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…
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Beauty 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…
Read MoreSummitville Tiles deal deepens General Shale thin brick portfolio
Tennessee-based General Shale, a major player in clay and concrete masonry, has acquired Summitville Tiles of Ohio. The deal represents a strategic expansion of the suitor’s thin brick portfolio, especially in commercial precast concrete panel and industrial projects. Summitville offers embedded veneer units in 25 colors and wire cut, Landmark or Olde Towne series profiles. In addition to thin clay…
Read MoreMasonry robotics developer steers flagship machine toward U.S. premier
North American market prospects for the Hadrian X robot, equipped and programmed to place block or brick from a truck-mounted, telescoping boom assembly, have compelled Western Australia-based FBR Limited to prioritize 2024 delivery of a next-generation model to Florida. The Sunshine State is a natural fit for the machine’s commercial debut, owing to annual concrete masonry unit consumption in the…
Read MorePatio Drummond, Canal Block shoulder CarbiCrete commercialization
On the heels of increasing availability of its cement-free, carbon-negative binder through a Lafarge Canada production agreement, CarbiCrete has announced a doubling of signature block output at Patio Drummond, Quebec neighbor and premier binder user. The CarbiCrete process substitutes portland cement with a steel slag binder and brings carbon dioxide into the concrete masonry curing phase, where the gas is…
Read MoreORCO Block & Hardscape VP Echternach named successor to CEO Muth
Sources: ORCO Block & Hardscapes, Stanton, Calif.; CP staff ORCO Block & Hardscape CEO Rick Muth has assumed a new role as chairman and appointed Dave Echternach as his successor. Echternach has a nearly 20-year track record of leadership success at the southern California concrete masonry operator, serving as sales manager and vice president. He joined ORCO after tours of…
Read MoreTwo structures down, two to go for PCA, CTLGroup campus demolition contractor
Source: CP staff The former Portland Cement Association and CTLGroup campus along Old Orchard Road in Skokie, Ill. is giving way to a residential and commercial development befitting valuable acreage just north of Chicago and in close proximity to Interstate 94. Demolition commenced in late 2023 on four buildings that for decades supported one of the world’s principal cement and…
Read MoreCement-free face mix premiers on Unilock EcoTerra series pavers
Sources: Unilock LLC, Toronto; CP staff Major hardscape unit producer Unilock is ushering a new, greener era with EcoTerra paving stones, whose face mixes are formulated with carbon-neutral, alkali-activated mineral binder. The mix design yields a highly durable, colorfast product with carbon metrics up to 15 percent below those of paving stones molded with portland cement face and base mixes.…
Read MoreConcrete masonry commons
The National Concrete Masonry Association Education & Research Foundation and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture have named 2023 Concrete Masonry Student Competition winners. The program challenged students to use concrete masonry products as the primary material in the design of a Community Commons for indoor or outdoor gathering, play and shelter. Jurors representing the University of Illinois, Universidad de…
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