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Day: November 14, 2023

Software developer brings concrete delivery optimization into AI age 

Concrete News

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association 2023 ConcreteWorks Conference in Nashville was the backdrop for broad roll out of Inform Transport Planning and Execution software for concrete, aggregates and cement. The logistics platform equips dispatchers and planners running medium to large fleets to perform complex, time-critical calculations with ease—netting delivery of more loads with fewer trucks when measured against conventional…

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NCP Industries adopts CaptureCrete agent for carbon-absorbing veneer stone

Concrete News

Sources: Carbon Limit, Boca Raton, Fla.; NCP Industries, Neb.; CP staff NCP Industries has turned to Carbon Limit’s CaptureCrete admixture for eCO2LUXE, a precast veneer stone announced at the 2023 Deck Expo in Las Vegas. Packaged in supersacks and dosed by cement weight, CaptureCrete is formulated from minerals that are highly reactive to atmospheric carbon dioxide and capable of permanently…

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Foley captures StormPrism intellectual property, territory in Precon deal

Concrete News

Under an agreement with California-based Precon Products, Foley Products Company LLC of Newnan, Ga. 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 of installation, access and maintenance. The system joins value-added…

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10-ton gantry crane

Concrete News

The new EMH Single Leg Semi Gantry Crane eases load transfer between workstations, while freeing up overhead cranes to handle other tasks. The model features an exclusive poly wheel design, eliminating the need for built-in floor rails, and the new EG Hoist, augmenting trolley adjustment. The EG is designed to have a more spacious enclosure to accommodate much larger control…

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Bristol Precast deal rounds out critical geography for Fabcon

Concrete News

Fabcon LLC, a top player in architectural precast concrete wall products east of the Rockies, has acquired Bristol Precast, a division of Lexington, Ky. design-build specialist Bristol Group Inc. The transaction includes a Lexington office and advanced Charlestown, Ind. production facility. Bristol Precast’s order log has included architectural and structural precast packages for industrial, multi-family, hospitality, commercial, corrections and parking…

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New CEO brings public and private sector executive tenure to NPCA

Concrete News

The National Precast Concrete Association has appointed Nick Rhoad as president and chief executive officer, effective December 1. He will arrive with 20-plus years of experience in association management, state government roles and private sector economic development work. Rhoad was most recently chief executive officer of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials in Fishers, Ind. and previously served…

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California producers’ carbon volley

Don Marsh

Two years of major gestures surrounding greenhouse gas emissions in cement and concrete production or procurement solidify California’s reputation for incubating policy. In October 2021, the California State Senate passed SB 596, charting a regulatory course for Golden State cement producers to attain net-zero carbon operations by 2045. The California Nevada Cement Association concurrently published an SB 596 action plan,…

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Pacing energy transition, Lindsay Precast launches Renewables division

Concrete News

Ohio-based Lindsay Precast, one of the top operators in non-architectural and underground concrete or steel structures for industrial, electrical, utility, transportation and environmental markets, has formed a new profit center to serve the energy transition. Charter Lindsay Renewables concrete offerings include Battery Energy Storage Systems elements; skid mounted power infrastructure solutions; electric vehicle charging platforms; landfill-grade solar panel ballasts; plus,…

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European Union Precast Federation releases Decarbonization Pledge

Francesca Mills

In a new position statement on members’ material usage, production methods and embrace of circular economy principles, the Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry (BIBM), Brussels, reinforces commitment to fostering a sustainable and low-carbon society. The BIBM Decarbonization Pledge represents “a concerted effort to minimize environmental impact across the entire lifespan of precast concrete products” and signatories’ quest “to…

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RMI, USGBC audit concrete and steel in “Action on Embodied Carbon”

Concrete News

Environmental policy authority RMI and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) address emissions reduction challenges along with measures to accelerate building construction sector decarbonization in “Driving Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings.” Released in conjunction with USGBC’s 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo earlier this fall, the new report offers recommendations or insights to better track, measure and reduce CO2…

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