To save energy and safeguard the natural environment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and several federal agencies, including the Department
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Dual-Textured Sound Wall Provides Finishing Touch To U.S. 52 Rebuild
A 225,000-sq.-ft., dual-textured sound wall was recently completed as part of a three-year project to rebuild U.S. 52 through Rochester, Minn. It involved
Read MoreMetromont Lands Contract For All Precast Dormitory
In late 2005, the year of its 75th anniversary, Bryan College broke ground for a new four-level, 120-bed, all-precast residence hall on its Dayton, Tenn.,
Read MoreAsla Sprouts Green Roof
Forrester Construction Co. has been selected general contractor and construction manager by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) to build
Read MorePurdue, Ivy Team Host Wwr Web Site
With the support of Ivy Steel & Wire, a division of MMI Products, Inc., Indiana’s Purdue University has established an educational Web site that promotes
Read MoreSmith Midland Equips Quantico
Smith Midland Corp. of Midland, Va., recently sold its first building under the company’s new General Services Administration contract. The Federal Bureau
Read MoreCayuga Eyes New Pipe Plant
Cayuga Concrete Pipe announced a $3.5 million investment in an advanced plant at its Croydon, Pa., headquarters property. Slated for an early 2006 groundbreaking,
Read MorePti Releases Slab-On-Ground Design Manual, 3Rd Edition
The Post-Tensioning Institute’s (PTI) third edition of Design of Post-Tensioned Slabs-on-Ground incorporates extensive editorial revisions and clarification
Read MoreStaying On Target
The chief priority of the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA), according to its new chairman, will be staying on target by maintaining focus on
Read MoreEducation Nation
Redoubling its outreach to specifiers, buyers, educators and students in 2006, the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) will boost precast’s position
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