A Peterbilt Model 567 with Con-Tech Manufacturing Extreme Duty drum is among anchor donations to the 2025 Concrete Industry Management Auction, scheduled Wednesday, January 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center amid World of Concrete day two. Auction proceeds will benefit CIM undergraduate and graduate degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro; New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark; Texas…
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Peterbilt, Con-Tech prep mixer donation for CIM Auction
Source: Concrete Industry Management Auction Committee A Peterbilt Model 567 with Con-Tech Manufacturing Extreme Duty drum is the latest major donation to the 2025 Concrete Industry Management Auction, scheduled Wednesday, January 22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center amid World of Concrete day two. Auction proceeds will benefit CIM undergraduate and graduate degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro;…
Read MoreBattery electric concrete tool power draws TIME recognition
Sources: Stanley Black & Decker, Towson, Md. A six-piece battery electric assembly powering a poke vibrator and five other portable concrete tools ranks among the 200 TIME Best Inventions of 2024. The DeWalt Powershift is billed as delivering “a seamless transition from gas-powered to battery-operated projects, setting a new industry standard and represent[ing] the future of sustainable solutions the concrete industry…
Read MoreHydroGraph graphene admixture exhibits cement-optimizing horsepower
Results of an investigation with Arizona State University (ASU) School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment have prompted Ontario-based advanced nanomaterials producer HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. to commence testing of its admixture-grade graphene with major North American cement and concrete interests. HydroGraph graphene aggregate products (fractal graphene, FGA-1; reactive graphene, RGA-1) are part of the carbon nano-particle family, where…
Read MoreInvestors position Fortera to perpetuate CalPortland plant model
Sources: Fortera, San Jose, Calif.; CP staff The developer of the ReCarb process, where carbon dioxide from cement or other industrial plant emissions is mineralized and converted to concrete-grade ReAct binder agents, has secured $85 million in Series C funding to pursue additional plant installations after this year’s charter facility deployment at the CalPortland Co. Redding, Calif. mill. Fortera reports…
Read MoreResearchers validate HydroGraph graphene admixtures
Sources: HydroGraph Clean Power Inc., Toronto; CP staff HydroGraph Clean Power, a commercial processor of nanomaterials, and Arizona State University School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment researchers outline the role of high purity (> 99 percent carbon) graphene to elevate concrete performance in an ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering journal report. Measured against portland cement paste control specimens,…
Read MoreEnergy Efficient and Carbon Sequestering Lightweight CMU Walls
Two of today’s major focus areas in the design community are reducing the amount of energy (usually in the form of fossil fuel to heat, cool and operate buildings) and reducing the embodied carbon in building materials. To help meet the moment, the concrete products industry has two readily available and affordable solutions that can be used to address both…
Read MoreASCC becomes first contractor group to join World Cement Association
Sources: American Society for Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) is the newest World Cement Association Affiliate Member, bringing front-line perspective to the technical and industry organizations comprising the third of three WCA member categories, alongside Corporate and Associate Corporate. Through education and advocacy efforts, ASCC aims to empower concrete contractors to achieve…
Read MoreAEC Daily hosts Heidelberg Materials course on sustainable concrete mixes
Heidelberg Materials North America is offering a free American Institute of Architects-accredited on-demand course, “Mastering Sustainable Concrete: On the Road to Net Zero Construction,” to demonstrate to owners, contractors, specifiers and designers how to make structural material choices that promote decarbonization. Presented at www.aecdaily.com, the one-hour course focuses on the environmental impact of carbon emissions related to concrete, including a…
Read MorePCI honors 10 new Titans of the Industry
Sources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute has named 10 PCI Titans of the Industry for their exceptional and unique contributions to advancing the organization and members’ role in building and infrastructure construction: PCI named 50 charter Titans of the Industry in 2004 as part of observances of the organization’s 50th anniversary, and added eight Titans…
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