Sources: GH Cranes & Components, Terrell, Texas; CP staff GH Cranes cites delivery of the world’s first 100 percent battery powered, rubber tire gantry crane. Inaugurated this month at a U.S. precast concrete operation, the 30-ton rated GH35i has a lithium battery power bank producing 480 volts and storing enough power to run an eight- to 10-hour shift. A built-in…
Read MoreSource: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. The 2022 ACI Collection spans 50-plus code or specification and 200-plus practice guides or reports, including more than 10 newly published documents addressing such topics as thermal bridge mitigation, polished slab finishes and crack repair.
Read MoreSources: CarbonBuilt, Los Angeles; CP staff Manufactured-concrete technology developer CarbonBuilt has entered into a carbon removal purchase agreement with Shopify Inc., Ottawa-based provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce. Anchoring the agreement are 5,200 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide that will be sequestered in concrete masonry units molded and finished in plants equipped for the CarbonBuilt Reversa process. The purchase…
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Sources: CarbiCrete, Montreal; CP staff CarbiCrete, developer of a mix design and curing methodology capturing up to 150 kg (330 lbs.) of carbon dioxide emissions for every metric ton of manufactured concrete produced, has secured $12 million at the first close of its Series A financing round, with a second close anticipated in the coming weeks. Round leader FS Investors,…
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