Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff ASTM Committees C01 on Cement and C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates are accepting 250- to 300-word abstracts of candidate papers for Workshop on Low-Carbon Concrete, scheduled for December 7, 2025 amid standards development meetings in Atlanta. The program will examine the release of new code requirements, government grants, and increased use…
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AI session leads Post-Tensioning Institute Convention agenda
Sources: Post-Tensioning Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff Advancing with AI: Current Applications and Future Opportunities for the PT Industry tops the presentation line up for the 2025 Post-Tensioning Institute Convention, May 4-7 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in the Arizona capital city. It will be joined on the technical program with these themed presentations: Ethics – Various Shades of…
Read MoreACI mentorship program fosters leadership, professional development
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff The new American Concrete Institute Career Connections program will connect U.S. and Canadian professionals aged 35 and under with experienced industry leaders to navigate ACI and seize structured guidance, collaboration, and networking opportunities. By fostering professional development and leadership, the program aims to strengthen the next generation of industry leaders while…
Read MoreLCA survey pinpoints growing demand for EPD submittals
The 2025 Carbon Experts Report from One Click LCA, a sustainability platform with Helsinki headquarters and New York satellite office, underscores the positive impact of life-cycle assessments (LCAs) on reducing embodied carbon in construction, increasing influence of building material choices, and barriers to further progress. LCAs are tools for calculating the environmental impact of processes and products during their life…
Read MoreEngineer surveys industrial project embodied carbon metrics
The BanchPattern 2024 Embodied Carbon Benchmark Study – Version 2 reveals how the average embodied carbon intensity of U.S. industrial core and shell buildings, excluding site work, decreased over the past year from 23 to 22 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per square foot (kgCO2e/ft2). Researchers for the Kansas City-based sustainability and engineering firm drew from an expanded dataset of…
Read MoreCarbonCure, MIT CSHub broaden CO2 mineralization study
A new Massachusetts Institute of Technology Masic Lab collaboration extends 10-plus years of CarbonCure Technologies research on carbon dioxide utilization and mineralization in fresh and finished concrete. Armed with advanced analytical spectroscopy and microscopy tools common in cement or aggregate quality control, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Admir Masic will lead an investigation of the fundamental mechanisms of…
Read MoreJONEL ENGINEERING PRESENTS SRM CONCRETE A NEW FRONTIER
After a decade of unprecedented expansion in ready mixed and aggregate production, cement distribution and mixer truck manufacturing, Smyrna, Tenn.-based SRM Concrete has entered the plant control and fleet dispatch software arena, acquiring Jonel Engineering. With hardware and information technology solutions suiting ready mixed, precast and concrete masonry producers, the Fullerton, Calif. business will continue to operate independently under the…
Read MoreAuction delivers $2 million-plus for CIM programs
The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management program reports gross revenue of $2.15 million for its annual auction, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center in conjunction with the World of Concrete. Leading the late-January event’s top draws were mixer truck donations from Mack Trucks and Revolution Concrete Mixers as well as Peterbilt Motors and Con-Tech Mfg., plus…
Read MoreGlobal Climate Council certifies rebar giant Nucor’s carbon emissions reduction plan
A top player in concrete reinforcing steel production and fabrication has attained Global Steel Climate Council certification for a carbon dioxide emissions reduction plan covering hot rolled steel through 2030. Nucor Corp. eyes 0.975 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per metric ton of hot-rolled steel output by increasing the use of clean electricity, carbon capture and sequestration, and near-zero greenhouse…
Read MoreCharter investor secures controlling PB Materials stake
A fund of New York-based BPGC Management LP (BPG) has acquired a substantial majority stake in Odessa, Texas-based PB Materials Holdings Inc. from certain funds managed by WL Ross & Co. LLC. PBM serves west Texas and southeast New Mexico accounts through 12 ready mixed plants with a 120-mixer truck fleet delivering more than 750,000 cubic yards annually, as well…
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