Thirty-year industry veteran Chris Crouch has been named executive vice president of Propex Concrete Systems, a standalone business unit Propex designated following its recent financial reorganization
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Five States Sprout First Green-Star Plants; Additional Three Certified
Bringing the total number of NRMCA Green-Star certifications to 27, eight ready mixed plants have recently upgraded their environmental management system (EMS) practices to earn the one-and-a-half-year-old designation.
Read MoreTxi Chiefs Counter Dissident Shareholder’s Board Realignment Campaign
TXI Chairman Robert Rogers and CEO Mel Brekhus have informed shareholders that management will not be discouraged by distractions from the Shamrock Activist Value Fund (SAVF), whose principals seek a board shake up through a series of motions at the company’s annual meeting, October 22 in Dallas
Read MoreMartin Marietta Elevates Cfo Lloyd
The Martin Marietta board has elected Anne Lloyd executive vice president, a title in addition to chief financial officer and treasurer posts she has held since 2005 and 2006
Read MoreCouncil Documents Performance Of Leed-Certified Projects
USGBC envisions its new Building Performance Initiative as a comprehensive data-collection and analysis effort from all LEED-certified projects, yielding feedback with which owners can address predicted versus actual building performance gaps. It dovetails with a requirement the council announced earlier this year concerning ongoing performance data from buildings as part of certification under the latest LEED version.
Read MoreOsha Cites Crane Overload, Shutdown Device Absence In Prestressed Handling
Alleging operation of overhead cranes beyond their rated load capacity, and models lacking safety devices to prevent automatic, post-power failure restart, OSHA has proposed $65,800 in penalties for precast/prestressed concrete producer Schuylkill Products Inc., Cressona, Pa
Read MoreSustainable Construction Code, Language Made Easier With Sample Ordinance
With states and municipalities seeking to adopt ordinances that require “green” or sustainable construction, code officials at every level of government are scrambling for appropriate practices and language to include
Read MoreStimulus Fund Delays Underpin Industry’s 22 Percent Decline For 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will have minimal impact on cement consumption and concrete output this year, owing to bureaucratic delays in releasing stimulus highway project funds and long lags between outlays and construction
Read MoreGate Precast’s Leed Chief Lewis To Address Design-Build Convention
PCI Sustainability Council Chair Jim Lewis, LEED AP will present “Design Build Team Passes the Test at Catholic University” during the 2009 Design-Build Conference and Expo, November 5-7 at the Gaylord National Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreÃextreme Makeover Project Rises With Icf Walls, Pervious Driveway
When ABC Television’s Emmy award-winning “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” comes to the Mid-Atlantic region, Chaney Enterprises and four customers and vendors will join forces to complete renovation of two structures–a family home and a community center–in one week
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