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Tips for ICF Construction

The Insulating Concrete Form Association (ICFA) offers 10 tips to for constructing and installing concrete forms for foundation walls.

July 7, 2020

Insulated Concrete Form house

Watch Time-Lapse Video of Final Concrete Pour at Hinkley Point C Reactor

The final concrete pour for the base of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station has been completed, and is a new record.

June 2, 2020

Hinkley Point C

Researchers Innovate Materials and Anchor Systems to Keep Bridges Safe

Two University of Texas at Arlington researchers are working with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on new technology that could strengthen riverbanks and eliminate harmful erosion around bridge supports.

May 25, 2020

University of Texas at Arlington Researchers

3D-Printed Concrete Used in Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation’s electric power plants, reports have suggested.

May 17, 2020

3D Printed Concrete Wind Turbine

Concrete Equipment & Products

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

Concrete Foundations Association (CFA)

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

May 6, 2020

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

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.

April 22, 2020

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.

Underslab Insulations and Structural Implications Explained

Lightweight and versatile, molded polystyrene foam is a commercial building material that despite being commonly used remains somewhat misunderstood.

April 22, 2020

Pat Austin March 2014

Building the Hard Rock Guitar Hotel

A tight timeline and a unique shape made this project one for the books.

April 15, 2020

The curves created by the hotel's guitar shape required an advanced design for the sloped columns that now give the guitar its iconic silhouette.

Lifting Equipment

Vacuworx Updated RC Series Vacuum Lifting Machines

Attaches to smooth surfaces with suction force

April 1, 2020

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Saw Blades & Chain

Diamond Blades – Phase 2

Makita USA, Inc.

The Premium Diamond Blades are part of an expansive line of Makita Concrete Solutions that includes power cutters, rotary hammers, breaker hammers, demolition hammers, grinders, planers, rebar tying tools, dust extraction and more.

March 5, 2020

Makita E 02630 Product Shot

Taking Command of Soil Compaction

New technology can help compaction equipment operators get to the desired compaction level faster, helping drive both productivity, quality and safety

February 26, 2020

Inefficiencies created during soil compaction can lead to inconsistent material across the foundation. This mainly occurs when there are materials pulled from different locations across the jobsite that may feature variable moisture contents. Technology like Cat Command can help.

Foundations & Walls

Telescopic Arm

Gensco Equipment Company

Gensco's Telescopic Arm has been developed for working on underground and/or underwater down to 131 ft. of depth.

February 12, 2020

Gensco Telescopic Arm 1

What Contractors Need to Know about Field Testing Concrete

The QUIKRETE Companies

Project delays can be avoided by correctly field testing concrete products using appropriate methods and procedures.

February 11, 2020

Field Testing 1

Good Neighbor Award: $100,000 of Work to Wisconsin School

Asphalt Contractors Inc. donates $100,000 of work to Wisconsin school

February 4, 2020

Asphalt Contractors Inc.'s donation to Kansasville Grade School, Kansasville, WI, included placing a 4-in. asphalt surface in two lifts, and excavating and placing the stone base for an additional 60-ft. x 207-ft. parking lot.

Paving: Non-Parking Lot Award: Racetrack Construction a “Flat Out” Winner

Racetrack paving gives Sunland Asphalt & Construction Pavement Magazine Award

January 31, 2020

To complete this project, Sunland utilized three pavers, three material transfer vehicles, 20 rollers, 50 dump trucks and a crew of 47 Sunland employee owners running continuously.

Multiquip Hydrostatic 6-Foot Ride-on Trowel

The compact model was designed using concepts from larger ride-on trowels.

January 29, 2020

Researchers Create Living Concrete as Strong as Cement-Based Mortar

Using photosynthetic cyanobacteria, scientists have created a new building material that is not only alive but can also reproduce.

January 16, 2020

Concrete Vibrators

Good Vibration is Key to Quality Concrete

KB Engineering LLC

Proper use of an internal vibrator will minimize surface defects and blemishes

January 2, 2020

Best practice includes a form watcher measuring wall form deflections associated with concrete pressures due to the height of concrete and vibration. Not only a safety issue but monitoring form deflections can avoid out-of-tolerance walls.