Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff Cemex has closed on the assets of Texas’ Beck Readymix Concrete Co. Ltd., including one portable and three fixed plants to service the San Antonio metropolitan area and surrounding markets.
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ICC-ES report update envisions multi-story, 3D-printed structural concrete
Sources: Black Buffalo 3D Corp., New York; CP staff Black Buffalo, a global provider of large scale, building-grade printers and proprietary cement-based ink, has worked with the International Code Council Evaluation Service to expand criteria in the ICC-ES AC509 – 3D Automated Construction Technology for 3D Concrete Walls report from single- to multi-story building.
Read MoreBuild with Strength Coalition underpins robust Habitat project schedule
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff In partnership with Habitat for Humanity International and affiliates, the NRMCA-aligned Build with Strength Coalition will donate ready mixed concrete for homes planned across 16 locations. With an eye to sound building methods and noncombustible material specifications, work is set to start in April on three two-bedroom projects, each of…
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