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The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, lauded President Donald Trump’s call for $1.5 trillion to be invested in revitalizing the nation’s infrastructure, and urged Congress to take swift legislative action to fully fund and sustain projects now and into the future. Cement is the core ingredient in concrete, which helps make American highways, bridges, runways, water systems and river networks safer, more durable and longer lasting.
FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, along with ARDEX Americas and nora systems, Inc. announced that Mark Holman is the 2017 4th quarter recipient of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Certified Installation Manager Program (CIM) Scholarship.
Amy Lamb Woods is the International Masonry Institute’s (IMI) Portland Director of Technical Education and a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. With a background combining architecture, historic preservation, and civil engineering materials.
Ric Suzio, of Suzio-York Hill Companies and Committee Chairman of the Connecticut Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s (CRMCA) Build with Strength Committee, announced that the CRMCA will be marketing a comprehensive “Build With Strength” campaign to the Connecticut construction market.
Restoring historic buildings takes ingenuity and flexibility with materials, equipment and manpower. Western Specialty Contractors – Little Rock, AR Branch used all of the above when it restored and waterproofed the historic Federal Building in Little Rock, AR.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the recipients of the ACI Certification Award and the ACI Construction Award at a press conference during World of Concrete, Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 24, 2018.
In Portland, IMI is staying in front of issues regarding unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. These structures, many historic, have character-defining exterior wall construction of the late-19th-and-early 20th-century, but are vulnerable to seismic damage and pose a risk to public safety.
On January 25th Jeff Downing passed away after fighting for almost 2 years against the spread of cancer.
The American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces the launch of an all-access subscription to ACI University webinars and on-demand courses.
If you were impressed with last year’s Decorative Concrete LIVE! debut, have we got more in store for you! World of Concrete attendees will look at vertical applications of decorative concrete in a whole new way after this year’s take on retail spaces inside and out.
