Five California State University, Chico, CIM students are volunteers for a 10-week Field School set up to evaluate, preserve and repair deteriorated concrete structures at Alcatraz Island, home to the notorious prison
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High Concrete Slates 14 Cities For Sustainability Seminar Series
“Concrete Innovations and Answers,” a continuing education series for design and construction professionals, will be presented in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and 11 other cities from October 5–November 3
Read MoreBoral Consolidates Monierlifetile Stake As Part Of $350 Million Capital Program
Boral will acquire the remaining 50 percent of its U.S. concrete roof tile business, MonierLifetile, in a $75 million transaction with Monier Group
Read MorePca Sees Epa-Proposed Cement Plant Rule Adding $21/Ton By 2020
PCA experts cite dire consequences tied to Environmental Protection Agency-proposed national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP): chiefly, closure of a minimum 30 cement plants subject to compliance-related investments, amounting to abatement equipment outlay of $60 million/plant average, and $4.7 billion industry wide
Read MoreLabor Board Compels N.E.W Interstate To Return To Bargaining Table
NLRB Regional Director Rik Lineback has approved settlement of an agency complaint whereby Terre Haute, Ind.-based N.E.W. Interstate Concrete Inc. a) recognizes International Brotherhood of Teamsters-affiliated Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehousemen & Helpers Local Union No. 135 as a representative of its drivers; and, b) pays nearly $19,000 to make five reinstated employees whole and cover their pension contributions
Read MoreInterstate 94 Billboards Drive Home Concrete Versus Asphalt Pavement Message
New “HEY ASPHALT” billboards remind drivers in Minnesota’s Twin Cities how this season brings the Interstate 94 corridor its third asphalt resurfacing since 1993
Read MoreDow Polyurethane Transfers MastersÌ Fine Detail To Formliners, Molds, Stamps
Duramould ETM hand-mixable polyurethane grades feature low-viscosity room temperature processing, extended gel times and optimized demold times to allow transfer of fine detail from master stone or other surface to molds for precast or cast-in-place concrete formliners and decorative flatwork stamping pads
Read MoreLafarge Aligns With Novacem As First Green Cement Bond Subscriber
Paris-based Lafarge Group has advanced commercialization of a magnesium oxide-based powder—billed as a carbon dioxide emissions-reducing alternative to portland cement–through the Green Cement Bond
Read MoreAstm Publishes Standards In Building Codes Reference
ASTM International’s 47th Edition of ASTM Standards in Building Codes contains 1,300-plus construction specifications, practices and test methods compiled
Read MoreAci Adds Advances In Material Science
Three new publications for industry professionals have been released by the American Concrete Institute at a discount (up to 40 percent) for ACI members.
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