Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff Deborah Malone will join the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association as chief operating officer on June 17. She arrives after nearly two decades in the same capacity with the National Association of Home Builders, Washington, D.C. Along with day-to-day operations duties, her overall 30-year NAHB tenure spans many critical efforts—from…
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White Cap acquires Virginia’s Rebar Solutions
Source: White Cap, Atlanta White Cap has closed on a deal for Rebar Solutions, LLC, Crawford, Va. concrete reinforcement fabricator and distributor for industrial and commercial construction. “By uniting with the skilled teams at Rebar Solutions, we extend product and service offerings in the Mid-Atlantic market and enhance our ability to deliver what customers need, when and where they need…
Read MoreEnergy Department defines zero emissions building
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; ASHRAE, Atlanta; CP staff The Energy Department’s new National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building will augment public and private owner efforts to decarbonize commercial or residential properties and lower home and business utility bills. The U.S. has upward of 130 million buildings or homes, which collectively require $400 billion-plus a year to heat, cool,…
Read MoreCommercial Metals adds accelerated concrete bridge delivery technology
Sources: Commercial Metals Co., Dallas; CP staff U.S. concrete reinforcing steel market leader CMC is licensing short span bridge technology from Australia-based InQuik Inc., whose easily transported, modular component system is engineered to reduce on-site labor requirements and yield 100-year service life crossings. The partnership will leverage CMC’s extensive reach, manufacturing capacity, infrastructure expertise and ability to rapidly deploy innovative…
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