September 1, 2008
Editorial
A Candidate We Can Approve Of
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, DON MARSH EDITOR
It might not be evident in the race for the White House, but Illinois has at least one nonincumbent in this fall's election who is the real deal. Martin...
News Scope
Admixture Prices Rise
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
Citing exceptional increases in raw material, transportation and energy costs, Cleveland-based BASF Admixture Systems will increase prices up to 25 percent...
Prairie Material and McHugh Construction top out country's tallest concrete building
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
James McHugh Construction and Prairie Material Sales staff staged a ceremonial top-out pour in mid-August for Chicago's 1,134-ft. (1,361 ft. with spire)...
Branded, High-Performance Mix Developer Gains Market
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
Los Angeles-based concrete mix-optimization specialist iCrete reports that its production technology and quality-control methods have surfaced at more...
PCA economist not finished revising 2008-09 market forecasts downward
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
A moderate decrease in the 2008 and 2009 cement consumption forecast by Portland Cement Association Chief Economist Edward Sullivan further underscores...
Contractor Groups Assess Inflation Trends in Construction During White House Meeting
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
In a day of White House meetings that included representatives from a coalition of nine business associations, leaders from Associated General Contractors...
Feds Examine Green Building Marketing Claims
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
The Construction Specifications Institute, Alexandria, Va., has outlined for the Federal Trade Commission the benefits of the recently developed GreenFormat...
Prestressed Group Closes On Renaissance Precast
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CP STAFF
Windsor, Ontario-based Prestressed Group has recently acquired Renaissance Precast Industries, renaming the River Rouge, Mich., operator International...
Briefs
Concrete Producers | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Texas Industries, Dallas, has promoted Sharon Ellis to treasurer, responsible for the capital and cash management functions within the company. She brings...
Fizzano Concrete Promotes Green-Aggregate CMU
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
In a Mid-Atlantic territory spanning New York City to Washington, D.C., Fizzano Concrete Products is representing concrete masonry units formulated with...
Concrete Organizations | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has added Craig Keast as Membership Services director, responsible for assisting TCA membership-growth initiatives as...
Concrete Manufacturers | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Holcim (US) Inc. has announced a long-term lease option to the mining rights on a 1,760-acre Clark County, Nev., site 40 miles east of Las Vegas. It will...
Government Affairs
Bridge Collapse Anniversary Spurs Climate Change, Infrastructure-Funding Discussion
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Crews scheduled a closure pour on the new Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis to mark the one-year anniversary of the predecessor structure's collapse...
Architecture Group Ties Reduced Co2 Emissions to Building Codes
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A new white paper, Meeting the 2030 Challenge Through Building Codes, provides what authors contend is the key to deciphering various building energy...
Compliance Matters
Exit strategies | Concrete Products | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY BOB ECKHARSDT
As to be expected in a vital industry where changes in ownership and operating status regularly occur, concrete-producing companies and plants commonly...
Innovations
Concrete Equipment & Products: Part one | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
16K FORK LIFT Manufacturer has expanded its S Series line with a 16,000-lb.-capacity model, the S160-4, featuring constant four-wheel drive; four equal...
Concrete Equipment & Products: Part Two | September 2008
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
PAVER INSTALLER'S STRING COLLAR To help pavement installers avoid time-wasting knots and line resetting, the company asserts, its improved StringAlong...
Precast
Building green schools at breakneck speed
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A construction whirlwind encompassing five Seminole County, Fla., schools during the summer break was immensely productive. Between June 16 and August...
High praise for plank ceilings, cantilevered pool
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
As developers avidly converted old, smaller dwellings into larger homes on the same plots in a Bethesda, Md., suburb showcasing multimillion-dollar lakeside...
Pca Recognizes Nine Structures in Concrete Bridge Awards
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Nine winners have been named in Portland Cement Association's (PCA) 11th Biennial Bridge Awards Competition, recognizing excellence in concrete bridge...
PCI Names 46th Annual Design Award Winners
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A group of construction industry professionals assembled in Chicago over the summer to determine the winners of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's...
PCI Convention: Expanding Opportunities in a Changing World
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
An authority on change and human performance, Dr. Robert Kriegel, will present Reinventing the Game-New Rules for the Precast Industry in the 21st Century...
PCI Expands Publications Division
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has reorganized its publications division, promoting or hiring six professionals to handle the publications...
Sakrete, U.S. Mix Co. Expand partnership
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A new agreement between Sakrete of North America, Charlotte, N.C., and U.S. Mix Co. extends the branded concrete, mortar and repair product program in...
Oldcastle Unit Adds Lawn & Garden Bagged Product Operations
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Oldcastle Lawn & Garden has acquired Illinois-based River City Landscape Supply, the Midwest's leading wholesaler of bulk and bagged mulches and decorative...
CXT lands federal buildings contract
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Co. reports that its subsidiary, CXT Inc., has been awarded a new five-year agreement with the U.S. Forest Service and a...
Form shelter tempers elements
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Year-round production at Des Moines-based Iowa Prestressed Concrete (IPC) proceeds unabated in all weather conditions, owing to the installation of a...
Spot-on reinforcement
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Polylok, Inc., has introduced Rebar-Lok to ensure that reinforcing rods in concrete masonry units (CMU) are properly positioned during wall construction....
Performance Proof
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A large masonry building recently constructed in Wallingford, Conn., using the Rebar-Lok system provided a case study of the new technology. The structure...
Articles
Pervious pursuits
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Pervious concrete pavement practitioners were anything but idle this summer. While others vacationed, Duluth, Minn.-based Arrowhead Concrete Works as...
Pervious Concrete Seminars Address Stormwater Runoff
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and the Portland Cement Association (PCA) have again combined efforts to offer the seminar Pervious...
ACI Council Revisits Building Information Modeling, Sustainability
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Members of the American Concrete Institute-affiliated Strategic Development Council will assemble Oct. 8-10 at the Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm...
Tilt-Up group cites Most Recycled Content projects
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association is inviting project submissions to be considered for a new Top 10 list highlighting the Most Recycled Concrete Content...
169.5-Ton Panel Tops Tilt-Up List
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A 339,000-lb. wall panel for the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., is the new titleholder on Tilt-Up Concrete Association's top 10 ranking of tilt-up...
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Sunshine StakesSep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Steven Prokopy During the last three years, Hanson Pipe & Precast has seen a significant uptick in capital investment in new plant construction and upgrading older facilities... |
Driver's Seat
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Don Marsh
When Concrete Products first visited Gossett Concrete Pipe Co. Inc. in 1994, A.C. Gossett III reflected on a new plant representing what was by far his...
LEED ordinance buoys integral waterproofing
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
With the Los Angeles City Council adoption of a building ordinance requiring new commercial and high-rise residential structures exceeding 50,000 sq....
