The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first-ever national rules to ensure the safe disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants.
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Know Your Concrete Countertop Sealer Types
Here are brief descriptions of different sealing materials – and some of the qualifications and circumstances you need to consider when dealing with products in each category.
Call for papers and presentations for 2011 Concrete Decor Show
Professional Trade Publications Inc. has announced a call for papers and presentations for the 2011 Concrete Decor Show & Spring Training, to be held March 15-18, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.
Experts Reveal a Wide Range of Countertop Sealer Practices
Fabricators’ approaches to sealing countertops are as varied as their creative countertop designs. Here are some observations from manufacturers and artisans about how they protect the work.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Cemstone’s Becken named chairman, receives award
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American Society of Concrete Contractors Officers and directors elected
Clay Fischer, president of Woodland Construction Co., in Jupiter, Fla., has been elected first vice president of the American Society of Concrete Contractors for 2010-2011. Scott Anderson of Houston, Texas, Mike Poppoff of Moxie, Wash., and Thomas Zinchiak of Woodbine, Md., were reelected vice presidents. Harry Moats of Douglasville, Ga., […]
American Shotcrete Association New president, officers announced
The American Shotcrete Association has announced new president Patrick Bridger, of Allentown Shotcrete Technology Inc., and the 2010 class of new officers and directors. Bridger has been elected by the ASA membership to a two-year term as president. The president of Allentown Shotcrete Technology, he has been involved in the […]
Spring seminars offered
The American Concrete Institute has announced five educational seminars to be offered this spring to help the concrete professional remain up-to-date on concrete construction and technology. Concrete Repair Basics will be held in Miami, Milwaukee, Wis., Baltimore, Phoenix, Ariz., and Nashville. Concrete Slabs-on-Ground will be held in Seattle, Charlotte, N.C., […]
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The American Concrete Institute has released two resources designed to educate and inform concrete contractors and craftspeople. First, an audio version of the third edition of The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, a joint publication of the American Society of Concrete Contractors and ACI, has been released. The audio […]
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