Sources: Block Strong, Orlando, Fla.; CP staff Block Strong, a public awareness-geared partnership between the Florida Concrete & Products Association Inc. and Florida Concrete Masonry Education Council Inc., taps current Pennsylvania State University research to inform multifamily project specifications. Stakeholders especially note a) how construction materials can be an afterthought when developers and real estate investment trusts define the financial…
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Fabcon gains NE market share in Oldcastle Infrastructure NY plant deal
Sources: Fabcon Precast, Minneapolis; CP staff Fabcon has stepped up its Northeast presence by acquiring Oldcastle Infrastructure Building Systems Division assets, primarily a Selkirk, N.Y. plant specializing in precast, prestressed hollowcore plank, beam and wall panels. The operation considerably increases New York and New England contract prospects beyond those of Fabcon’s easternmost site in Mahanoy City, Pa.
Read MoreC&W Chief Growth Officer Werra to succeed CEO Beakley at midyear
Sources: C&W DustTech, Alvarado, Texas; CP staff A C&W DustTech executive transition will see Chief Growth Officer Bill Werra replace CEO and President Deryl Beakley in June. Most immediately, Werra has been named president of the concrete plant dust collection system leader and begun working with his predecessor on a successful leadership change.
Read MoreCemex USA returns to acquisition arena with Beck Readymix deal
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.
Read MoreICC-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…
Read MoreInstitute scribes Energy Conservation Code language for net-zero buildings
Source: New Buildings Institute, Portland, Ore. The New Buildings Institute presents its just-released Building Decarbonization Code as a groundbreaking tool for delivering carbon neutral performance and 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) overlay. NBI aims to help states and cities working to mitigate carbon resulting from energy use in the built environment, which accounts for 39 percent of U.S. greenhouse…
Read MoreCemen Tech builds QC competencies in UK-based Contech deal
Sources: Cemen Tech, Indianola, Iowa; CP staff Cemen Tech has acquired Contech Testing & Consultancy Ltd, a Wolverhampton, England, provider of mix design, testing, and production quality control services. Those capabilities, along with an accredited Contech laboratory, position Cemen Tech to expand support for United Kingdom volumetric concrete mixer truck operators and block producers.
Read MoreThe Concrete Opportunity in Big Tech Construction
How the tech industry’s sustainability agenda is driving demand for low-carbon concrete. [Sponsored Content] The American Institute of Architects (AIA) expects spending on non-residential buildings to decline in 2021. This is due to the decrease in demand for office and retail space and a delay in planned public sector projects. There is one exception, however: the technology industry. The events…
Read MoreQC specialist Exact Tech acquires Sure Cure proprietor
Sources: Exact Technology Corp., Toronto; CP staff Cloud-enabled concrete monitoring device developer Exact Technology has closed on Products Engineering Inc. (PE), a manufacturer of Sure Cure electric concrete curing systems whose team will continue to operate at Colorado headquarters.
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