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Shotcrete Presents: Concrete Construction News
TCA Achievement Award Winners Announced |
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| The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced the recipients of the 21st Annual Tilt-Up Achievement Awards. | |
NRMCA Excellence in Quality Award |
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| Cemstone has been chosen as a Category A recipient of the 2011 NRMCA Excellence in Quality Awards. | |
Case Supports Habitat for Humanity |
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| Case Construction Equipment provided contributions totaling $7,500 to support home-building projects by Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio. | |
Contractor Builds Volleyball Courts for March of Dimes |
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| Hubbard Construction, Winter Park, Fla., received the Case Community Challenge award for building volleyball courts for the March of Dimes. | |
Productivity Equals Profit |
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 As owners get ever lower prices for their projects, contractors must find ways to improve productivity to gain a little profit. Here’s how to increase productivity in the office and on the jobsite. |
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Appetite for Stained Concrete |
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A Subway restaurant in West Haven, Utah, chooses acid stain for the new location’s floor. This project may lead the sandwich chain to use stains on other locations in the region.
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Forming Concrete Steps |
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Following up from last month’s column, Joe Nasvik discusses materials and procedures needed to properly form concrete stairs.
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In the Zone |
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Concrete Surfaces & Decorative Pavilion will include a How-To Zone for contractors who polish, coat, and repair concrete. Check out what’s in store this year. |
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Certifications at WOC 2012 |
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Maintain a competitive edge and continue your education by getting certified. Various certification training courses with written and performance examinations are offered throughout the week during WOC. |
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Discounted 12-Hour WOC Packages |
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Purchase a Super Pass packages when you register for WOC 2012 and save 25% or more! |
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Registration Now Open! |
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You now can register for World of Concrete 2012. Register today and save on Exhibits-Only and Seminar pricing.
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Book Your Hotel Reservations Today |
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Find the best hotels, at the lowest rates, in the most convenient locations. As the only official hotel vendor, World of Concrete Housing offers you the biggest savings and valuable perks to make sure you have a great time in Las Vegas! Prefer to book by phone? Call 800-221-3531 or 212-532-1660, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. EST. |
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The American Shotcrete Association’s
What’s In The Mix, An Informational Bi-Monthly E-Newsletter – October 2011, #2
ASA Non-Member Edition
Items in this issue:
- November 1st – Deadline for your Ad Insertion order for Shotcrete – Winter, 2012
- World of Concrete 2012 Registration is Now Open
- ASA Outreach Forum during International Pool, Spa, Patio Expo Show
Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV | Jasmine E on Level 3 | 5PM- Graduate Scholarship Applications are Due November 4th
- Lunch & Learn Seminars: For Engineers, Architects & Project Owners
- Submit your Shotcrete Projects For Bid
- CJSI Industry Trends Report
- Government Projects Open For Bid
November 1st – Deadline for your Ad Insertion order for Shotcrete- Winter, 2012Advertising in Shotcrete magazine is the most affordable and effective way to reach the shotcrete industry! Our 2012 Media kit with lower color rates are available now. Reserve your space today!
Bonus Distribution for our Winter, 2012 Issue: World of Concrete from ASA’s Booth!
Click here to check out our new rates and place your order today!
World of Concrete 2012 Registration is Now Open
World of Concrete will be held in Las Vegas, NV on January 24 – 27, 2012
This is your show — the industry’s ONLY annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries. When it comes to discovering the machinery, technology, resources and new ideas you need to sustain and grow your business, nothing compares to World of Concrete.
Support ASA and the Shotcrete Industry: Your registration using Source Code A17 not only gives you
FREE Exhibits-Only Entry to WOC 2012, it also helps support ASA as it promotes the Shotcrete Industry and works to grow your business!
So register today and invite your clients to do the same!
Click here to register now with ASA’s Source Code!
ASA Outreach Forum during International Pool, Spa, Patio Expo Show in Las Vegas, NV – Wednesday, November 2nd, Jasmine E – 5PM
The American Shotcrete Association (ASA) is pleased to announce an ASA sponsored outreach forum inviting the pool industry to participate in a discussion of what needs /opportunities can be met by ASA.
If you will be at the Expo, plan to attend and bring others!
Click here to view ASA’s press release on this opportunity!
The ASA Graduate Scholarship Program – Due November 4th!
Two $3,000 (USD) scholarships will be awarded this 2011-2012 academic year. One recipiant will be chosen from an acredited program in the United States and another from Canada. Application deadlines have been extended this year.
If you have already submitted your application, please check to see if your Universities and References have sent in their transcripts and references on your behalf!
All materials are due 5:00PM EDT on Friday, November 4, 2011.
Click here for further information and the application
Lunch and Learn Seminars: For Engineers, Architects & Project Owners
The shotcrete process offers numerous quality, efficiency, and sustainability advantages, but proper knowledge of the process is critical to the creation of a quality specification and for the success of any specifier /owner employing the process. Maintaining a high level of quality for concrete placed via the shotcrete method is ASA’s primary concern and this type of on-site presentation is an excellent tool for all involved.
Click here for an overview of the program
CJSI Industry Trends Report
ASA is a full partner in the Concrete industries’ Joint Sustainability Initiative (CJSI). In an effort to keep ASA Members up to date on the latest information regarding sustainability issues and their potential impact on the concrete/shotcrete industry, ASA includes the following link in the Member edition of this e-newsletter to the latest CJSI Industry Trends report. The most recent edition of the Concrete JSI Industry Trends Report includes information on EPA’s MACT boiler rules at risk, California moves ahead with cap-and-trade programs and concrete projects receive sustainable construction awards. (Links only appear in Members Edition)
Government Projects Open for Bid – regular feature of this E-Newsletter
Current links to government shotcrete-related projects open for bid (Links will only display in the ASA member edition):
ASA has replaced its mass e-mails with this twice a month E-Newsletter. We are doing this to reduce the number of e-mails our Members and subscribers receive, while still keeping you informed of your association’s new products, services, events and other initiatives. Please add info@shotcrete.org to your “allowed e-mail addresses” in order to receive this E-Newsletter.
Questions & comments can be forwarded to any of the following:
Phone: 248/848-3780
Website: www.Shotcrete.org
American Shotcrete Association
38800 Country Club Dr.
Farmington Hills, MI 48331
Shotcrete & Concrete Industry News
Here’s what’s new and what’s happening in the shotcrete/blastcrete/gunite and concrete industry this week. We have new awards, new conferences, a new World of Concrete 2012 competitionand even a new Webinar…
Precast Concrete’s Top Honor Awarded to Darryl Cloud |
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| Cloud was bestowed the Robert E. Yaokum Award, the Association’s highest award, at the NPCA’s 46th Annual Convention. | |
NRMCA Seeks Abstracts for Sustainability Conference |
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| The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is seeking abstracts for the 2012 International Concrete Sustainability Conference, May 7-10, 2012. | |
2012 Trowel Challenge Competition at World of Concrete |
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| Are you the fastest finisher? You can find out at Wacker Neuson’s annual trowel challenge competition at the 2012 World of Concrete. | |
Free Webinar to Highlight MIT Research |
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| The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub will present the free webinar, “MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub Research Update,” on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. ET. | |
BASF Receives ICRI Project of the Year Award |
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| BASF’s Building Systems business, together with ConTech Restoration, was honored with the prestigious ICRI 2011 Project of the Year Award. | |
Shotcrete & Concrete News – Concrete Alligator comes to Life!
WEB EXCLUSIVES |
Project of the Month: Sculpting Wildlife |
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Introducing CC’s Project of the Month, an opportunity for you the reader to showcase your latest work. This month’s winner is Delphi Falls, N.Y.-based wildlife sculptor and concrete contractor John P. Kennedy. Here he brought an alligator to life using concrete, polystyrene, galvanized diamond lath, and plywood.
Have an interesting project you’d like to submit? Tag Concrete Construction in your project photo on Facebook. You can also post to LinkedIn or send through Twitter. |
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Life Cycle Costs |
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Learn when to repair and when to replace structural concrete to avoid lasting maintenance bills.
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From the Archives: Tips for Coloring Concrete |
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Before decorative concrete was even called decorative concrete, CC covered it. See how it has changed and how some things (such as quality and know how) never do in this 1993 article.
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NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF CONCRETE |
| Artistry 2011 Slideshow: Eugenia Almeida | |
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Eugenia Almeida, from A New Hue in Knoxville, Tenn., constructed a wall and door out of vertical overlay concrete. A stock size fiberglass door and frame was attached to a wood and drywall stud wall.
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| Save the Date for WOC 2012 | |
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Jan. 24-27, Seminars: Jan. 23-27, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Visit www.worldofconcrete.com for more information.
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| Cleaner Air for Everyone | |
The air we breathe is getting cleaner, thanks to years of work by engine and equipment manufacturers, prodded by the government, the environmental agencies, and the Clean Air Act.
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| Concrete Path Paver Eliminates the Need for Formwork | |
The increasing popularity of golf in this country could be a big boost for the concrete paving industry. To allow concrete contractors to take advantage of this market, a company recently developed a narrow-width slipform paver that reportedly reduces labor costs for concrete path installation by as much as 80%.
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Dry-Mix & Wet-Mix Shotcrete Process Trainer/Evaluator
13704 50th Ave E.
Tacoma, WA 98446-4156
Phone: (253) 576-1456
Fax: (877) 751-6368
More Information: http://ShotcreteConsulting.com
New ACI Certified Nozzlmen Listings
Hi,
It’s finally started. I’ve been getting a lot of calls asking if I knew of any ACI certified nozzlemen that were looking to hire out. Well, I’ve started a listing on my www.ShotcreteConsulting.com website.
Thanks Justin Shook in AZ for being our first of what I hope will be many.
Those of you looking for certified shotcrete nozzleman, you know have a place to go look. Those of you looking for more work, contact us and give us your info. We’ll be glad to post it.
There is no charge and no time limit, we just want to help out.
Hope to see more of you there soon,
Leo
Direct Link: http://www.shotcreteconsulting.com/shotcretenozzlemanlistings.html
Leo Waddell
Dry-Mix & Wet-Mix Shotcrete Process Trainer/Evaluator
13704 50th Ave E.
Tacoma, WA 98446-4156
Phone: (253) 576-1456
Fax: (877) 751-6368
More Information: http://ShotcreteConsulting.com
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