The Greater Northern Concrete Toboggan Race recently concluded its 38th year in Calgary, Alberta.
Green Concrete Prime & Seal combines the functions of a curing agent, sealer, and permanent primer.
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Speakers have been selected for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 7th annual International Concrete Sustainability Conference to be held May 7-10 in Seattle.
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The global market for construction aggregates is expected to increase 5.2 percent per year through 2015 to 48.3 billion metric tons.
Construction of the Marriott Atlanta Airport Getaway Hotel focused on two factors when building began: Finding an efficient boom pump for a restrictive site and receiving LEED certifi cation for efforts in green energy.
How do the properties of recycled-aggregate concrete compare to those of concrete made with natural aggregates?
School districts embrace green construction and polished concrete.
Although the leaves are changing colors in Pittsburgh this fall, ACI will keep things green. The ACI's fall convention, “Green Concrete in the Steel City,” takes place Oct. 24–28 in Pittsburgh's Westin Convention Center Hotel and David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Designed and owned by Australian retail property giant Westfield, a colossal new shopping and leisure complex opened to deafening fanfare in London last year.
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In a Wednesday morning press conference, the Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative laid out plans to lend a voice to the various segments of the concrete construction industry–aggregate, ready-mix, tilt-up, precast, etc.–to educate stakeholders about the role and responsibilities of concrete in...
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To address the sustainability and environmental implications of the use of concrete as the backbone of buildings and infrastructure, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation...
GREENSITE is celebrating its third year at WOC and continues to highlight the latest and greatest in sustainable technology and techniques.
U.S. Green Concrete Council unveils its new book, "The Sustainable Concrete Guide-Strategies and Examples," yesterday during its press conference.
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Not only does WOC offer GREENSITE as a way to provide valuable information and technology on green-building practices, but WOC also has implemented a recycling program.
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The Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury committed to implementing "Go Green" programs in 2009, adapting recycling processes to reduce or eliminate excess landfill use. The hospital reached even farther in its efforts to positively impact the environment, constructing an entire parking...
A project was chosen as CC's best of 2009 in each of the following categories: Best Landscaping Project, Best Industrial Project, and Best Transportation Project.
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As owners and developers become more energy and environmentally conscious, design teams are required to carefully implement sustainable design principles. The building's structure has a significant impact on the building's embodied energy and the ability to achieve LEED points.
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Canada's greenest school, named for one of the world's leading environmental scholars, has selected the FGS/PermaShine Polished Concrete Floor System, according to the project team.
Attractive and environmentally friendly GreenCrete countertops are made of a cement binder mixed with post-consumer recycled glass.
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The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual Concrete Thinking for a Sustainable World, International Student Design Competition, administered by ACSA and sponsored by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and the National...