New Green Cement CEO prepares PozzoSlag binder for prime time

Sources: Green Cement Inc., The Woodlands, Texas; CP staff  Green Cement Inc., formerly VHSC Holdings, has appointed mining, metals and finance veteran Grant Quasha as chief executive officer, tasking him with a global expansion of its near-zero carbon PozzoSlag binder technology. He succeeds John Preston, who remains chairman, and will be based in Texas, where Green Cement has headquarters near…

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Holcim, Gate Precast executives to address Building Innovation 2021

Sources: National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The National Institute of Building Sciences has finalized its keynotes lineup for Building Innovation 2021: Virtual Edition (BI2021), September 27-29, including a presentation from Holcim AG Global Head of Solutions & Products Jamie Gentoso, P.E. Joining her as lead presenters will be Architecture 2030 CEO Edward Mazria, American Society of Civil…

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Wood structures’ newest red flag: ASTM floor noise standard

Sources: CP staff; ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.  A new standard from ASTM Committee E33 on Building and Environmental Acoustics establishes an evaluation metric for low-frequency impact noise, especially the thudding from footfalls typical in multi-level buildings constructed of materials other than cast-in-place or precast concrete. 

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