The Industrial Products Division of United States Gypsum Co. has introduced Levelrock Brand SLC Floor Underlayments, a series of three poured, self-leveling cement underlayments. Levelrock SLC 200 Floor Underlayment is a portland-based cementitious underlayment that sets quickly. Ideal for use over concrete and wood substrates with metal lathing, it can […]

Degussa Admixtures Inc. is using Master Builders technologies to develop contractor-friendly pervious concrete mixtures that improve performance. Ready-mix concrete producers looking to enter the rapidly expanding market for pervious concrete can ask Degussa Admixtures for help with products and mix designs. Pervious concrete is a mix of portland cement, coarse […]

Proline Concrete Tools Inc. has released a new border stamp, called Spanish Flair, and an improved tamper. Spanish Flair joins the Proline family of border stamps, which includes patterns such as Grapevine, Dolphins, Autumn Ivy, Hawaiian Flower, English Rose and Fleur-de-Lis. Designed to be used in decorative borders, the stamps […]

The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association has published the 2005- 2006 Sawing & Drilling Resource Guide and Membership Directory. This edition of the annual publication includes industry specifications for the first time, including specs for core drilling, flat sawing, wall sawing, wire sawing, hand sawing and chain sawing. Tolerances from […]

The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association has launched a new Web site at www.csda.org, the association’s existing address. The redesigned site includes several new features. In a Members Only area, CSDA members access valuable safety and training materials. The Specifier’s Corner presents sawing and drilling specifications, standards and tolerances for […]

The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association will hold its 34th annual convention in Charleston, S.C., between Jan. 28 and Feb. 1, 2006. The event will include workshops on maintenance management and wage and hour compliance, presentations covering a range of topics from economics to safety, roundtable discussions, and the CSDA […]

Ken Simonson, chief economist for AGC, has expressed concern about cement shortages in the coming year due to Hurricane Katrina. “The New Orleans customs district led the nation with 12 percent of total imports, which accounted for more than three percent of the nation’s cement shipments during the first six […]

The RMC Research Foundation has unveiled the Text Reference for Pervious Concrete Contractor Certification. The text will serve as the basis of a certification for the placement of pervious concrete. Until now, no specific guidelines existed for the use of pervious concrete, which is rapidly growing in popularity across the […]

The Portland Cement Association launched ConcreteThinker.com, a Web site that enables architects interested in sustainable design to learn more about the environmental benefits of building with concrete. ConcreteThinker.com provides access to valuable tools, case studies, profiles, up-to-date information on sustainable development, real-world examples and concrete solutions for environmentally responsible design. […]

Cement consumption this year is expected to increase 5 percent over 2004 levels, making 2005 the third straight year with record volume, according to the Portland Cement Association’s Summer Forecast Report. The report is also predicting a 3.3 percent increase in 2006. Recent growth in nonresidential construction, coupled with few […]