Concrete

• Concrete Solutions

  By Robert Cassidy, Editor-in-Chief, January 1, 2010
  About five or six years ago, officials at the University of California at Berkeley came to the conclusion that they needed to build a proper home for the university's collection of 900,000 rare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean books and materials. East Asian studies is an important curriculum at Berkeley, with more than 70 scholars teaching some 200 courses devoted to the topic, and Berkeley's pro...  More

• New data shows low construction prices may soon be coming to an end

  Jeffrey Yoders, December 21, 2009
  New federal data released recently shows sharp increases in the prices of key construction materials like diesel, copper and brass mill shapes likely foreshadow future increases in construction costs, the Associated General Contractors of America said. The new November producer price index (PPI) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provide the strongest indication yet that construction prices are heading up, the association noted.  More

• Economic conditions to cause drag on cement consumption

  December 3, 2009
  The conditions facing the construction industry are likely to remain weak for another year or more, causing a drag on cement consumption, according to the most recent economic forecast from Skokie, Ill.-based Portland Cement Association (PCA).  More

• The Big House gets a big makeover

  November 1, 2009
  High-performance Tercem 3000 blended cement is playing a key role in the $226 million renovation and expansion of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. The project's Building Team, which includes Clawson & Killins Concrete Companies and Walker Parking Consultants, specified the cement for major portions of the three-year project—including construction of a replacement bowl—for its high...  More

• Precast All the Way

  By Hannah Schroder, Contributing Editor, November 1, 2009
  For years, precast concrete has been viewed as a mass-produced product with no personality or visual appeal—the vanilla of building materials. Thanks to recent technological innovations in precast molds and thin veneers, however, that image is changing. As precast—concrete building components that are poured and molded offsite—continues to develop a vibrant personality all it...  More

• PCA partners with MIT on concrete research center

  October 6, 2009
  MIT today announced the creation of the Concrete Sustainability Hub, a research center established at MIT in collaboration with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation.  More

• Lafarge's investment in Coeymans, N.Y., cement facility draws support from Governor Paterson, other elected officials

  September 25, 2009
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• American Concrete Institute forms technical committee on BIM for concrete structures

  September 24, 2009
  The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the formation of a new technical committee on Building Information Modeling (BIM) of Concrete Structures.  More

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