Source: Climate Earth Inc., San Francisco Registration continues for “Solutions for Total Water Management,” a 1–2 p.m. (EST), May 4 webinar from environmental business intelligence technology provider Climate Earth. Purdue University Civil Engineering Professor Dr. Inez Hua will discuss methods for businesses to measure their total water use—withdrawal and consumption—from both direct operational sources and indirect supply chain sources. A…
Read MoreDay: April 27, 2011
Workplace fatality rate drops 65 percent in OSHA’s first four decades
Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff By Don Marsh Upon the 40th anniversary of their agency’s establishment—April 28, 1971—OSHA officials assess benchmarks their offices and state partners have attained with the efforts of employers, unions, safety & health professionals, and workplace advocates: On-the-job fatalities dropped from an estimated 14,000 in 1970 to 4,340 in 2009. That reduction accompanies…
Read MoreACI names Hover to full term as president, Ellis and Wight as officers
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.
Kenneth Hover was elected ACI president for the 2011-2012 term, continuing in a post he assumed in September 2010 after the death of predecessor Richard Stehly. Joining him as ACI officers for two-year terms are James Wight, senior vice president, and Anne Ellis, vice president. Officer and director elections took place during the ACI Spring Convention in Tampa.
Read MoreTitan energy chief, EPA rep anchor International Concrete Sustainability Conference
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
“Energy Management and Corporate Sustainability—The Practical Approach” and “Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management” are among 10 themed presentations NRMCA has scheduled for the 6th annual International Concrete Sustainability Conference, August 9-11 in Cambridge, Mass.
Read MoreCement formulator adds corrosion-resistant brand
Source: Ceratech Inc., Alexandria, Va.
Billed as a next-generation, high-performance cement with superior chemical resistance for petrochemical, industrial, and heavy commercial applications, Kemrok has joined Ceratech’s line of portland cement-free binders. Available in bulk or as a packaged repair mix, it yields what product developers contend is concrete exhibiting fast set times and curing cycles; corrosion resistance and durability; and, competitive installed cost.
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