<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Concrete Thoughts's latest posts</title><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/PostsRss.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts</link><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><item><title>What is good concrete?</title><description><![CDATA[For years I?ve tried to answer the question, ?What is good concrete?? I?ve written articles on the subject (always a learning opportunity for me), and had come to think I understood what it is and what it isn?t?I probably understand more about what it isn?t. ]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=108111</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:12:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Olympic Concrete</title><description><![CDATA[I just finished an article for the August issue of Concrete Construction about the use of concrete at the London Olympic venues. It turned out to be one of the hardest articles I?ve ever had to write because of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), an organization created by the Olympic Committee. ]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=108088</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Ideas needed</title><description><![CDATA[Each year editors of publications?print and digital?are invited to seminars presented by tool manufacturers. I attended Bosch and Milwaukee?s event this past week and they introduced us to the latest improvements to their tool line-ups along with completely new tools.]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=108039</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Polishing slag concrete</title><description><![CDATA[I?ve been asked if I know or have heard anything about contractors having trouble diamond polishing concrete floors with slag replacing cement in amounts of 15% or greater in concrete mixes.]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=108015</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Real Time</title><description><![CDATA[?Real time? communication to everywhere is increasingly important in our industry for a lot of reasons, but especially between the office and the jobsite. ]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=107958</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 15:58:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Pumplines</title><description><![CDATA[Writing an article is always a learning experience. I just finished one about concrete pump lines and I?ll never think of them the same way again. The fascinating part is always the pump and never the lines that make the concrete go where you want it to. ]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts&amp;postId=107910</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Joe Nasvik</author></item><item><title>Future Technology</title><description><![CDATA[In an upcoming issue of Concrete Construction, we will discuss how our industry is changing. I was asked to list the five big ideas that will change the concrete industry for the better. Here are my choices.]]></description><link>http://www.concreteconstructiononline.com/blogs/postdetails.aspx?BlogId=concretethoughts