[VIDEO] Chase Center Construction Hits a Precast Milestone

With the completion of another milestone, the Mortenson|Clark team is one step closer to completing the Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors' new home. Mortenson/Clark a joint venture between Clark Construction Group and Mortenson Construction.

March 2, 2018

Road base is typically introduced after the subgrade has been prepared and compacted to a stable and level surface.

What Is Road Base?

Going back to basics, this article details the importance of the correct road base in the durability and life of roads.

Spring rains left this foundation with standing water in the excavation. Concrete placements should take place promptly before saturation of the grade occurs.

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

The Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating is applied as a one-step traffic coating system that includes an integral aggregate and functions as both a waterproofing and traffic bearing deck coating system.

Pecora Offers Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating

The Pecora-Deck HB1100-SA Coating is applied as a one-step traffic coating system that includes an integral aggregate and functions as both a waterproofing and traffic bearing deck coating system.

Spring rains left this foundation with standing water in the excavation. Concrete placements should take place promptly before saturation of the grade occurs.

Standing Water in Prepared Footings: A Problem or a Precaution?

The Concrete Foundations Association addresses the concern for structural integrity of concrete footings due to water in the excavation.

The awards will be presented at the 2024 ASCC Annual Conference scheduled to take place Sept. 18–21.

ASCC Opens Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards Program

The Sixteenth Annual International Decorative Concrete Council Awards program for 2024 recognizes and celebrates exceptional decorative concrete projects from around the globe.

HD Max bonds on various materials and surfaces from non-porous substrates like aluminum, PVC and mirror to porous, textured materials like brick, concrete and drywall in both indoor and outdoor environments.

DAP Releases HD Max Construction Adhesive

HD Max bonds on various materials and surfaces from non-porous substrates like aluminum, PVC and mirror to porous, textured materials like brick, concrete and drywall in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Concrete vs Wood Homes

Concrete: A Better Home for the Future

A home insurance crisis is forcing builders to rethink designs. This has some looking at concrete where a trend is breaking ground and alleviating some drawbacks of wood-framed homes.

Fast and effective

Fast and effective

What to do if roads are worn out? If only the top layer is damaged, only that layer needs to be repaired. Take advantage of innovative solutions.

Diablo made dura-carbide withstands up to 1,800°F of intense heat to combat rebar hits.

Diablo Tools AMPED Rebar Demon 4-cutter Hammer Drill Bit System

Diablo made dura-carbide withstands up to 1,800°F of intense heat to combat rebar hits.

The FullForce(XP)eco system is designed for exterior pavements in industrial warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and transfer stations.

FullForce Offers FullForce(XP)eco

The FullForce(XP)eco system is designed for exterior pavements in industrial warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing plants and transfer stations.

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EDCO Equipment: Profit in 30 Rental Days. Guaranteed.

We’re so confident in our equipment that we’re here to make you a profit promise. American-made sawing and surface preparation equipment for concrete contractors that can’t be beat.

Plate 2000 Big Foot System Float Pan Saver

The solution is designed for leveling floors and making float pans last longer.

How Asphalt Contractors Place Concrete With Pavers

Did you know that there's a growing market for paving with Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC)? It's a type of zero-slump mix that can be paved and rolled very similar to asphalt, and the demand for it is higher than ever.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.

North Bend Formwork 1 Courtesy Grindline

'Concrete Is Cool': Grindline Skateparks Inc.'s Work on Northwest Skatepark

How skateboarders turned concrete craftsmen accomplished award-winning concrete work in a Washington state skatepark.

Coca-Cola and Exposed Pea Gravel Concrete Finish

Coca-Cola & Exposed Pea Gravel Concrete Finish

The brothers behind Catelli’s Excavation Inc. told the world how they accomplished their concrete finish - instead of sugar water or branded retarder, they used a bottle of Coke.

2024 Gavel Exchange

NSSGA Names Jim Nickolas as Board Chair

Jim Nickolas, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Martin Marietta, was named the new chair of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association during the 2024 NSSGA annual convention.

Customers can choose to purchase the Speed Striker 2.0 without a blade or with a 4.5-ft. blade.

MARSHALLTOWN Speed Striker 2.0 Power Screed

Customers can choose to purchase the Speed Striker 2.0 without a blade or with a 4.5-ft. blade.

Full Force Xp Eco One

Brochure: FullForce(XP)eco Exterior Pavement System

Download the brochure for the FullForce(XP)eco Exterior Pavement System

#GLAD2024 - Lifting Industry Raises Awareness

Lifting Industry Raises Awareness

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association announces Global Lifting Awareness Day 2024 to be Thursday, July 18.

A wide blade design enables close finishes to walls and obstructions with minimal bracket interference.

MARSHALLTOWN 7-in. Wide Fresno

A wide blade design enables close finishes to walls and obstructions with minimal bracket interference.

Cat Screed

Hands On With Caterpillar's Next Generation 3D Screed

John Anderson, senior sales consultant for Caterpillar, breaks down how the 3D screed works and what sets it apart at World of Asphalt 2024. Stop by booth 2049 to check it out and learn more.

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

Designing Safety Into Surface Preparation

Contractors and operators are clearly at risk working in the construction sector - but they can also be influential in on-site safety improvements. How can equipment manufacturers learn from them to create a safer industry?

Somero S-940e electric Laser Screed Machine

Somero S-940e Electric Laser Screed

The S-940E provides eight hours of runtime and can cover up to 35,000 sq. ft. per full charge.

Figure 1: Complicated footing reinforcement showing standard hooks for vertical dowels.

Rationalizing the Standard Hook in a Residential Footing

This column deals with a comparison of the minimum requirements set forth by the International Residential Code (IRC) and the referenced standard document, ACI 332-14 Requirements for Residential Concrete.

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Stand the Test of Time | JLG®

Your work is meant to weather through some of the toughest conditions. Your equipment should do the same. That's why the best contractors trust JLG®.