Sources: BOM Financial Group, Toronto The Bank of Montreal has committed to purchase carbon credits over five years, representing 5,750 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal and reductions, via an agreement with Halifax-based CarbonCure Technologies. The credits are expected to be delivered on September intervals through 2026. Carbon neutrality-minded BMO is the first North American bank to purchase CarbonCure carbon…
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ASTM International, ACI’s NEU team on low carbon concrete
Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa. A just-signed memorandum of understanding will see ASTM International and NEU, An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon-Neutral Concrete, work to lower the carbon footprint of concrete in the built environment and minimize redundant efforts toward that goal. The organizations jointly plan to: • Foster and support technologies for cast-in-place and manufactured concrete;• Develop, promulgate,…
Read MoreNational Precast, Superior Concrete optimize stormwater containment
Sources: Environmental Containment Corp., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff After an initial collaboration, Washington State’s National Precast, Vancouver, and Superior Concrete, Lake Stevens, have joined forces as Environmental Containment Corp. to serve the fast-growing stormwater containment market with cast-in-place detention vaults, plus precast ponds or vaults. The producer’s comprehensive, modular design for runoff management, Hybrid Vault, is now available throughout the…
Read MoreColumbia Machine to add slab press offerings in deal for UK’s Wil El Mil
Sources: Columbia Machine Inc., Vancouver, Wash.; CP staff Columbia Machine Chairman and CEO Rick Goode has announced an agreement to acquire Wil El Mil Engineering (WEM) Ltd., a leader in concrete wet pressing technology. Based in Gloucester, England, Wil El Mil specializes in press machines, molds and handling solutions. The acquisition is expected to close by year end. “We have…
Read MoreCRDC dedicates concrete-grade, recycled plastic-derived aggregate plant
Sources: CRDC Global, New Jersey; CP staff With support from the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Georgia Pacific Recycling, CRDC Global has opened a York, Pa. plant equipped to convert difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into Resin8, a new, fine aggregate-like material suiting dry or wet cast concrete mixes. The first in the U.S. and the second of its kind in…
Read MoreFHWA outlines $7 million in grants to promote LCA, EPD adoption
Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation; CP staff The Federal Highway Administration has announced $204,000-$312,000 grants to support sustainable pavement, materials emissions tracking and related initiatives at more than 20 state departments of transportation. Many of the initiatives are centered on developing, adopting or advancing the use of life cycle assessment (LCA) methods and environmental product declarations (EPD). The latter encompass…
Read MoreEPA officials reflect on 50 years of Clean Water Act deliverables
Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff Environmental Protection Agency, White House representatives and other water pollution control stakeholders gathered October 18 on the banks of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act of 1972. “When the Cuyahoga River burned 50 years ago, people from all backgrounds came together with one voice to…
Read MoreOutdoor Living Supply enters Las Vegas market in Bedrock Landscape deal
Source: Outdoor Living Supply, Rochester, Minn. Continuing a westward expansion, Outdoor Living Supply has closed on Bedrock Landscape Supply LLC, an independent distributor of natural stone, pavers, bulk materials, and landscape supplies to southern Nevada professional and do-it-yourself accounts. Based in Las Vegas, the family-owned business was founded in 2018 by Mark Wilson, who remains at the helm.
Read MoreDodge, Procore report: Concrete contractors lag trades in profitability
Sources: Procore Technologies, Inc., Carpinteria, Calif.; Dodge Construction Network, Hamilton, N.J.; CP staff 2022 Top Business Issues for Specialty Contractors finds concrete contractors trail their steel, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing counterparts in financial performance. Published by Dodge Construction Network and construction management software developer Procore Technologies, the report highlights key issues impacting leading trades: profitability, workforce management and technology adoption. …
Read MorePCA factors housing market decline into lower 2023 cement shipments
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Ill.; CP staff The Portland Cement Association fall forecast sees 2023 U.S. cement shipments to be off 3.5 percent against this year’s levels, which are trending nearly flat, or 0.3 percent above 2021 figures. Next year stands to bring the first cement volume decline in 13 years, but sets the stage for a growth window…
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