Source: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
NRMCA named 26 member plants or regional businesses in this year’s Excellence in Quality Awards, the winners recognized during the ConcreteWorks Conference and Expo, September 21-24 in Las Vegas.
Read MoreSources: Washington State Department of Transportation; CP staff
Accelerated delivery of North Carolina-processed expanded slate aggregate enabled Tacoma, Wash.-based Concrete Technology Corp. to fabricate precast/prestressed girders meeting Washington State Department of Transportation specifications for this year’s highest profile Interstate Highway System bridge repair.
Read MoreSources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff
A November 5-8 bus tour the PCI Productivity Committee has themed “Productivity Improvement in Lean Times for Precast and Prestressed Producers” will spotlight six Colorado plants representing a broad architectural, structural and specialty product cross section.
Read MoreSource: Meadow Burke, Tampa, Fla.
Building on Rapid Lift, a precast/prestressed hardware standard for the past three decades, Meadow Burke has unveiled the Burke Lift system, citing its potential for changing face and edge lifting practice in architectural and structural products.
Read MoreSources: Cement Association of Canada (CAC), Ottawa; CP staff
Two years after its launch across Canada, an industry-branded portland cement with up to 15 percent ground limestone content—promoted for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent against conventionally milled powder—has gained significant traction among concrete producers and their customers.
Read MoreSources: University of Newcastle; CP staff
A new method for permanently storing carbon dioxide emissions generated from fossil fuels and other industrial processes is at the heart of a mineral carbonation pilot plant to be built at the University of Newcastle’s Institute for Energy and Resources.
Read MoreSource: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.
The ACI Fall 2013 Convention Opening Session will include presentation of the Concrete Sustainability Award to Titan America CEO Aris Papadopoulos, recognizing his leadership in unifying North American stakeholders on a common direction for sustainability efforts and position on product resiliency.
Read MoreSource: Shea Concrete Products, Amesbury, Mass.
Shea Concrete Products has powered up a 389-kW array that will provide electricity for its production and offices in Amesbury, Mass. The installed solar system went live August 30 and will produce an estimated 421,000 kilowatt-hours per year. This generates enough electricity to fully run the Amesbury location without requiring any additional sources of electricity.
Read MoreUpdated: September 20, 2013
Sources: American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
In his first address as 2013-14 ARTBA chairman, Doug Black cited transportation funding, policy, worker safety and innovation as priority objectives for the year ahead.
Read MoreSources: Coco Group, Toronto; CP staff
Family-owned Coco Group, with integrated construction materials and heavy civil contracting businesses, has closed on the Russell Group, a peer operator serving Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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