SBIC named Green Advocate of the Year
he Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) has been named Green Advocate of the Year in the Group category at the 2006 National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Annual National Green Building Conference in Albuquerque, N.M.
TCA recognizes church tilt-ups
Three churches have received 2006 Tilt-Up Concrete Association Achievement Awards.
Tile Roofing Institute launches installer certification program
The Tile Roofing Institute (TRI) will debut the industry's first installer training and certification program April 2-3 in conjunction with its Industry Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mexican cement duty reduced
Duties on imports of cement from Mexico, which have been running about $26 per metric ton, were lowered April 3 to $3 per metric ton.
Portland cement excluded from OSHA standard
In a victory for affordable housing and against unnecessary government regulation, the final Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard on hexavalent chromium published in the Feb. 28 Federal Register excludes exposure to portland cement in construction and other industries.
Dynco finds quality sells big at MCPX; PLC Controls lead sales
Dynco Manufacturing Co. (dyncomfg.com), which makes equipment for companies that make concrete blocks, uses all the usual marketing channels to reach their customers. – By Larry Storer
The Association Report
Several concrete industry associations have joined Concrete Monthly and Concrete Homes magazines to offer three one-day seminars titled "Storm-Resistant Concrete Building Systems in the Gulf Coast Region."
CFA sets educational conference in Indianapolis
The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) will gather for an educational venue in April 21-22 at the Grand Hall and Conference Center in Indianapolis,Ind.
ICUEE sets next expo
The next International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) will be Oct. 16-18, 2007 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
50th ANNIVERSARY: Book chronicles Interstate System
The U.S. Interstate Highway System is the largest earth moving project in the history of the world. Nearly 42 billion cubic yards of earth were moved to build the system — by contrast the Panama Canal moved a mere 362 million cubic yards.
ABC names Cianbro Contractor of Year
Cianbro Corp. of Pittsfield, Maine has been named Contractor of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a national construction industry association that represents 23,000 merit companies in all trades.
Planned U.S. cement project spending up 35%
SUGAR LAND, Texas (IIR) - What a difference a year makes. An explosion of cement manufacturing plant expansions and planned grassroots plant construction has developed over the past 12 months in the United States.
OSU to host ASCE concrete canoe race
Oklahoma State University (OSU) has been selected to host the 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition.
The Industry Report
Seretta Construction Inc. will wind up two projects in April - one in Orlando, Fla. and one in Jacksonville, Fla.
Marketing Concrete
One of the most touted terms in the business world is ROI (return on investment). We have heard this term used to track a variety of different initiatives but many fail to properly measure the ROI of their marketing efforts. – By Wendy Ward
People in the news
Arie Van Wyk, president of Van Wyks, Inc. in Waldo, Wis. has been named Concrete Foundation Association (CFA) 2006 Contractor of the Year.
NIOSH study details how injuries can be avoided while tying rebar
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) from the Genesis Steel Services Inc. (GSSI).
Sterling Construction gets TxDOT contracts
Sterling Construction Co. Inc., a heavy civil construction company from Houston that specializes in the building and reconstruction of transportation and water infrastructure in large and growing markets in Texas, has won two contracts…
DFW hosts support center for Airbus
The new Airbus A380 aircraft, a marvel of aviation engineering, has a wingspan of 262 feet, a length of 239 feet and a cargo payload of 150 tons.
New Plaza emerging from old
he Plaza, an iconic presence at Fifth Avenue and Central Park in New York City since 1907, is being restored to create the elegant homes it once featured for leading citizens of the day, and to serve visitors from around the world for the next hundred years.
Auction breaks record
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (rbauction.com) held its largest one-day auction in its history at its Minneapolis, Minn. auction held March 21 with gross auction sales of more than $31 million.
Woodland Construction managing tilt-up work on 16 Florida projects
Woodland Construction managing tilt-up work on 16 Florida projects Woodland Construction Co. (woodlandconstruction.com), a Jupiter, Fla.-based site-cast tilt-up concrete subcontractor that offers total foundation…
Tilt-Con raises panels on 15 new jobsites, including 5 schools
Tilt-Con (tilt-con.com), one of the nation's largest tilt-up concrete constructors, has just completed panel erection for 15 projects in South Florida, including five educational facilities.
Katrina Cottage at IBS evolves into Katrina Cottage II
As excitement escalates about the Katrina Cottage designed for hurricane victims in Mississippi, the creative team behind that prototype for appealing and affordable housing broadened the concept in Louisiana.
Telsmith celebrates 100 years of service to aggregate industry
Telsmith Inc. (telsmith.com) is celebrating its 100th anniversary as a manufacturer of mineral processing systems and equipment.
Perfecting the art and the science
The concrete industry has gotten the science down pat, but it's the art of concrete production that has become the mission of the team at Scale-Tron.
Concrete barriers save lives, money
Portable concrete barriers, with the ability to keep wayward vehicles from hitting construction vehicles, have proven to improve safety in construction work zones.
ORMCA puts pervious concrete demo on wheels for Ohio exposition
The Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Association (ORMCA) conducted its "Concrete at the Expo" during the 2006 Ohio Design & Construction Expo in the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
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