Sources: Build With Strength Coalition, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff Build With Strength is lining up with Habitat for Humanity International and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture behind the Habitat Design Competition: Climate Positive Concrete Housing. Through April 2022, the program will challenge individuals or student teams to explore a variety of issues related to the use of concrete…
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Producers, allies prepare Concrete Pipe Week messaging, outreach
Source: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas The American Concrete Pipe Association will mark Concrete Pipe Week 2021, affirming the contributions of reinforced concrete pipe and precast to quality of life. The theme of this year’s event, August 15-21, is “Impacting Communities with the Resilience of Concrete Pipe,” a nod to ACPA members’ role in a community’s infrastructure, financial state,…
Read MoreLafargeHolcim subsidiary, Corps circle back to C&D debris recycling
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff LafargeHolcim and Geocycle, a subsidiary offering industrial, agricultural and municipal waste management services worldwide, are teaming with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to pinpoint recovery and recycling prospects for military installation construction and demolition materials. The ERDC will provide technical assistance and $3.4 million to develop a basic…
Read MoreACI sets agenda, virtual options for Atlanta-bound Concrete Convention
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich. Engineers, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives will assemble at the ACI Concrete Convention in Atlanta, October 17-21, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications, and practices. Technical and educational sessions will provide perspectives on the latest research and industry developments, along with the opportunity to earn Professional Development Hours. Select programming will also…
Read MoreMartin Marietta veteran Zais named Burnco Rock CEO
Sources: Burnco Rock Products Ltd., Calgary; CP staff Burnco Rock Products has appointed Tom Zais as chief executive officer, responsible for ready mixed concrete and aggregate businesses in Alberta, Colorado and Texas. He arrives from Martin Marietta Materials, where he served as Texas-based regional vice president – Ready Mix. That position followed vice president and general manager roles with Texas…
Read MoreFred Weber sites puts New Frontier Materials on the map
Sources: New Frontier Materials, St. Louis, Mo.; CP staff Missouri heavy/civil construction operator Fred Weber Inc. has sold its aggregates and asphalt assets to New Frontier Materials, a private entity launched in 2020 with individual and institutional investor backing.
Read MorePremier plant proves CertainTeed’s veneer stone market ambition
Sources: Saint-Gobain, Malvern, Pa.; CP staff Saint-Gobain building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC has commenced operations at its newest North American production site: An inaugural STONEfaçade plant in Quakertown, Pa. Anchored with metal fasteners, the precast concrete veneer system consists of 8-in. panels in 10-, 12- or 14-in. widths, painted by hand and shipped complete with 3/8-in. thick rainscreen insulation and…
Read MoreCourt sides with truck driver turned OSHA whistleblower
Sources: Occupational Safety and Health Administration; CP staff U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has approved the settlement of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration whistleblower investigation revealing how Advance Disposal Services Waste Midwest LLC retaliated against a driver who reported a workplace injury and raised concerns that an unrepaired truck was unsafe to operate. The court…
Read MoreHolcim sheds joint spotlight as new identity takes hold
Sources: Holcim AG, Zug, Switzerland; CP staff Six years after the top cement and concrete rivals merged to form LafargeHolcim Ltd., a streamlined identity, Holcim, has been adopted to unite namesake, Lafarge and sister building materials brands behind the Group’s purpose of building “progress for people and the planet.”
Read MoreStressCrete embeds electric vehicle charging station in spun pole
Sources: StressCrete Group, Burlington, Ontario; CP staff VoltLock is a concealed Level II Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station built into StressCrete’s centrifugally cast Alexander pole, providing a discrete and convenient means of powering EV batteries. Base cavities in the structure conceal power supply equipment and afford charging station users and owners a safe, tamperproof solution. The Alexander profile and finish,…
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