Jonas Yoder Custom Homes is showcasing an all-concrete construction approach relatively unseen before in Sarasota, Fla. The builder’s newest home in the city embraces complementary materials and techniques to make a stronger, more resilient structure than typical approaches. The all-concrete home uses Structural Concrete Insulated Panels (SCIP) from Gulf Concrete Technology of Long Beach, Miss. They meet and exceed the…
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Motion-based measuring device developer has upgraded its flagship technology, which utilizes motion sensors to enable accurate measurements of complex spaces and is now equipped with an advanced array of capabilities that include 3D terrain mapping, surface area, volume and cut-and-fill calculators. Unlike traditional tools for landscaping professionals, Moasure doesn’t rely on GPS, line-of-sight or cellular signal, but instead uses motion…
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Company has expanded its versatile Si-Series of acoustic imaging cameras with three models engineered to detect compressed air or specialty gas leaks, mechanical faults, and partial discharges: the Si2-Pro, Si2-LD, and Si2-PD. The series offers industrial-grade solutions and addresses the top inspection requirements for manufacturing operations. The cameras are equipped to identify issues over longer distances, detect and measure with…
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Verifying performance admixtures’ presence in fresh concrete, including crystalline types for integral waterproofing, has traditionally hinged on meticulous quality control processes such as thorough batching and shipping documentation. Detection in hardened concrete has proved an even greater challenge. Tracers have been used to address stakeholder concerns about confirming crystalline admixture use, although many either alter the concrete’s color or affect…
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The leader in test machinery for concrete and mortar specimens has tailored a new model for paving stones. Forney LLC has engineered the FW-100-VFD machine to accommodate wider than normal concrete specimens and for tests that require larger “inframe” tooling. The machine is especially suited to delivering consistent, accurate results for ASTM C1782, Standard Specification for Segmental Concrete Paving Slabs…
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Recognizing ornamental and architectural concrete producers’ growing market opportunities, coupled with traditional quality control factors attending rubber molds, Cresset Chemical has introduced Latex Platinum Mold Release, billing it as a safe, reliable alternative to rubbing alcohol and castor oil blends. A next-generation technology, water-based formula allows Latex Platinum to be applied in a thin layer—reducing product usage and facilitating easy…
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High performance thermoset polymer specialist Volatile Free Inc. (VFI) has launched an innovative line of TDI Molding Rubbers to make the demolding process easier for precast concrete producers. Research has shown that users typically experience high breakage rates of concrete pieces or elements when casting into polyurethane rubber molds. With an opportunity to bring improvements to the urethane rubber market,…
Read MoreTwo of today’s major focus areas in the design community are reducing the amount of energy (usually in the form of fossil fuel to heat, cool and operate buildings) and reducing the embodied carbon in building materials. To help meet the moment, the concrete products industry has two readily available and affordable solutions that can be used to address both…
Read MoreSources: University of Tokyo; CP staff University of Tokyo researchers have unveiled the concrete thermal gravimetry and gas analyzer, a boxlike device gauging carbon dioxide absorbed in hardened specimens. A concrete block placed inside the device is heated to 980°C, releasing CO2 and other readily measured gases. The process takes about one-third of the time of the current measurement method, which…
Read MoreSource: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association 2023 Safety Awards program recognizes 149 production facilities and six contractors throughout North America for exemplary worker protection and accident prevention records. Participants were eligible for awards based on OSHA 300A log or equivalent Canadian injury report data. For 2023, 11 Milestone Awards were presented to…
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