CORNER BRICK FORMWORK The Universal Corner augments installation of corner brick in all brick-inlay applications, product developers note. The formwork
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New American Home Design Remains On Solid Footing
At the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) International Builders’ Show (Feb. 7-10, Orlando, Fla.), Portland Cement Association planned a touch-screen
Read More2006 Decorative & Durable Designs Concrete Pavement Awards
JUDGES Jonathan Brooke, RLA, ASLA, is affiliated with Douglas Hoerr Landscape Architecture, Inc., a Chicago-based firm that offers site planning, garden
Read MoreReciprocal Value
Producer consolidation has seen many instances of big operators deriving greater value out of mom-and-pops they absorb. Measuring strong financial returns
Read MoreTilt-Up Group Calls For Convention Presentations
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association is accepting abstracts of 45- to 60-minute candidate presentations for its 2007 Tilt-Up Convention, Oct. 3-6, in College
Read MoreNrmca Schedules High Performance Concrete Symposium
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 2007 Concrete Technology Forum: Focus on High Performance Concrete, May 22-24 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel,
Read MoreFinishing Tool Suits Limited Access Jobs
A Gardners, Pa., inventor has created a prototype of an accessory that facilitates concrete and grout placement in confined spaces. Finish-Rite was designed
Read MorePervious Pavement Standards Development,Educational Seminar Series Proceed
Recognizing the need to expedite product standards and practice guidelines, the Executive Subcommittee of ASTM Committee C 09 on Concrete and Aggregates
Read MoreBlended Scm Standard Behooves Silo-Constrained Operators
ASTM International’s proposed Specification for Blended Supplementary Cementitious Materials standard will enable more concrete producers to blend slag,
Read MoreSmall Block, Big Stakes
In the face of building code revisions tied to tighter seismic design requirements, plus traditionally conservative treatment of reinforced concrete masonry
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