Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff The American Concrete Institute reports 1,900-plus registration for the 2025 edition of 24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge. Now in its fifth year, the virtual conference assembles experts, professionals and students across the globe for a full day of presentations, learning, collaboration and innovations. Each event-hour provides perspectives from a different region…
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Concrete Masonry Checkoff targets market share gains through 2030
Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff, Denver; CP staff The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has put the finishing touches on an ambitious five-year plan and vision for the industry, aiming for a 20 percent market share increase reflecting greater gray or architectural concrete masonry unit demand. “This is about building exquisite, enduring communities, one block at a time,” says CMC CEO Kim Spahn.…
Read MoreAmrize, Meta dispatch AI to optimize data center’s lead mix design
Sources: Amrize Ltd., Chicago; CP staff Amrize Ltd. and Meta Platforms have partnered to develop a first-of-its-kind concrete mix for slabs on grade and other structures at a Rosemount, Minn. data center the Facebook administrator plans for a 2026 start up. When measured against conventional alternatives, the mix design is formulated to reduce embodied carbon by up to 35 percent.…
Read MoreHeckmann, US Anchors underpin masonry, concrete accessory umbrella
Sources: US Masonry and Building Products, Norwalk, Conn.; CP staff New York investor Kinderhook Industries LLC has brought the US Anchors, Heckmann, Wej-It, Toggler and newly acquired Cheney Flashing brands under the US Masonry and Building Products banner. USMBP becomes a leading vertically integrated platform for masonry and concrete accessories, combining trusted brands, efficient distribution and value-added manufacturing. Its omnichannel…
Read More1870s cast stone factory building lists for $2.9M in hip NYC neighborhood
Sources: CP staff; Corcoran Group, New York City; National Park Service A Brooklyn building completed in 1873 to house the operations of the New York and Long Island Coignet Stone Co.—a forerunner in U.S. concrete production using portland cement or comparably processed hydraulic binder—is on the market for $2.995 million. Zoned for commercial or industrial use and requiring full interior…
Read MoreAI model zeroes in on construction licensing, permitting chokepoints
Sources: Infinity Constellation, New York City; CP staff A company pioneering a category of outcomes-based artificial intelligence programmed to tackle one of the economy’s biggest chokepoints—permitting, licensing, compliance and regulatory approvals—has officially launched after months of disciplined research, model training and buildout of its AIServices Platform. Labrynth blends AI speed with enterprise-grade logic to accelerate development across construction, property, infrastructure,…
Read MoreASCE Institute invites input on concrete jacking pipe, box standards update
Sources: American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Va.; CP staff The ASCE Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI) seeks members for a committee overseeing revision of ASCE 26-97, Standard Practice for Direct Design of Buried Precast Concrete Box Sections; ASCE/CI 27-17, Standard Practice for Direct Design of Precast Concrete Pipe for Jacking in Trenchless Construction; and, ASCE 28-00, Standard Practice for Direct Design…
Read MoreBuiltWorlds survey reveals robotics’ depth in concrete, construction
BuiltWorlds, a research, advisory and events company with global member client network, spotlights Onsite, Offsite and Automated Machinery & Related Solutions category brands in its 2025 Robotics Top 50 list. Building on previous editions, it includes a significant degree of segmentation, identifying the top performing technologies by function across 10 distinct subcategories: ONSITE ROBOTICS OFFSITE ROBOTICS AUTOMATED MACHINERY & RELATED…
Read MoreConcrete Block Pavement Conference hosts call for papers
Source: Pavers and Blocks Manufacturers Association, Mumbai The organizing committee for the 13th International Conference on Concrete Block Pavement (ICCBP), April 9-10, 2026 in Hyderabad, India invites candidate paper abstracts or presentation summaries through July 31. Committee members especially welcome content under such themes as Road Construction; Pavement Design; Street and Landscape Design; Urban Planning and Transportation; Infrastructure Innovations and Research;…
Read MoreFBI, HUD vacate vintage reinforced concrete, precast headquarters
Sources: U.S. General Services Administration; CP staff Citing potential taxpayer savings approaching $1 billion, the General Services Administration has announced the relocation of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in Washington D.C. The FBI will move from a 1970s reinforced concrete colossus, the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, to the Ronald Reagan Building, located…
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