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L&M Construction Chemicals says a third-party certified testing laboratory has verified the durability and abrasion resistance of its patented dry-grind FGS/PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor System.
A successful initiative to transform the Port of Everett (Washington) into a top cement distribution facility in less than a year has earned Greenberry Industrial the 2007 Distinguished Project Award from the Northwest Construction Consumer Council.
Waste Crete Systems, LLC has unveiled a new patent-pending concrete washout system called EnviroWash.
U.S. Concrete Inc. announced this week that its board of directors has approved the repurchase of 3 million shares of its common stock.
R-Value Concrete Structures LLC has been awarded the Exemplary Project award from the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association for its “foundational participation” in the Onekama Hybrid Home.
The Portland Cement Association has appointed Lawrence C. Novak as manager of buildings and special structures.
Chilled water, crushed ice and evening pouring were all part of the recent effort by a New Hampshire-based concrete contractor to mitigate the effects of 113-degree temperatures and complete the construction of an ice rink in Dubai.
It’s hard to sell much of anything in Michigan these days, let alone $500,000 homes, but green building with insulating concrete forms helped make it possible for one building group to have its best year ever in 2007.
Should the purveyors of concrete countertops be worried?
A Port St. Lucie, Florida home built with insulating concrete forms will be sold for $10 as part of a fundraiser for the YMCA of the Treasure Coast, which serves Martin and St. Lucie counties.
The collaborating firms of Roessler Design Group and Weidlinger Associates received an Excellence Award from the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) for their retrofit design of the Orange Coast College’s Watson Hall.
Travelers Insurance has recently introduced a new product designed exclusively for concrete contractors.
The new iCRETE system, which achieves a record 14,000 pounds per square inch of compressive strength, is being used to build the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero in New York City. Both the 1,770-square-foot tower and the 186-square-foot inner safety core supporting the superstructure will be built with iCrete.
Homeowners in Pasedena, California will soon break ground on the first structural concrete insulated panel (SCIP) home in the nation to seek LEED-certification.
Texas-based cement operator Ash Grove has offered to voluntarily reduce its pollution output if the cities of Fort Worth and Dallas refrain from toughening regulations, and if the city of Arlington refrains from approving a new pollution-restriction measure.
A spate of fires in Montana several years ago inspired Stewart Hansen to find a way he could build homes with all the character of traditional log homes, and all the fire-resistance of concrete.
A nearly century-old development of concrete homes in Pennsylvania looks to have a date with the wrecking ball, although it is possible one may be saved as a historic preservation measure.
The Concrete Home Building Council is inviting builders, manufacturers and industry partners attending the International Builders’ Show in Orlando to a free “Connect With Concrete” luncheon.
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Updated January 9, 2008
