NPCA - Wed February 15, 2023
Michigan Adds NPCA's Quality Assurance Course to State Concrete Certification
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently approved the National Precast Concrete Association's PQS Level II-Quality Assurance/Quality Control course as an accepted alternative to its Michigan Concrete Association Level II certification....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 09, 2023
Concrete Industry Working Toward Carbon Elimination
Marking a year of progress toward its goal of carbon neutrality, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) last fall noted the multiple pilot projects across the United States that have showcased emerging technologies to capture and reuse or store carbon....
National Precast Concrete Association - Mon November 07, 2022
Joel Sheets Elected as Chair of National Precast Concrete Association
Tindall Infrastructure Vice President of Operations Joel Sheets was elected Nov. 5 as chair of the board of the National Precast Concrete Association during its 57th Annual Convention in Amelia Island, Fla....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 21, 2022
Concrete Sector Continues to See Project Delays, Production Cut-Backs
The supply shortages hitting the cement and concrete sector are consistent with nationwide construction materials bottlenecks, but are more severe in certain parts of the country. The Portland Cement Association (PCA) reports shortages in 18 states and attributes the issue to increases in global product demand and residential construction here at home....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue September 06, 2022
McCarthy Construction Utilizes Liquid Nitrogen in Concrete Mix
Medical facilities, especially those specializing in cancer treatment and research, pose unique construction challenges. Even more when construction takes place during a heat wave and in the face of post-pandemic supply-chain delays....
New Atlas & Gizmodo - Wed August 31, 2022
Engineers Close to Creating Durable Concrete Using Tires
In recent years, builders and contractors have all heard about efforts to replace some of the aggregate used in concrete with crumbled used tires. Now, however, scientists appear to have succeeded in producing more durable concrete in which all the material's aggregate has been replaced with tire particles, according to a recent report by New Atlas, a science and technology online news site....
CEG/BIC Auctions - Wed August 31, 2022
BIC Auctions Announces Beccue Builders Retirement Sale
BIC Auctions will host an online only retirement sale for Beccue Builders Inc., a concrete contractor, in Altamont, Ill., on Sept. 21. Items up for bid include more than 500 lots of aluminum concrete forms, a pump truck, boom trucks, an excavator, a wheel loader, stone slinger trucks, trailers, support equipment and more....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu August 25, 2022
Preservation Methods Protect Construction Materials From Effects of Climate Change
Climate change is being blamed for accelerated infrastructure corrosion. Increases in temperature and humidity are weakening construction materials and eating away at America's roads and bridges. The transportation design and construction industry hopes with President Biden's major infrastructure bill their structural preservation efforts will gain traction....
University of Arkansas - Mon August 15, 2022
Innovative Steel-Concrete Beam Tested at University of Arkansas by MIT Researcher
On a recent July day, representatives from the University of Arkansas (UA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gathered at the Harvell Civil Engineering Research and Education Center on the UA campus in Fayetteville to conduct a stress test on a concrete beam....
Layton Construction - Wed August 10, 2022
Layton, Partners Pour 15 Million Lbs. of Concrete in SLC
Layton Construction recently completed one of the largest continuous concrete pours in Utah state history. Crews from the Sandy-based contractor successfully placed 15.7 million lbs. of concrete in a 13-hour window for a 500,000-sq.-ft....
