Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff ASTM has presented ICPI-NCMA Vice President of Engineering, Masonry Nick Lang with the Award of Merit and accompanying title of Fellow for his contributions to Committee C15 on Manufactured Masonry Units. Award of Merit is the highest Society recognition for an individual’s distinguished service and committee participation.
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ICPI, NCMA maintain Unification Plan
Sources: ICPI-NCMA, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and National Concrete Masonry Association officially merged July 1. The new organization will operate as ICPI-NCMA pending announcement of a new identity and brand—subject to member approval during a charter meeting, August 15-18 in San Diego. It represents producers whose annual block, veneer stone, paver and segmental retaining wall…
Read MoreK.H. Watson Jr. leads CIM National Steering Committee officer slate
Sources: Concrete Industry Management Program, Alexandria, Va. The National Steering Committee (NSC) behind the five Concrete Industry Management four-year degree programs has named 2022 officers: Executive Director Rex Cottle (retired, Trinity Industries); Chairman Karl H. Watson Jr. (7W Capital); Vice Chairman Steven Cox (Command Alkon); Secretary/Treasurer Nicole Maher (National Ready Mixed Concrete Association); and, Immediate Past Chairman Mike Schneider (Baker…
Read MoreContractors issue Concrete/Steel Price Risk statement
Sources: American Society for Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff The American Society of Concrete Contractors’ 45th Position Statement, “Managing Concrete Projects: Concrete/Steel Price and Delivery Volatility Risks,” provides a contractor’s point of view for architects, engineers, owners and other contract stakeholders contending with current supply chain volatility.
Read MoreConcrete.ai developers prepare for software platform commercialization
Sources: Concrete.ai, Los Angeles; CP staff Concrete.ai is preparing for general release of its pioneering data science platform, programmed to reduce costs and embodied carbon intensity (CO2e) in concrete construction. Ahead of the launch, the company is filling key management positions and executing an exclusive, worldwide license from the University of California, Los Angeles for the underlying artificial intelligence (AI)…
Read MoreEco Material books record, 600K-tpy harvested ash processing contract
Sources: Eco Material Technologies Inc., South Jordan, Utah; CP staff Eco Material Technologies has outlined an agreement with Georgia Power to harvest nearly 10 million tons of landfilled ash from Plant Bowen—one of the largest coal-fired power generating stations in North America. The successor to Boral Resources and Green Cement will build a facility at the Cartersville, Ga. site to…
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