Source: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago
PCI has elected Tom Kelley, P.E., president of Gage Brothers Concrete Products, Inc. in Sioux Falls, S.D., as chairman for 2013.
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PCI seeks research proposals for Fellowship program
Source: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago
PCI is now accepting research proposals through February 18 for the 2013-2014 school year under the Daniel P. Jenny Fellowship program. Selected proposals will be awarded $20,000.
Read MoreHolcim (US) programs Masonry App
Source: Holcim (US) Inc., Waltham, Mass.
The company will introduce its Rainbow Masonry Designer App at this year’s World of Concrete tradeshow, Feb. 5-8 in Las Vegas. The iPad application will allow architects to collaborate in real time with building owners and/or construction companies to visually select brick facades that reflect a project’s vision.
Read MoreD.C., Virginia tops in LEED-certified building square footage
Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP
With some of the country’s priciest land and deep-pocketed building owners, the District of Columbia remains far and away number one on USGBC’s 2012 list of the top 10 states for LEED project certifications. The per-capita list factors 2010 U.S. Census data and commercial and institutional buildings certified under the LEED green building rating system.
Read MoreTaxpayer group probes feds’ alliance with LEED developer
Source: Taxpayer Protection Alliance (TPA), Alexandria, Va.
Through three Freedom of Information Act requests, TPA is continuing to examine General Services Administration adoption of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification system. GSA has mandated LEED Gold-level standards for all new federal buildings since 2010.
Read MoreMasonry Veneer Manufacturers transition to NCMA
Sources: National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff Convening at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, the Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association Board approved a transition for its 12 producer and 21 associate members to join NCMA. The MVMA logo will be maintained as an affiliated NCMA brand related to promoting precast concrete veneer, with activities including an annual…
Read MoreEnvironmental Product Declaration new focus of NCMA Sustainability Task Group
Sources: National Concrete Masonry Association; CP staff
The NCMA Sustainability Task Group has become the Environmental Product Declaration Task Group, as members respond to green building practitioner demands for transparency in raw material content and production method reporting.
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Sweeping federal court action clouds post-2011 NLRB decisions
Sources: CP staff; Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Washington, D.C.; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
A federal appellate court ruling in favor of an employer/respondent’s petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board order could nullify decisions Board Members have issued since January 2012. Respondent Noel Canning, a Yakima, Wash., Pepsi product bottler, challenged a) the existence of a quorum the Board required on an unfair labor practice complaint in which Teamsters Local 760 prevailed; and, b) the validity of the Board’s order based on the presence of three Members President Obama appointed during an Administration-claimed Senate recess.
Read MoreNRMCA celebrates 100 years of ready mixed concrete business
Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
In a nod to an urban legend on the first load of ready mixed concrete, reportedly delivered to a Baltimore construction site in 1913, NRMCA will mark the industry’s 100th anniversary throughout this year. “NRMCA is proud to spearhead the celebration of this important milestone,” says NRMCA President Robert Garbini. “The entire industry should take pride in the work it does in building our nation’s future.”
Read MoreGCC Mid-Continent veteran takes top NRMCA Driver honor
Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
Rayfield Harris, based at GCC Mid-Continent Concrete’s downtown Tulsa, Okla., plant, is the Ready Mixed Concrete Driver of the Year for 2013, selected from a pool of applicants representing NRMCA producers across the country. Competition judges recognized him for career achievements, safety record, professionalism, driving competency and customer service skills. Harris has worked for GCC Mid-Continent for more than nine years and is assigned to one of the company’s pink mixer trucks, publicizing the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Foundation.
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