Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff
The OSHA Cincinnati Area Office has cited Monroe, Ohio-based Central Ready Mix, LLC for 10 serious safety violations after an employee at the company’s Middletown, Ohio, plant died while trying to break up fly ash clumps clogging a silo.
Read MoreSources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff
The latest PCA forecast notes that the industry is on track to finish 2013 with cement consumption 4.5 percent ahead of 2012, and is approaching the new year with powder demand trending 86 million metric tons, 8.1 percent higher than this year’s projected 80 million metric ton total.
Read MoreSources: Angelus Block Co., Sun Valley, Calif.; CP staff
Prepared with an eye toward new green building rating system requirements, the Angelus Block Environmental Product Declaration spans a substantial set of 69 individual mix designs for products from each seven southern California concrete masonry operations, serving Central Coast to San Diego markets.
Read MoreSource: Ready Mixed Concrete Association of Ontario, Mississauga
RMCAO’s Pavement Design Assistance Program (PDAP) provides public and private sector project engineers and consultants comprehensive proposals for an equivalent, comparable concrete pavement alternative for street and road or parking lot contracts carrying asphalt specifications.
Read MoreSources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
USGBC has marked a turning point in its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building program, unveiling LEED v4 in Philadelphia, host city for the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo.
Read MoreSource: CP staff
The U.S. Green Building Council’s successor to the LEED 2009 rating system keeps provisions for project rating points in the construction phase, including the use of mixes containing recycled materials, or specifying pervious concrete, permeable pavers or conventional flatwork for storm water site containment or to limit heat island effect.
Read MoreSources: U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, D.C.; CP staff
USGBC and Underwriter Laboratories’ UL Environment have announced an industry-first partnership with targeted initiatives focused on increasing disclosure, awareness and transparency of building product composition and manufacturing processes.
Read MoreSource: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.
The NRMCA Manufacturers, Products & Services (MPS) Division is accepting nominations through December 31 for the 2014 Concrete Cares Award, recognizing a producer member for outstanding contributions in community service.
Read MoreReady mixed concrete plants are recycling process water to attain more sustainable operation and save on discharge costs or the amount of fresh water consumed. As cement fines accumulate in settling vessels, process water becomes less usable in fresh concrete mixes due to limits on the amount of solids that can be present in the makeup water. The solids also present scaling problems in pumps, valves and other fittings in the piping systems that carry recycled water.
Read MoreTo meet demand for precast concrete with smooth surface, uniform matrix and high performance characteristics, Active Minerals Intl. has developed Acti-Gel 208, a mineral based additive suited to self-consolidating and zero slump mixes. As a low-dose rheology modifier and anti-settling agent, it provides aggregate suspension, stabilizes mixtures, and improves workability, flowability, and pumpability throughout fabrication of wet cast and dry cast products.
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