Source: National Precast Concrete Association, Carmel, Ind.
NPCA is accepting applications for its annual Safety Awards Program through January 13.
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FHWA directive opens state DOT doors to proprietary product specification
Sources: American Road and Transportation Builders Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
A clarification of procurement guidance issued by the Federal Highway Administration will allow hundreds of products aimed at increasing the safety and durability of the nation’s highways and bridges find their way more quickly into state highway projects.
Read MoreCement Masons union offers pervious pavement certification
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
The increasing use of pervious concrete pavement in large commercial projects involving union finishers supports NRMCA’s assignment of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (OPCMIA) as a National Sponsor of the Pervious Concrete Contractor Certification program.
Read MoreResearchers confirm performance, safety gains of pervious concrete wear course layers
Sources: RMC Research & Education Foundation, Silver Spring, Md.; Iowa State University Institute for Transportation, Ames
The recent An Integrated Study of Pervious Concrete Mixture Design for Wearing Course Applications conducted by the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center confirmed that portland cement pervious concrete pavement has great potential to reduce roadway noise, improve splash and spray, and improve friction as a surface wearing course.
Read MoreForecast puts robust cement consumption gains off until 2014
Source: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.
Job creation is key to improving many economic indicators, and its reduction translates into a longer wait for the construction and cement recovery.
Read MoreNRMCA’s 2012 online sustainability courses set
Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
For 2012, NRMCA will host several online courses related to sustainability of concrete manufacturing and construction. Each course typically includes four online Webinars, additional reading and exercises, and quizzes. Design and concrete industry professionals from all over the world typically attend.
Read MoreLafarge veteran Anderson succeeds Armtec Infrastructure CEO Phillips
Source: Armtec Infrastructure Inc., Guelph, Ontario
Mark Anderson was recently elevated from chief operating officer to president and chief executive officer of Armtec, the Toronto Stock Exchange-traded parent company of Con-Force Structures, Calgary, and five other Canadian precast/prestressed producers. The promotion was announced upon the resignation of Charles Phillips as president, CEO and director.
Read MoreACI, CRSI roll out Adhesive Anchor Installation Certification
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Schaumburg, Ill.; CP staff
On the heels of a 35-participant pilot, ACI and CRSI have begun phased launch of their Adhesive Anchor Installer Certification program through ACI chapters in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Read MoreLibra Systems, ACE-CO join forces
Source: Libra Systems Corp., Harleysville, Pa.
Concrete batch automation, dispatch software and moisture meter provider Automatic Control Electronics Co. (ACE-CO) has become a division of Libra Systems, a key player in plant automation and enterprise integration solutions for asphalt and aggregate operators. Both companies’ product lines will continued to be marketed, supported and extended, while current ACE-CO management, staff and San Antonio, Texas, office are maintained.
Read MoreLawmakers expedite bills protecting fly ash from EPA hazards
Five Democrat and five Republican Senators introduced Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act (S.1751), creating state-enforced, national disposal standards for coal ash while protecting the material from a “hazardous waste” designation.
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