RMC Foundation’s Walk for Sustainability set for Seattle

Sources: RMC Research and Education Foundation, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff

RMC Foundation staff has charted a two-mile course for its second annual Walk for Sustainability, May 9 in downtown Seattle. The 6:30 a.m. fundraiser will kick off the second full day of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s International Concrete Sustainability Conference, based at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.

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Sweets app speeds access to Concrete, Masonry MasterFormat sections

Source: McGraw-Hill Construction, New York City

McGraw-Hill Construction Sweets, the one-stop source of building product information for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) community, has developed and launched a new mobile app that enables design professionals to search and download specs, CAD, BIM, catalogs, data sheets and more quickly and easily on their iPhones and Android devices. Design professionals can choose from the thousands of building products via Sweets Search or by “MasterFormat Browse” to find the products that meet their design vision.

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