President Obama has nominated George Washington University Research Professor David Michaels, Ph.D., as Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration–head of the Department of Labor agency
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Aci Superplasticizer, Sustainability Conferences Converge In Spain
ACI’s “Ninth International Conference on Superplasticizers and Other Chemical Admixtures in Concrete” and “Tenth International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability Issues” will run concurrently, Oct. 12-16, at the Hotel Meli∑ Lebreros in Seville, Spain
Read MoreWind Turbine-Wired Calportland Plant Towers Among Epa Green Power Users
The CalPortland Mojave Plant in south central California ranks fifth among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Top 20 On-site Green Power Users
Read MoreCalportland Mojave To Host Ieee West Coast Conference Tour
The IEEE West Coast Cement Industry Technical Conference, October 8-9 at the Green Tree Golf Course Clubhouse in Victorville, Calif., will include technical presentations and workshops, capped by an afternoon tour of California Portland Cement’s Mojave plant
Read MorePrecastersÌ Benchmarking Report Confirms Double-Digit Business Drop
NPCA member producers saw 2008 shipments drop 10 percent against the prior year, to an estimated $27 billion in total sales volume, with gross profit averaging 25.8 percent
Read MoreVolcano-Prone Iceland Home To Global Aar/Asr Lab
With a staff of concrete, aggregate, geological and geotechnical engineering experts, and access to abundant volcanic deposits of reactive-aggregate specimens, Mannvit Engineering has opened the International Centre of Research and Applied Technology for Alkali Aggregate Reactions in Iceland’s capital
Read MorePci 2009 Design Awards Honor 12 Buildings, Seven Bridges
Nineteen winning projects, comprising 12 buildings and seven bridges across the U.S., were named by independent industry experts among three separate judging panels—Buildings, Bridges, and Special Awards—for the annual PCI Design Awards competition
Read MoreBasf Cites New Admixture’s Flexible Slump Retention, Workability Control
Exclusive polymer technology with cement particle-dispersing capabilities has yielded BASF Admixture Systems’ RheoTEC Z-60, the first in a new concrete admixture series formulated to retain slump and control workability without retardation
Read MoreMack Equips Production Line For Epa2010-Compliant Granite Models
On the heels of Volvo Trucks North America’s first production model (a Volvo VN highway tractor) bearing engine and exhaust systems compliant with Environmental Protection Agency 2010 guidelines, Mack Trucks is gearing up assembly of similarly equipped Granite series trucks
Read MoreIcon Expo, Conexpo-Con/Agg Organizers Firm Up 2011 Co-Location Plan
AEM and NCMA recently formalized an agreement whereby the 2011 International Concrete Exposition (a href=”http://www.ncma.org/events/iconexpo/Pages/default.aspx”>ICON Expo) will be staged along with the 2011 ConExpo-Con/Agg show, March 22-26, at the Las Vegas Convention Center
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