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Month: September 2008

Brazen Stunt Hooks Fire Sprinkler Provision To International Residential Code

September 29, 2008 Concrete News

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

September 25, 2008 Concrete News

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.

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Homebuilding Woes Expected To Get Worse In Next Six Months, Say Analysts

September 25, 2008 Concrete News

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

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Segmental Concrete I-35W Replacement Bridge Opens Three Months Early

September 18, 2008 Concrete News

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

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Pomeroy Bridges U.S. Concrete Precast To Prestressed

September 10, 2008 Concrete News

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

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Eagle Materials Confirms Ash Grove’s Minority Stake

September 10, 2008 Concrete News

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

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Research, Performance Data Validate Increased Use Of Fly Ash

September 10, 2008 Concrete News

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

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Equity Firm Tags Bridge Deck, Accessories Specialist D.S. Brown

September 10, 2008 Concrete News

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.

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Leed Ordinance Buoys Integral Waterproofing

September 1, 2008 CP Staff

With the Los Angeles City Council adoption of a building ordinance requiring new commercial and high-rise residential structures exceeding 50,000 sq.

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Driver’s Seat

September 1, 2008 CP Staff

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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