To construct this parking structure, the McCarthy-led design-build team worked with the zoo for more than three years, conducting a feasibility study that looked at eight parking structure options, location possibilities as well as budgets and schedules.
Connecticut’s commissioner of consumer protection, Jonathan A. Harris, expects to issue a report this fall on the “potential cause or causes” of failing concrete foundations in northeastern Connecticut.
High-tech advances in concrete placement and futuristic designs for heavy equipment were some of the winners of the 2016 Bauma Innovation Awards, held April 10 in Munich, Germany.
The directors of the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association (TACA) are concerned and dismayed regarding the information contained within—and the lack of editorial oversight before printing—the article “Google Tool Reveals Threats Posed by Building Materials” (ENR 11/9/15 p. 50).
With a new multiyear highway bill passed and other positive economic indicators boosting morale, crowds poured into Las Vegas on Feb. 2-5 for the World of Concrete show.
With crowds braving an unseasonably chilly Las Vegas, World of Concrete 2016 opened with an estimated 5% increase in registered attendees compared to 2015. Held Feb. 2-5, the trade show draws in crowds eager to see the latest in concrete and masonry products and equipment.
Two Israeli marine biologists have joined that country’s start-up craze, using $1 million in new investor cash to develop their innovative, environmentally friendly concrete for marine infrastructure and expand their company, ECOncrete Ltd., into the booming U.S. coastal-upgrade market.