Shelby O. Mitchell

Shelby O. Mitchell is a freelance writer and former Hanley Wood editor. Since 2006, she has written for The Concrete Producer, Concrete Construction, Concrete Surfaces, Public Works, and Masonry Construction magazines. She has also provided editorial coverage and support for World of Concrete events. Before joining Hanley Wood, Shelby worked in Marketing and Communications for multi-national concrete and cement companies, RMC Industries and CEMEX. Contact Shelby by email.

Shelby O. Mitchell's Posts

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  Converting sodium lights to LEDs

  by Shelby O. Mitchell

  Small Washington city makes history with streetlight-driven energy metering. Convincing the local utility to switch from an unmetered flat rate tariff to usage-based billing was key to optimizing savings.

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  TCP Survey: Business Improving

  by Shelby O. Mitchell

  With concrete demand rebounding, producers reveal how they plan to keep up. Many turn to technology to gain advantage.

• TCP Survey: Residential Spotlight

  by Shelby O. Mitchell

  Residential activity was slower than expected in 2014, increasing by only 4%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

• TCP Survey: Public Spotlight

  by Shelby O. Mitchell

  Public sector construction improved for the first time since 2009, but only by 1.8%, according to Ken Simonson, chief economist for AGC.

• TCP Survey: Public, Residential, and Nonresidential

  by Shelby O. Mitchell

  Public has improved slightly, private was slower than expected, and nonresidential outperformed other sectors.