Through its extensive service center network, mobile service fleet and certified technician pool, McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. is offering NFPA 52 and NHTSA FMVSS 304 compliance review, plus related inspection services for vehicle running on compressed natural gas.
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Bentonite clay, polymer compounds equal to slurry management, water recovery
Cetco Energy Services’ Concrete Slurry Division offers two Muddog-branded compounds for returned mix and gray water treatment in ready mixed and precast operations.
Read MoreFilter Press Equipment
Challenges to optimize yard space utilization, step up water and material recycling rates, and lower process-waste disposal costs are driving concrete producers’ adoption of equipment well established in the mining business. Filter presses used in tandem with concrete reclaimers accelerate the water recycling loop and limit landfill-bound material to low-moisture cakes of primarily cement fine composition. Along with the McLanahan Concrete Washout System on the preceding pages, Concrete Products examines additional filter press offerings.
Filter press elevates best process-water management practice at Ready Made Concrete
A family-owned business established in 1993 with 5-yd., single-axle truck, Ready Made Concrete Inc. has grown to a fleet of 26 full-load mixers, serving decorative concrete interests in Salt Lake City and, more recently, commercial slab and wall contractors.
Read MoreRising STAR
SEFA Group’s processing technology stabilizes fly ash supply chain as coal combustion levels cool
By Don Marsh
In With The New
Deft cast-in-place and precast structure engineering, barge fleet make way for Tappan Zee Bridge replacement
by Ken Stadden
CityMix agreement ushers EPS giant into recycled-foam aggregate
Under an exclusive agreement with Seattle-based CityMix Inc., Insulfoam is processing a lightweight concrete additive at its northern California expanded polystyrene (EPS) plant, with options for production throughout the U.S. Leading up to the Insulfoam agreement, CityMix aggregate was processed at a licensed facility in Calgary, Canada. The patented CityMix production makes use of the 1–2 percent of in-plant waste that cannot otherwise be recycled into specification-grade EPS insulation or geofoam lightweight fill.
MANUFACTURERS – August 2015
Jennifer Bronson has joined Tampa-based Meadow Burke to oversee the Quality Assurance/Quality Control program, bringing 25-plus years’ experience in quality management, engineering and customer service. Her certifications and achievements include Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Auditor, and Quality/Organizational Excellence Manager. Bronson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Tampa.
ISO Technical Standard Defines Green Heavy/Civil Parameters
The new ISO/TS 21929-2, “Sustainability in building construction—Sustainability indicators—Part 2: Framework for the development of indicators for civil engineering works,” establishes core impacts for assessing sustainability performance in new or existing non-building construction, factoring design, construction, operation, maintenance, refurbishment, and end of service life. The standard is the latest green construction related effort from International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, whose reporting and documentation guidelines back product category rules and environmental product declarations emanating from cement, concrete and other heavy building material interests.
Read MoreUSGBC yields to Golden State’s CALGreen standards in LEED documentation path
The U.S. Green Building Council will allow principals behind nonresidential projects subject to mandatory 2013 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) requirements an alternative documentation path toward LEED certification. CALGreen is the nation’s first statewide mandatory green building code, covering nearly all Golden State residential and nonresidential construction.