Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, Denver; CP staff The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has launched a free-to-access, dynamic educational platform dedicated to equipping design professionals with the resources needed to deliver resilient, sustainable, high-performance buildings. The Block Learning Hub is accessible at www.beautyofblock.com/learn and premiers with Core Performance, Embodied Carbon Resiliency Series offerings. They span a variety of architecture and engineering…
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Facebook administrator guides launch of CarbiCrete process at Canal Block
In its latest construction material carbon management measure, Meta Platforms has committed to financing a collaboration enabling deployment of CarbiCrete concrete masonry unit production technology at Ontario-based Canal Block, and expanding capacity at Quebec peer Patio Drummond, charter CarbiCrete operator. The CarbiCrete method lowers carbon dioxide emissions tied to concrete by replacing portland cement with steel slag-derived binder and mineralizing…
Read MoreSummit Materials closing: A quantum leap for Quikrete Holdings
Sources: Summit Materials Inc., Denver; CP staff Atlanta-based Quikrete Holdings Inc. has completed the acquisition of key cement, aggregate and concrete operator Summit Materials. The deal closed February 10 per terms of Quikrete Holdings’ November 2024 offer of $52.50/share, representing an enterprise value of $11.5 billion, about $2 billion of which is assumed debt. Led by Colombia-based Cementos Argos (31…
Read MoreCarbonBuilt marks New England gateway with Jolley Concrete and Block
Sources: CarbonBuilt, Los Angeles; CP staff CarbonBuilt, developer of a commercialized process for capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide in concrete masonry unit production, has acquired Connecticut-based Jolley Concrete and Block, a family-owned unit masonry and ready mixed producer. CarbonBuilt will upgrade an existing gray block and segmental retaining wall unit production line with its proprietary decarbonization technology to become the…
Read MoreTCC Materials secures New England base in Conproco asset deal
Sources: TCC Materials, Mendota Heights, Minn.; CP staff TCC Materials has acquired the Bow, N.H. packaging plant and related assets of Conproco Inc., which offers namesake concrete and masonry repair, restoration, coating and waterproofing products in bags or pails, plus ProMasonry series bagged mortar, grout and sand. The New Hampshire facility joins a network of 30-plus packaging, concrete masonry or…
Read MoreCMHA Lab centerpiece transitions to World Center for Concrete Technology
A small-scale block & paver production line installed in 2007 at the former National Concrete Masonry Association Research & Development Lab is being transferred to the World Center for Concrete Technology at Alpena Community College in northern Michigan. Besser Co., whose world headquarters borders the ACC campus, is supporting the move of equipment initially deployed to test the use of…
Read MoreCMHA publishes indispensable Industry-Average EPD for CMU
The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) provides global warming potential (GWP) and other requisite metrics for seven light, medium or normal weight block classes in the premier Industry-Average Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Concrete Masonry Units in the United States. Leading EPD author Climate Earth Inc. factors data from 35 CMU producers in the ASTM International-verified document. The Industry-Average…
Read MoreFacebook host Meta drives CarbiCrete launch at Canal Block
Sources: CarbiCrete, Montreal; CP staff Facebook administrator Meta Platforms continues to walk the walk and talk the talk on construction material carbon management. Most recently, it has committed to a carbon financing collaboration enabling deployment of CarbiCrete concrete masonry unit equipment and technology at Ontario-based Canal Block, and expanding capacity at Quebec peer Patio Drummond, charter CarbiCrete operator. The CarbiCrete…
Read MoreBeauty of Block campaign becomes Concrete Masonry Checkoff cornerstone
Sources: Concrete Masonry Checkoff Board, Denver; CP staff The Concrete Masonry Checkoff demonstrates a capacity to move quickly on timely matters with The Beauty of Block. The national campaign premiered this month as www.beautyofblock.com went live, conveying a message of product aesthetic and performance characteristics for architectural, engineering and construction professionals. The site states the case for concrete block in Style, Savings, Safety,…
Read MoreOldcastle APG solidifies Arizona market stake with Master Block deal
Sources: Oldcastle APG, A CRH Company, Atlanta; CP staff Oldcastle APG has acquired Master Block Inc., a single plant operator in El Mirage, Ariz. The producer will seamlessly integrate into a regional concrete masonry, hardscapes and packaged dry mix platform anchored by Phoenix-based Superlite, a charter Oldcastle APG business. Additionally, Pebble Technology International, a Scottsdale, Ariz. sister business specializing in swimming…
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