Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; CP staff Employment Projections — 2023-2033, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released just ahead of the Labor Day weekend, tracks the addition of 6.7 million jobs to the U.S. economy over the next 10 years, 380,000 of them in Construction, 75,000 in Architectural, Engineering and Related Services occupational categories. The projected 4.7 percent…
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CMHA honors Hein for segmental pavement standards and LCA work
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association has presented David Hein, P.E. with its 2024 Industry Champion Award, a special recognition that extends beyond CMHA and the immediate concrete products industry. Now an independent practitioner, he spent nearly 20 years as transportation infrastructure division manager, principal investigator and principal engineer with…
Read MoreInvestor budgets $5M to restore architect Ando’s concrete masterwork
Sources: Belwood Investments, Newport Beach, Calif.; CP staff An investor is set to acquire 24844 Malibu Road, a southern California oceanfront residence designed by legendary architect Tadao Ando. Substantially completed in 2013 but compromised by subsequent work, the home embodies 600-plus yards of concrete on a 4,000 sq.-ft. floorplate. Belwood Investments secured a contract for the Malibu property in the…
Read MoreUC Davis Lab-to-Slab team tests Purebase metakaolin SCM
Sources: Purebase Corp., Ione, Calif.; CP staff The Sustainable Concrete Lab-to-Slab Initiative under the University of California, Davis Pavement Research Center will see testing of three slabs bearing 2.5 yd. or more of concrete mixes designed with novel binders, including a supplementary cementitious blend from metakaolin producer Purebase. Through prequalification testing, QA/QC, mid-term monitoring, plus environmental, constructability and life cycle…
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