Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. Company recently unveiled its 8-Series large capacity lift truck line of cushion and pneumatic tire models powered by two new Toyota-designed and built four-cylinder, high-performance engines. Line-up now includes 8,000 to 17,500 lb. pneumatic models with diesel and other fuel engine options.
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Philadelphia architect KieranTimberlake has released a beta version of Tally, a software application allowing users to measure building materials’ and products’ environmental impact directly in Autodesk’s Revit—a key software program to support building information modeling.
Read MoreThomas Schwartz, P.E., senior principal and president at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. in Waltham, Mass., has been named chairman of the 2014 ASTM International board of directors.
Read MoreWest-Sacramento-based Clark Pacific, one of the West Coast’s leading architectural and structural precast concrete producers, received the Associated General Contractors of America Construction Safety and Excellence Award. AGC grants the awards each year to recognize construction companies committed to safety, risk control, and occupational health management. Judges consider a broad range of criteria, including evidence of commitment to safe practices in management, active employee participation, work site hazard identification, safety program innovation, and more.
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Against a World of Concrete 2014 backdrop last month in Las Vegas, the American Concrete Institute unveiled a new logo and tagline aimed at strengthening its message and perception among target audiences in industry, government, academia and scientific communities. Marking the first major update since 1964, a new ACI logo reflects the group’s 110-year heritage and increasingly global reach with a more modern, vibrant, and professional image. It signifies the next step in the ACI brand evolution and serves as the foundation for consistent design and messaging across all Institute communications. A new tagline, “Always advancing,” highlights commitment to perpetuating concrete knowledge, technology, construction, and quality, as well as collaboration and professional growth.
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American Concrete Institute has completely overhauled and redesigned its website, www.concrete.org. Based on feedback from members and customers, the site features more intuitive navigation than its predecessor, new tools and “Topics in Concrete” sections, plus capability to translate content through a built-in translator. The site will maintain existing committee functionality with an easier-to use interface, and automatically reformat to display on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
Read MoreFollowing a formal change of corporate identity late last year, Portland Cement Association replaced a spelled out name accompanying its logo with the tagline, “America’s Cement Manufacturers.” “This is not a change of name. The organization is still Portland Cement Association,” affirms President and CEO Gregory Scott. “Rather, the new identity embraces who we already are, avoids confusion [with the term “portland”] by nontechnical audiences and better describes the organization and its members.
Read MoreFrom the National Precast Concrete Association … The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) will develop two boom truck-specific certifications in response to requests from stakeholder groups. NCCCO envisions a certification subtype addressing the vehicles’ unique characteristics based on recommendations from a working group that included NPCA producer members and technical staff, plus other industry representatives.
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Steam-Flo series models offer a reliable, economical, portable source of low-pressure steam. The generators suit accelerated curing processes in precast concrete operations and heating aggregates for ready mixed concrete operations. Joining the series is the SF-50, the company’s largest steam generator.
Read MoreSource: Mineral Science and Information Coalition, Washington, D.C.
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and Portland Cement Association are among 15 organizations behind the Mineral Science and Information Coalition (MSIC), formed to advocate for federal agency endeavors such as the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Resources Program—the top source of cement, sand and gravel, and crushed stone shipments.
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