ACI 133 to help federal agency investigate Florida tower collapse

Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff ACI Committee 133 on Disaster Reconnaissance will coordinate a team to assist National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) structural engineering experts study the progressive failure of a 12-story reinforced concrete structure, Champlain Towers South, in Surfside, Fla. ACI Executive Vice President Ronald Burg cited the action in a statement on…

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Sika ramps up support for premier 3D printing system adopter

Source: Sika Corp., Lyndhurst, N.J. Sika Executive Vice President – Concrete & Waterproofing Kyle Loyd has added two members to the 3D Concrete Printing team he leads: Marketing Coordinator Lyndsay Castle, managing sales and support activities, and Process Engineer Noah Callantine, overseeing field service and program improvements. Most immediately, they will assist West Jordan, Utah-based Pikus3D LLC, the first adopter…

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Engineer publicizes 2018 assessment of failed Florida condo tower

Sources: Morabito Consultants, Sparks, Md.; CP staff An October 2018 inspection report offered a cautious take on structural concrete conditions at the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association’s Surfside, Fla. property: A 12-level building whose collapse in the early a.m. hours of June 24 has triggered a massive search and rescue effort for more than 100 persons. 

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Investment bank positions Thompson Pipe Group for deal making

Sources: Thompson Pipe Group, Rialto, Calif.  Thompson Pipe Group has engaged B. Riley Securities, a full-service investment bank and subsidiary of Los Angeles-based B. Riley Financial Inc., to support growth beyond four acquisitions to date, most recently U.S. Pipe concrete and steel pressure pipe assets from Forterra Inc., plus a Rinker Materials site in Corona, Calif.  “Our executive team looks…

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NSSGA veteran O’Neill-Kaumo to replace ACPA CEO Voigt

Sources: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.  Laura O’Neill-Kaumo will assume the American Concrete Pavement Association president and chief executive officer posts on July 12, arriving from the American Council of Engineering Companies, Washington, D.C., where as chief operating officer she served engineers engaged in federal infrastructure work. Prior to ACEC, she was National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association senior…

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Artificial intelligence drives mix design performance, CO2 profiles

Sources: Concrete-AI, Los Angeles; CP staff First-time exhibitors at World of Concrete 2021 included an artificial intelligence and machine learning specialist demonstrating the computing and data visualization capabilities of four modules for concrete optimization and supply chain management: performance prediction, cost minimization, embodied carbon dioxide optimization, and mixture design generator. Concrete-AI has been launched as an independent entity to commercialize…

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Boral winds down North American portfolio, Resources sole asset

Sources: Boral Ltd., North Sydney, Australia; CP staff; Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston Precast concrete veneer brands Cultured Stone and Eldorado Stone, along with sister Boral Roofing (concrete) and US Tile (clay roofing) businesses, are part of a Boral North America Building Products asset package that parent company Boral Ltd. has agreed to sell Westlake Chemical in $2.15 billion cash deal.

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Oldcastle APG closes on consummate target: EP Henry

Sources: CP staff; Oldcastle APG, Atlanta Oldcastle APG has deepened its paver, segmental retaining wall and concrete block production and distribution footprint throughout Mid-Atlantic markets, acquiring New Jersey-based EP Henry. The June 21 transaction nets seven sites across the Garden State, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. They align with Oldcastle APG’s existing portfolio and fortify its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in…

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EPA affirms pH 12.5 corrosivity; averts new cement, concrete handling burdens

Sources: CP staff; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally denied a 2011 rulemaking petition that sought to “revise the regulatory threshold for defining waste as corrosive from the current value of pH 12.5, to pH 11.5; and expand the scope of the Resource Conservation and Recovery…

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