Sources: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, Mass.; CP staff A “Cutting Carbon” webinar series from leading engineer Simpson Gumpertz & Heger includes a Structural Steel and Concrete installment, October 17, 12 p.m. EST. Presenters Eric Fleet, Julia Hogroian, and Matthew Sander will discuss how structural engineering interests have responded to the call for sustainability; review the current state of practice…
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Foley and Precon confer on StormPrism intellectual property, territory
Sources: Foley Products Company LLC, Newnan, Ga.; Precon Products, Simi Valley, Calif., : CP staff Under an agreement with Precon Products, Foley Products has been assigned patents and trademarks for the StormPrism precast concrete structure in Canada and all U.S. markets excepting California. StormPrism installations are engineered to store large volumes of stormwater runoff underground and promoted for their ease…
Read MoreMarcotte applies AI to optimize mix production, reduce material waste
Sources: Marcotte Systems, Montreal; CP staff Marcotte Systems bills MIntelligent Feed as the world’s first artificial intelligence-powered solution designed to optimize the concrete production process, reduce material waste, and improve overall mix quality. Users of the platform set three parameters—target deviation, maximum average jogs, maximum out-of-tolerance—based on their optimization objectives. An AI model developed with Sherbrook University and a Ph.D.…
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