Concrete Supply Plus July Week #3

Resin8 process turns waste plastic into concrete additive

CRDC Global hopes to build up to 100 plants that can process all types of plastic for use in building products.

https://www.plasticsmachinerymanufacturing.com/recycling/article/53061357/resin8-process-turns-waste-plastic-into-concrete-additive

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Four different types of CONFAST® Wedge Anchors to choose from: • Zinc Plated Carbon Steel – for indoor applications where moisture is not present • Galvanized Carbon Steel – used in outdoor applications where moisture is present • 304 Stainless Steel – designed for wet/submerged outdoor applications • 316 Stainless Steel – primarily used in applications where certain chemicals may be present
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POURING CONCRETE IN HOT WEATHER

Why is hot weather a problem? What temperature is too hot to pour concrete?

How to Make a Successful Claim Under a Contractor’s Payment Bond

Subcontractors must do three things to get the money due to them, an AIA lawyer says.

In all, ensuring that you make a proper bond claim is a vital step in receiving payment for unpaid work on a project from a surety under a payment bond. If you fail to follow the claims procedure or other requirements set forth in the bond, you may risk having your claim denied by the surety.

https://constructionext.com/business-management/how-make-successful-claim-under-contractors-payment-bond

Concrete Supply Plus July week #2

Hudson River Rail Tunnel Project Set for Record $6.9B Federal Grant

https://www.enr.com/articles/56739-hudson-river-rail-tunnel-project-set-for-record-69b-federal-grant


9 Rules for Staying Profitable as a Contracting Company

Keeping revenue growing while maintaining low overhead is key, according to Heritage Construction owner Jake Brydon.

https://constructionext.com/business-management/9-rules-staying-profitable-contracting-company


CONFAST® #8-10 Plastic Conical Blue Bantam Drywall Wall Anchor Kit PAK810, Includes (100) Anchors, (100) Screws and (1) Drill bit (201 Pieces)

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Corps, Utility Reach $1B Deal for Permanent Puerto Rico Dam Fix

Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division Commander, and Eng. Josué Colón, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, sign a Memorandum of Agreement to implement the permanent repairs of the Guajataca Dam in Isabela. This MOA sets the path for the final phase of the permanent repairs of this dam. This project will reduce the risk to approximately 1,000 people that live directly downstream of the dam and will reduce the risk of cutting off the water supply to over 250,000 people. Governor Pedro Pierluisi, government officials, PREPA representatives and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel participated in the signing ceremony. https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/3452417/usace-signs-moa-agreement-for-guajataca-dam-repairs/

Concrete Supply Plus July Week #1

In February, Central Concrete, a subsidiary of Vulcan Materials Company, and carbon-removal firms Heirloom Carbon and CarbonCure, achieved an industry first: permanently trapping carbon dioxide from direct air capture in concrete using reclaimed-water technology.

How they did it: The firms took carbon dioxide captured from the air by Heirloom’s technology to a Central Concrete plant, and in a process developed by the Nova Scotia–headquartered CarbonCure, injected it into water that had been used to wash out concrete trucks. That water was then used to make new concrete.

  • “Carbon dioxide reacts with calcium ions in the cement mix and turns into limestone—calcium carbonate,” said Alana Guzzetta, manager of Vulcan Materials Company’s National Research Laboratory in San Jose, California. “Once it’s there, it is very stable and stays as that limestone throughout the life of the concrete, even after demolition.”

Why it’s important: “Concrete is the most-used manmade material in the world,” Guzzetta said. “One reason is its versatility. We can take the same core ingredients and get a variety of capabilities and any shape. That’s where the topic of reducing embodied carbon [the greenhouse gases emitted during manufacturing and construction] becomes a big one.”

https://www.nam.org/vulcan-materials-uses-new-tech-for-direct-air-capture-of-co2-27549/?stream=business-operations


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This concrete construction video is little old but still funny…

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