energy savings

Capturing Savings

Logistics is a business of efficiency. Why should it be any different when it comes to energy use? This article details a few design...
hurricane

Plan of Action

Construction sites face a multitude of potential challenges and crises throughout the year resulting from the weather. As we head into hurricane season, the...

More Than Just a Machine

A conversation with Somero’s Lance Holbrook, VP of North America and International Sales When it comes to precision concrete placing and leveling equipment, Somero has...
VESTENAMER

Scrap Tires Get New Life

Process additive turns scrap tires into modern material for durable roads Vehicle tires of course belong on the road, but for the last two decades,...

Popping the Cork

Spray-on cork finish for building exterior Available for the North Texas market is a green building product from ECOSHIELD INTERNATIONAL: spray-on Thermal CorkShield™. It’s a...
electric vehicles

Electric vs Gas Vehicles: Save Green by Going Green

By Eric Goldstein The cost of doing business continues to go up and up. Companies are constantly looking for new ways to reduce costs, both...

Open Dialogue: Defining PRAH and PRAN with ACI 212

Construction is an incredibly collaborative process. Whether you are using a Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build method, there are always multiple groups involved; each who come...

The Reality of Green Cements

You would have had to have just emerged from a recently unsealed time capsule, or perhaps just completed a 10-year retreat in Tibet, not...
Greener Concrete Systems

Greener Concrete Systems

Engineered slabs drive down warehouse operating costs and increase flexibility The increased popularity of online shopping is driving demand for more commercial warehouses and distribution...

New Building Methods

Compared to the rest of the world, most buildings in the United States are relatively young. But most residential and commercial properties could use...