Sources: Silicone Solutions, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; CP staff Adhesive, sealant, gel and coating specialist Silicone Solutions plans a 2018 World of Concrete launch for a nano-silica admixture that effectively converts Types I and II portland cement to a Type IV low heat binder. CoolCure skews hydration chemistry to calcium silicate hydrate or CSH, the principal binding agent in concrete, to…
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Lafarge Canada veteran Thibault heads realigned LH Region North America
Sources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
LafargeHolcim has elevated René Thibault from Western Canada chief executive officer to the post of Head Region North America and Executive Committee member. He succeeds Pascal Casanova, who is leaving the producer after serving as the charter head of post-merger, North American Lafarge and Holcim businesses.
Read MoreTindall elevates Force to CEO, next Lowndes generation to chairman
Sources: Tindall Corp., Spartanburg, S.C.; CP staff
Tindall President and Chief Operating Officer Greg Force has been named chief executive officer, while Vice Chairman William Lowndes IV transitions to chairman of the board. Force has served as president and COO since 2004 after joining the producer in 1988. A past (2012) Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute chairman and PCI Titan of the Industry (2014), he holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from Georgia College and State University.
Read MorePCI opens Fire Resistance standard to comment, clarifies prescriptive vs. rational design
Sources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff
PCI is accepting comments through January 31 on the proposed Specification for Fire Resistance of Precast/Prestressed Concrete. The PCI MNL 124-18 standard will update 2011 design procedures and address two precast/prestressed concrete engineering approaches: “calculated” fire resistance, encompassing prescriptive provisions with tables for selecting concrete mass or protection of steel; and, “rational design,” a true fire resistance calculation procedure referenced in PCI manuals and the charter International Building Code (2000).
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