NRMCA’s Environmental Management for the Ready Mixed Concrete Industry covers water and air quality; admixture, chemical and fuel storage; noise abatement; hazardous waste; fleet maintenance; site aesthetics; plant closures; environmental security; and, sustainability
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Osha Extends Silica Exposure Guidance
“Controlling Silica Exposures in Construction” is the latest OSHA document providing employers in concrete and masonry best practices for curtailing worker exposure to crystalline silica-bearing respiratory dust
Read MoreOwens Corning Stone Veneer Receives First Green Approved Seal
Owens Corning’s Cultured Stone and ProStone are the first precast veneers to attain the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center Green Approved Products seal
Read MoreMcneilus Tapped To Modify California Mixers For Natural Gas Power
SCAQMD has approved funds to demonstrate a prototype natural gas-powered concrete mixer to help reduce emissions from the construction sector
Read MoreHarsh Decisions Stand On Spurlino Materials Portable, Fixed Plant Labor Violations
After probing the nuts & bolts of ready mixed concrete dispatching, scheduling of pro-union drivers based on seniority, and front versus rear discharge mixer truck operation, the NLRB has resolved a protracted dispute over alleged unfair labor practices in Indianapolis
Read MoreSix Concrete Production, Practice Groups Align On Sustainable Development Platform
Key industry organizations will advance eight value propositions cast-in-place, masonry and precast building methods offer for sustainable development: resource efficiency, safety/protection, financial responsibility, operational continuity, longevity/durability, byproducts reduction, esthetics, and societal connectivity
Read MoreLafarge-Backed Study Cites Potential 60 Percent Cut In BuildingsÌ Energy Use
Public policies, technological innovation, informed customer choices, and smart business decisions are key to a sharp reduction in the global building sector’s energy consumption by mid-century
Read MoreObama Pays Earth Day Visit To Transit Mix’s Wind Energy Sister Operation
“The nation that leads the world in creating new energy sources will be the nation that leads the 21st-century global economy. America must be that nation,” President Barack Obama told an April 22 gathering at Trinity Structural Towers, Newton, Iowa
Read MoreStates Move To Protect Homeowners From Fire Sprinkler Rackets
Lawmakers in 12 states are weighing measures effectively easing or eliminating 2009 International Residential Code requirements for automatic fire sprinklers in new home construction
Read MoreHolcim Completes Nafta-Region Branding, Docking St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Cement, a construction materials mainstay in Eastern Canada and Northeast U.S. markets, is now Holcim (Canada) Inc
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