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    The Precast Show offers education and exhibits, Jan. 27-29, in Charlotte, N.C.

  • Greensite Luncheon & Forum Speakers

  • Green Building Seminars

  • Working With Controlled Low-Strength Materials

    We are about to bid on a project calling for controlled low-strength materials (CLSM) for backfilling sewers and other underground utilities. The designer is hoping to use this material to earn LEED credits. We have been asked to verify the density of CLSM we plan to provide. Does CLSM's density...

  • In Safe Mode

    Annual industry awards honor plants where safety is the rule.

  • Products for Producers

    Producers that attended World of Concrete found that part of the show was dedicated to their unique needs. Producer Center exhibitors in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center displayed the latest equipment, tools, and technologies available to ready-mix and precast producers.

  • It's Showtime!

    World of Concrete takes place Jan. 17-21 in Las Vegas.

  • Can a Contractor Add Fibers?

    QUESTION: We recently worked with a new customer, and the concrete contractor's owner arrived on the jobsite just as the pour was about to start. He unloaded several boxes containing pre-weighed packages of synthetic fibers.

  • NRMCA Safety Awards for 2009

  • How to Fight Super Salts

    Two reports may assist designers in creating an environment where pavement saturation can be minimized.