Journals By Industry - Poured Concrete Contractors

The Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has announced the recipients of the 21st Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards. The program was established to honor projects that represent an increasing diversity of building types constructed with...

HEADNOTE Join our daily live newscast from the World of Concrete. It can be difficult to see everything you want to see at a large trade show. New products, equipment demonstrations, seminars and...

HEADNOTE Follow these 5 steps to improve morale at your company. During a recent construction industry training session, I had several contractors admit to me that some of the energy and excitement they...

Proper application of curing blankets and poly sheeting will help you avoid surface discoloration on concrete slabs. What happened? This steel troweled interior floor exhibits surface discoloration due to differential drying on the...

In recent years, a number of trends have emerged in the design and construction of boutique wineries: * Emphasis on the visitor experience, * Focus on sustainability including materials and layout, * Design...

It's been one year since TriMet received an official Federal Transit Administration "go-ahead" for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project, and now construction is happening on the city's first new Willamette River Bridge in...

New information on www.ConcreteNetwork.com outlining the benefits of applying concrete sealer helps consumers protect newly finished concrete surfaces. CALIMESA, Calif. -- www.ConcreteNetwork.com examines six top benefits of sealing concrete that will help consumers...

A 76-year-old lock and dam system on the Mississippi River near the southeastern Minnesota town of La Crescent was shut down Monday in preparation for a $3.8 million rehab project. Crews will dewater...

HEADNOTE Hand troweling and edging joints will give you a high quality, uniform appearance across your entire slab. Most building owners require a high-quality, burnished concrete floor finish where surface gloss and overall...

The city of Indianapolis has more than 25,000 homes currently on septic systems. Many of these systems do not function well because of their age and surrounding soil conditions. As Indianapolis has worked...

HEADNOTE With the help of two industry experts, we take a look at what an asphalt production facility might look like in 20 years When America embraced the automobile as a favorite source...

The following are products recently introduced to the concrete market as well as models which have undergone significant changes. For more information on any of these products, simply fill out the reader service...

HEADNOTE Ceco Concrete Construction's concrete work is the star at Nashville's new 2.1-million-square-foot convention center. It takes a dedicated team to design, form and place 110,000 cubic yards of structural concrete and 13,500...

HEADNOTE Sound engineering specifications are an integral part of true repair sustainability Although there have been significant advances in our understanding of the complexity of concrete repair and its engineering, premature failure of...

Justin Hunnicutt Stephens held his first harvest this year at the new Hunnicutt Winery in St. Helena, Calif., a rare winery built at a time when many wine businesses have been struggling. The...

IRVINE, Calif. -- The innovative cement experts at Cellular Concrete Technologies (CCT) are once again creating groundbreaking answers to the question, "How can we make concrete that is better for builders and buildings?"...

OVERVIEW Design planning for the Sangre de Cristo PK-12 School began with a community gathering in a small converted church in Mosca, Colo. The surrounding mountains, agricultural setting and "seemingly endless sunshine" began...

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority officials will be singing that recently reprised Frank Sinatra hit "Come Fly With Me!" once workers pack up and walk away from a $1 billion expansion project...

When the Minnesota Department of Transportation set out to repair a busy stretch of Interstate 94 in Maple Grove last year, one of the department’s objectives was to reopen the road as quickly...