Sources: Ocean Harvesting, Gothenburg, Sweden; CP staff Swedish Energy Agency-backed researchers optimizing wave energy convertor (WEC) design and materials have pegged highly flowable, high performance concrete mixes as especially suiting the outer shell and internal thin walls of honeycomb structures, or hulls, serving as buoys for the InfinityWEC assembly. The concrete buoy has equal weight but can be delivered at…
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OSHA cites contractors in failure of precast soundwall-bearing crane
Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators have cited Concrete Impressions of Florida Inc., Plant City precast sound barrier panel producer and installer, and Adcock Cranes Inc., Tampa lifting services provider, with one other-than serious and two serious violations tied to a 2023 Orlando highway ramp site fatality. Investigators determined that a boom crane…
Read MoreDecorative Concrete Council opens International Awards call for entries
Source: American Society for Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff The ASCC Decorative Concrete Council’s 16th International Awards program spans Architectural, Artistry, Cast-in-Place Stamped and Special Finishes plus eight other categories, entries for which can be submitted through June 17 at the competition portal. The program recognizes and celebrates exceptional exterior and interior work from around the globe, notes DCC Chair…
Read MoreBlended cements lead industry priority list for remainder of decade
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; Cement Products staff Portland Cement Association CEO Mike Ireland cites blended cements, plus alternative fuels and carbon, capture, utilization and storage technology, as top producer priorities for the next five years. Addressing the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Conference in Denver earlier this month, he also reflected on major 2023 market, environmental and government relations deliverables:…
Read MoreChryso, GCP parent company takes global sustainable construction pulse
Sources: Saint-Gobain Group, Paris; CP staff A survey aimed at better understanding stakeholder perceptions and levers to accelerate adoption of sustainable construction finds that implementation of related practices will only be effective if it matches local realities. Advocates of such practices must likewise work to ensure stakeholders are better informed, better trained, and committed. The Sustainable Construction Barometer is based…
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