Construction outlook survey: ‘Optimism tempered by uncertainty’

Sources: Marcum LLP, New York; CP staff Researchers for the Construction Services Group of Marcum LLP, a leading accounting and advisory firm, paint an overall positive view of current and future market trends in their just-released 2024 Marcum National Construction Survey. Key findings gleaned from responses to a 27-point survey of executives in building and nonbuilding markets include:  “Despite the…

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Concrete Advancement Foundation veteran LeFevre leads Electrical Safety group

Sources: Electrical Safety Foundation, Arlington, Va.; CP staff The Electrical Safety Foundation (ESF) has appointed Jennifer LeFevre as executive director. She arrives after nearly three decades with the Concrete Advancement Foundation and predecessor, the RMC Research and Education Foundation, most recently serving as vice president and senior director. During her tenure, she spearheaded a $12 million fundraising campaign and grew…

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NYSDOT gives Klaw Pantheon glass pozzolan the green light

Sources: Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y.; CP staff The New York State Department of Transportation is the first agency to approve the use of Pantheon, a waste glass-derived pozzolan with demonstrated potential for portland cement substitution, in concrete mix designs. Klaw Industries LLC of Binghamton, N.Y. processes the silicon dioxide-rich (> 70 percent) agent to a reactivity level yielding additional calcium…

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