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ASCC plans its 2008 Annual Conference

Demonstrations of pervious concrete placement and three-dimensional paving will highlight the American Society of Concrete Contractors’ Annual Conference, Sept. 11-14 at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. Concrete contractors and manufacturers of concreterelated products will gather for three days of seminars, round-table discussions, demonstrations and networking. Seminar topics […]

Self-consolidating concrete conference planned

The Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, a cement and concrete research center at Northwestern University, is organizing SCC 2008: The Third North American Conference on the Design and Use of Self- Consolidating Concrete. The conference will be held Nov. 10-12, 2008, in Chicago. Leaders in cement and concrete, representing industry, […]

Look at the colored texture achieved by hardeners and EZ Tique by Proline

Simple Recipe for Colored Texture

Recipe by Proline Stamps — Oceanside, Calif. This simple recipe uses Proline’s Sand Canyon Dura-Color Hardener and their Seamless Designs Carpet Stamp. Two colors of EZ Tique were used to give the finish its mottled look. Ingredients: Proline Dura-Color Hardener: Sand Canyon Proline Dura-Liquid Release Proline Seamless Designs Carpet Stamp […]

NRMCA gains USGBC education provider status

The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has been approved as a U.S. Green Building Council Education Provider. Its first approved course, “Green Building with Concrete,” will take place Tuesday, July 15, in Silver Spring, Md. The NRMCA’s new “Green Building with Concrete” course will provide detailed instruction on how the […]