With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25% factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of tons of CO2 being emitted each year. So why is it so overlooked, asks Mats Jungar, CEO of Elematic? The world has a love-hate relationship…
American Concrete Institute Publishes Updated Guide to Selecting Proportions for Normal-Density and High-Density Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan - The American Concrete Institute has released an updated version of ACI PRC-211.1-22: Selecting Proportions for Normal-Density…
Downtown Miami Re-Roof Project Completed Quickly and Efficiently with Polyglass Multi-Ply Roofing System
M3 Roofing is a residential and commercial roofing company in Miami, FL, run by the husband-and-wife team, Xavier and Michelle Molina. This family-operated…
The Masonry Society releases 2022 Edition of TMS 402/602
Following a 6-year development schedule, The Masonry Society (TMS) has completed and published the 2022 edition of TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures. This updated edition of TMS 402/602 includes numerous changes…
X-rays allow us to quickly develop high-strength steels
Dr. Harishchandra Singh, an adjunct professor at NANOMO and the Centre for Advanced Steels Research at the University of Oulu in Finland. He is standing next to steel components in the spectroscopy lab at NANOMO. SASKATOON – Synchrotron analyses could…
Steel Tube Institute Resource Approved as the Standard Guide for Checking Tolerances of Hollow Structural Sections
GLENVIEW, Ill.: The essential technical guide, “Methods to Check Dimensional Tolerances on Hollow Structural Sections” from the Steel Tube Institute (STI), is approved as the standard guide for measuring tolerances according to the American Society for…
NEx and ExxonMobil to Collaborate on Advancing Nonmetallic Building Materials
FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan (July 18, 2022) NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials is eager to announce ExxonMobil Upstream Integrated Solutions Company and ExxonMobil Chemical Company – a division of ExxonMobil Corporation (hereinafter…
Durability Technology Can Achieve Massive Reductions in the Carbon Footprint of Concrete Structures – PENETRON Report
The cement industry contributes 8% of global CO2 emissions PENETRON report finds that the carbon footprint of concrete structures can be reduced by up to 65% by using an advanced crystalline admixture that reduces concrete permeability Advanced crystalline…
University of Wyoming Study Finds Steel Bridge Greener, More Economical Than Concrete Counterpart
CHICAGO - A team of researchers compared two functionally equivalent rural bridges to evaluate sustainability and life cycle cost, and the steel bridge outperformed its concrete counterpart across the board. Over the bridges’ life cycles, the steel bridge…
New Research Report Compares Sustainability of Rural Steel and Concrete Bridges
Results Show Steel Outperforms Concrete in Four Major Categories WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new research report issued by the University of Wyoming evaluates the life cycle sustainability (cradle to grave) of two functionally equivalent steel and concrete…
