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It's about time society caught up to us concrete folks. We've been touting green and sustainability for years, often to half-filled rooms of fellow believers.
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Q. We are interested in learning more on how to participate in the green building movement. We are particularly interested in finding out about any standards on products and systems. Where can we start?
It's hard to measure just how much the National Concrete Canoe Competition has encouraged women to become a part of the concrete industry. But judging from this year's organizational charts submitted by the 22 teams that met last month in Seattle, women are more than spectators.
It can be one of the toughest aspects of a fleet manager's job: What do you do when a driver does everything right, but still is found to be wrong?
Two recent projects demonstrate the versatility and growing use of insulating concrete forms (ICFs) in solving construction challenges.
Maintaining the target for entrained air in fresh concrete is like walking on a tightrope over a canyon on a windy day. You have the goal to arrive at the other side. And you know the path you have to take. But it's a difficult task keeping all the variables in balance, and the consequences of...
Concrete producers can be proud that this year's unveiling of The New American Home reveals more than just a recently constructed display house. In fact, the official show home of National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) 2007 International Building Show proves that concrete homes can be trendy.
Roof tile production across the country is on the rise. And it's about time, since tile is the predominant roof covering material worldwide. According to the Tile Roofing Institute (TRI), the industry's marketing organization, tile roofing is a $603 million industry in the United States. Tile...
Either we've been extremely lucky in Tennessee, or it's fortunate that we are always just behind the curve. While I've read many articles reporting the new home construction bubble is bursting around the country, our market seems to be expanding.
he Break-Even Point is the point where expenses or costs equal revenues. Quite simply, it is the inflection point when a concrete business neither makes money nor losses money.
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Several important ASTM standards affecting concrete producers have been updated. This list summarizes some committee announcements recently released.
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Maintaining the temperature of concrete.
Diesel prices jumped significantly between the first and second quarters this year. The U.S. Department of Energy predicts prices will average more than $2.80 for the balance of 2007. These prices are 24 cents a gallon higher, on average, than its January forecast.
After visiting bauma in Germany in April, I realize that there are many materials with which to build a structure. One item that caught my attention was the European material called calcium silicate, commonly called sand-lime block.
Emporis, a Web-based information service in Darmstadt, Germany, tracks buildings over 10 stories tall in more than 50,000 cities worldwide from the planning stages through approval, construction, and completion. Through e-mail alerts or by checking the data online, producers can follow the building...
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The U.S Department of Justice told Cemex to sell 39 of its plants; Heidelberg and Hanson came to an agreement
