Brooklyn-based Glenwood Mason Supply Company Inc., a concrete masonry unit producer equipped to deploy CarbonCure Technologies’ carbon dioxide mineralizing process, will source “Sustainable CO” extracted from New York City apartment buildings’ mechanical system flue exhaust. After a 2022 pilot installation at The Grand Tier (1930 Broadway), Glenwood Property Management (unaffiliated with the producer) plans Q1 deployment of modular CarbonQuest Building…
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Dutchland deal delivers wastewater, water tank depth for Lindsay Precast
Private equity operator MiddleGround Capital of Lexington, Ky., recently closed on Dutchland Inc., Gap, Pa. precast concrete tank producer and installer. Dutchland offers a unique combination of engineering and process design, operations expertise, and control systems implementation to allow for the efficient execution of water and wastewater projects. The transaction was announced a year after a MiddleGround fund acquired Ohio-based…
Read MoreCeco Construction veteran heads ACI Center for Advancing Productivity
The American Concrete Institute has chartered PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Concrete Industry Productivity as a catalyst for solving constructability barriers. PRO will collaborate with design and engineering professionals, material suppliers, plus contractors to resolve issues that negatively impact output in concrete site operations. “The concrete contractor’s input on design details, specifications, and material criteria that embraces…
Read MoreSteelmakers stress performance basis for climate metrics standard
Major concrete rebar producers Commercial Metals Co., Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. lead U.S. members of the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC), recently chartered to support a standard that “accelerates the transition to low-emission steel and recognizes the potential of the recycled, circular steel model to reduce carbon emissions.” GSCC urges the United States and European Union, representatives of…
Read MoreCommerce office assists ASTM Center’s construction digitalization work
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is assisting ASTM Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) development of a “Roadmap for Advanced Technologies for the Digitalization of the Construction Industry.” The agenda for a workshop late last month at ASTM headquarters outside Philadelphia called for brainstorming sessions on the current state and desired future state for…
Read MoreEPA sets 2027 target for halving heavy duty truck NOx emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a program to further reduce air pollution, including ozone and particulate matter (PM), from heavy-duty engines and vehicles. Compared to current standards, its new emissions thresholds are significantly more stringent and cover a wider range of heavy-duty engine operating conditions. The final rulemaking promulgates new numeric standards and changes key provisions of the existing…
Read MoreEPA accelerates low carbon material, product procurement timetable
The Environmental Protection Agency will host three webinars to gather public and private construction stakeholder perspectives on federal procurement policy tied to carbon dioxide emissions accounting and reporting methods for specified materials or products: Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Data Improvement, March 2, 2-3:30 p.m. EST Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Grants and Technical Assistance…
Read MoreInternational Code Council personalizes theme for 2023 Building Safety Month
“Building Safety Starts with You!” is the theme for the International Code Council’s 43rd annual Building Safety Month. The educational and interactive campaign will take place in May to raise awareness about the importance of building codes in ensuring safety in the spaces we live, work, play and learn. Each year, ICC, its members and communities around the world celebrate…
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