A measure potentially adding $10,000 or more to the cost of a single-family home will join the 2009 International Residential Code following a 1,283–470 favorable vote during mid-September International Code Council meetings in Minneapolis
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Thomas Concrete Boosts Charlotte Market Share With Macleod Acquisition
With established footholds in Georgia and the Carolinas, Thomas Concrete recently became the second-largest ready mixed producer in the Charlotte market, acquiring the ready mixed division of MacLeod Construction, Denver, N.C.
Read MoreHomebuilding Woes Expected To Get Worse In Next Six Months, Say Analysts
More distress is expected in the next six months for the $700 billion U.S. homebuilding industry, which has been hit hard by economic issues
Read MoreSegmental Concrete I-35W Replacement Bridge Opens Three Months Early
Underscoring segmental concrete building methods’ potential for the fast track, MnDOT opened the new Interstate 35W bridge across the Mississippi River on Sept. 18–three months ahead of schedule and just under 14 months after the predecessor structure failed
Read MorePomeroy Bridges U.S. Concrete Precast To Prestressed
U.S. Concrete Precast has expanded its strong Golden State footprint (one southern, three northern California plants) and added structural product capabilities following acquisition of Pomeroy Corp., one of the West Coast’s original precast/prestressed producers
Read MoreEagle Materials Confirms Ash Grove’s Minority Stake
In a recent Securities & Exchange Commission filing, Eagle Materials detailed a series of July and August trades through which Overland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement Co. acquired nearly 2.2 million shares of Eagle common stock
Read MoreResearch, Performance Data Validate Increased Use Of Fly Ash
Findings from a two-year research project, “New Technology-Based Approach to Advance Higher Volume Fly Ash Concrete with Acceptable Performance,” provide concrete practitioners new testing data to justify increasing portland cement substitution in many mix designs
Read MoreEquity Firm Tags Bridge Deck, Accessories Specialist D.S. Brown
Altus, a private equity firm whose past investments in concrete have included Michigan-based Durand Forms Inc., announced Sept. 2 acquisition of D.S. Brown Co.
Read MoreLeed Ordinance Buoys Integral Waterproofing
With the Los Angeles City Council adoption of a building ordinance requiring new commercial and high-rise residential structures exceeding 50,000 sq.
Read MoreDriver’s Seat
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
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