EPA has initiated a 10-year investigation of pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete, and porous asphalt pavements recently placed in a parking lot at its Edison, N.J., Environmental Center
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Aashto, Chamber Of Commerce Salute All-Concrete I-35W Replacement Bridge
A bridge redefining how federal and state agencies view concrete methods’ fast-track potential and value engineering is the 2009 America’s Transportation Awards Grand Prize winner
Read MoreAntagonist Investor’s Victory Confirmed In Txi Director Elections, Board Proposals
After a preliminary announcement following Texas Industries’ Oct. 22 annual shareholders meeting, it was verified that Shamrock Activist Value Fund (SAVF) officials were successful in getting its three board nominees elected to the board of directors and corporate governance proposals approved
Read MoreDufferin, Knife River, Lafarge Pilot Eaton’s Automated Clutch Transmission
Concrete and aggregate producers testing the UltraShift PLUS series automated manual transmissions include Dufferin Concrete (Toronto mixers), Knife River Belgrade Division (Montana dumps) and Lafarge North America (Atlanta, Prairie province and B.C. mixers)
Read MoreImi, Aggregate Industries Pros Take National Mixer Driver Championship
Joseph “Ziggy” Zygas, a Lafayette, Ind.-based driver for Irving Materials Inc., won the 4th Annual National Mixer Driver Championship, staged amid NRMCA’s 2009 ConcreteWorks Conference & Expo, Oct. 17-20, in Indianapolis
Read MoreHanson Hardscapes Adopts Spec For Essroc’s Self-Cleaning Tx Active Cement
Hanson Hardscapes is among the first North American manufactured-concrete producers to offer TX Active, a self-cleaning, pollutant-reducing cement. Created by Essroc Italcementi, the specialty powder naturally breaks down organic and inorganic pollutants, including CO, NOx, SOx and volatile organic compounds, such as benzene and toluene
Read MoreEpa Chief Outlines Stepped Up Clean Water Act Enforcement
The Clean Water Action Enforcement Plan, outlined by EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson in an Oct. 15 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing, calls for the agency to a) develop more comprehensive approaches to ensure enforcement is targeted to the most serious violations and significant pollution sources
Read MoreCall For Abstracts: 2010 Concrete Sustainability Conference
NRMCA and the School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment at Arizona State University are seeking abstracts for the 2010 Concrete Sustainability Conference, April 13-15, in Tempe
Read MoreIcpi To Stage 2010 Hardscape Na With Ãsoftscape Green Industry Expo
Hardscape North America 2010 will co-locate with the GIE+EXPO (Green Industry Equipment Expo), Oct. 28-30, at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville
Read MoreAci Seeks Submissions For 2010 Conventions
For its Spring 2010 Convention (Chicago) and Fall 2010 Convention (Pittsburgh), ACI has issued a Call for Papers. Specifically, submissions detailing “Notable Concrete in Chicago and Vicinity” are sought by ACI Committee 124 – Concrete Aesthetics, ACI Illinois Chapter, and AIA Chicago Chapter for the spring event, Mar. 21-25
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