Concrete Industry Management Auction banks record $2 million-plus

Sources: CIM National Steering Committee; CP staff The annual auction supporting five university Concrete Industry Management degree programs raised more than $2.1 million in gross revenues. Staged at the Las Vegas Convention Center one level up from World of Concrete 2023 exhibits, the event saw silent and live bidding led by concrete delivery and finishing equipment from major donors Alliance…

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FHWA assembles EPD, Buy Clean roundtables for virtual summit

Sources: Federal Highway Administration; CP staff The Federal Highway Administration has opened registration for its next Every Day Counts Virtual Summit, with three or four daily sessions or roundtables focusing on Environmental Product Declarations and their role in transportation procurement policy (all times EST): Tuesday, February 14 • Buy Clean Policy 101, 2-3 p.m. • How to use an EPD, 3-4:30…

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World of Concrete attendance approaches pre-pandemic (> 50,000) levels

Sources: Informa Markets, Irving, Texas; CP staff World of Concrete manager Informa Markets reports a final registration of 48,009 for this year’s show (January 17-19), noting heavy indoor and outdoor Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) foot traffic, along with participation from concrete or masonry construction professionals representing 120-plus countries. 

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ASTM C09 eyes standard for fiber reinforced concrete tensile strength

Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP Staff ASTM Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates aims to provide data enabling the engineering community to evaluate fiber performance through WK60666 New Practice for Direct Tension Testing of Fiber Reinforced Concrete, a proposed standard presently in the working phase. 

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