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Water & Moisture Mitigation

PoreShield Concrete Sealant & Protectant, by Crafco

PoreShield is a cost-effective, soy-based concrete protectant that’s proven to extend the life of concrete surfaces by 10+ years.

Pore Shield Sprayer (web)

Contractor Takes On Challenging Soil Nail Wall

UMA Geotechnical Construction constructed all of the eight required permanent soil nail walls along a roughly two-mile stretch of the Greensboro Western Loop (Interstate 73) project but they were all dwarfed by the Wall 4.

Shotcrete UMA

Tips for Pouring Concrete Foundations in Cold Weather

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

The Concrete Foundations Association explains how commonly and effectively residential concrete foundations are constructed during the winter.

Certified Foundations Companies Returns to South Carolina

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

Chapin Concrete Contractors Inc., brings the "Certified Foundations Company" rating to South Carolina.

Photo 1 Csm, Ccm, Jps

Hilti Jaibot BIM-enabled Construction Jobsite Robot

Remote-controlled construction robot performs semi-autonomous mobile ceiling drilling based on BIM data.

Hilti Jaibot Application 1

Required Footing Width Perplexities

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

The Concrete Foundations Association explains the minimum concrete footing width requirements found in current construction codes.

Cc Jan14 Qanda Footing 11249790

A Family Affair: Maryland Contractor Evolves, Diversifies Business for Three Decades

Bruce Neale, president of Modern Foundations shares how he has grown his business and remained competitive during changing times and technologies.

Bruce Neale, right, president and CEO of Modern Foundations, on site with his sons Mike Neale, middle, president of MFI Concrete, and Jason Neale, left, president of Stone Shooters, Inc.

The 2020 Decorative Concrete Award Winners

American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC)

The winners of the Decorative Concrete Council's Decorative Concrete Awards competition were recognized at the American Society of Concrete Contractors Annual (virtual) Conference on September 24, 2020.

WOW Award Brattleboro Bridge

The Case for Concrete Homes

The challenge is to build homes that can remain intact in any severe weather event, be more energy efficient, be reasonably priced, and be reoccupied shortly after a disaster so that life can go on with minimal disruption.

As extreme weather events become stronger and more frequent, the method for building homes must change too. Building structures must remain intact to provide safety for inhabitants and return to normal life shortly afterwards. Concrete construction can provide this.

PCI's Announces Award Winners at Virtual Fall 2020 Conference

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

Award winners announced virtually in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute's fall 2020 Committee Days and Technical Conference.

CRSI Releases Digital Version of Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)

The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) has released a digital version of their Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, a design guide based on the ACI 318-19 code.

Design Guide on the ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete,

Testing Concrete With the Maturity Method

Giatec Scientific Inc.

During the last few decades of significant progress for concrete, today’s most widely used compressive strength standard emerged: the cylinder concrete break tests.

Concrete testing Giatec

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