The RMC Research & Education Foundation has released “Guide for the Construction Team,” a companion to “New Technology-Based Approach to Advance Higher Volume Fly Ash Concrete with Acceptable Performance,” a report released in September. The new guide complements the original study, which was conducted at the National Ready Mixed Concrete […]

Metal Forms Corp., a manufacturer in the concrete construction industry since 1909, has launched a new Meta Art division. Using recycled scraps from Metal Forms Corp.’s major manufacturing operations, Larry Oleson, Meta Art’s master sculptor, hand-crafts each Meta Art sculpture to capture the strength, beauty and unique characteristics of bears, […]

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association — a nonprofit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of tilt-up as the preferred construction method — is sponsoring several educational events at the 2009 World of Concrete, to be held Feb. 2-6, 2009, in Las Vegas. As a co-sponsor of World […]

The California Nevada Cement Association has appointed Paulette Salisbury technical specialist for northern California and northern Nevada. In this position, she will make presentations on current topics in concrete for architects, engineers, developers, owners and municipalities throughout her region. Salisbury comes to CNCA from Paulette Salisbury & Associates, where her […]

The Precast Show, set to debut in Houston Feb. 20-22, 2009, is all about precast concrete — what it takes to produce the world’s most versatile building material, train employees and run a successful business. NPCA held extensive brainstorming meetings with exhibitors and precast manufacturers and developed the event along […]

CSDA recently developed a short survey for its contractor and manufacturer members as a means of collecting operating and budgeting data. Thirty percent of contractor members responded, while 20 percent of manufacturer members responded. As far as contractors are concerned, 71 percent said that they are experiencing increased productivity in […]

The American Society of Concrete Contractors has published a Safety Management Plan that can be customized to serve as a company’s complete safety program. The manual was prepared by ASCC’s Safety & Risk Management Council to help contractors develop and implement basic safety management plans. The plan covers basic policy […]

Brad D. Inman received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Concrete Contractors at the association’s annual conference in San Antonio, Texas. The award is given to outstanding individuals for the body of their accomplishments furthering the concrete construction industry and the ASCC. The bulk of Inman’s career […]

Oliver “Skip” Dulle Jr. of St. Louis was presented with ACI’s Distinguished Achievement Award at the ACI Fall 2008 Convention in St. Louis. The award is given to ACI nonmembers who have made notable contributions to the advancement of the concrete industry. Dulle serves as executive director for the Concrete […]

The American Concrete Institute has announced the availability of five new publications covering new concrete-related information and technology. Titles are: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary (Metric Version) (318M-08), Report on Behavior of Fresh Concrete During Vibration (309.1R- 08), Guide to Portland Cement-Based Plaster (524R-08), Specification for Type […]