Fabcon LLC, a top player in architectural precast concrete wall products east of the Rockies, has acquired Bristol Precast, a division of Lexington, Ky. design-build specialist Bristol Group Inc. The transaction includes a Lexington office and advanced Charlestown, Ind. production facility. Bristol Precast’s order log has included architectural and structural precast packages for industrial, multi-family, hospitality, commercial, corrections and parking…
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New CEO brings public and private sector executive tenure to NPCA
The National Precast Concrete Association has appointed Nick Rhoad as president and chief executive officer, effective December 1. He will arrive with 20-plus years of experience in association management, state government roles and private sector economic development work. Rhoad was most recently chief executive officer of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials in Fishers, Ind. and previously served…
Read MorePacing energy transition, Lindsay Precast launches Renewables division
Ohio-based Lindsay Precast, one of the top operators in non-architectural and underground concrete or steel structures for industrial, electrical, utility, transportation and environmental markets, has formed a new profit center to serve the energy transition. Charter Lindsay Renewables concrete offerings include Battery Energy Storage Systems elements; skid mounted power infrastructure solutions; electric vehicle charging platforms; landfill-grade solar panel ballasts; plus,…
Read MoreCarbon removal credit platform bears on CaptureCrete performance
Citing launch of the first forward crediting platform for carbon removal (CDR) projects that ensure at least 1,000 years of permanence, San Francisco climate technology startup Covalent is poised to connect innovators and new financing sources, starting with CaptureCrete developer Carbon Limit. The Boca Raton, Fla. company formulates its signature concrete additive to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide then mineralize the…
Read MoreNRMCA surveys producers ahead of Industry-Wide EPD 4.0 validation
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is assessing producer data behind the Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declaration Version 4.0 (IW-EPD v4) and Benchmark Report, set for 2024 release. The new document will feature carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental impacts or metrics attending more than 100 mix designs, including air-entrained and non-air-entrained concretes plus a new high-strength category (> 8,000 psi);…
Read MorePatio Drummond commercializes CarbiCrete block, CO2 metrics in tow
CarbiCrete, Montreal developer of a process where slag cement and carbon dioxide replace portland cement and steam in concrete masonry unit mixes and curing, has taken a critical step in commercialization thanks to its charter North American producer, Quebec-based Patio Drummond. After extensive testing and trials, the concrete hardscapes producer has begun selling CarbiCrete block directly from its Drummondville plant…
Read MoreMixer Driver Championship: Skills, Smarts, Sportsmanship
Jason Erickson, based at CPC Materials’ Smokey Point Concrete plant in Arlington, Wash., won the 2023 National Mixer Driver Championship, held early last month in Nashville as part of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association ConcreteWorks Conference. Taking the stage at a jam-packed Gaylord Opryland Resort ballroom, he praised his peers along with CPC Materials and CalPortland Co. management and…
Read MorePowerful Protection
The T Security Wall from Highland, Mich.-based Advance Concrete Products Co. affords robust perimeter protection for the United States’ first fully digital, plug-and-play, transmission-voltage substation. One Energy Enterprises Inc. built the facility at its Findlay, Ohio headquarters as a proof of concept for a new digital station architecture. Along with physical security attributable to precast concrete elements, the substation is…
Read MoreEuclid Chemical adds Alberta admixture plant, Cleveland cement lab
A new Calgary plant enables Euclid Chemical Co. to expedite concrete admixture deliveries to customers in western Canada, who have been primarily serviced by the company’s Mt. Vernon, Wash. operation. Along with efficient Euclid Canada tanker loading, the 34,000-sq.-ft. facility’s advanced mixing, batching and bulk dispensing technology provides accurate and consistent dosing of admixture ingredients. Positioned in a prime location…
Read More3D-printed concrete: Construction and climate resilience possibilities
As a leading authority on engineering and architectural practice, WSP is helping construction clients find new and effective ways to add 3D-printed concrete (3DPC)—a form of automated fabrication that reduces labor cost, planning time and waste—to their project menus. With 3DPC, a robot layers beads of mortar-like material to build structures from the ground up. This allows users to print…
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