structural wall panels, columns, beams and double tees, the portfolio of which now anchors a…
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Lehigh White Cement Co. is helping to drive sustainable development and resilient design through the patented Futurecem binder technology of parent company, Cementir Holding, Italy. Sourced without the supply constraints, increasing scarcity and volatile pricing often accompanying outside industries’ byproducts, Futurecem represents a potential 50 percent carbon dioxide emissions reduction over conventional portland cement concrete without sacrificing performance. The technology…
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