Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Construction Industry. This has been true for every industry, but few have been as broadly affected as the construction industry. This has been true for every industry, but few have been as broadly affected as the construction industry. Greg Ragsdale. Introduce Redundancies.

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GCP Applied Technologies

JANUARY 23, 2024

CHRYSO & GCP will showcase its portfolio of solutions for the entire concrete construction journey at World of Concrete 2024. CHRYSO & GCP will showcase its portfolio of solutions for the entire concrete construction journey at World of Concrete 2024.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2023

One of the things that often comes up when discussing the future of construction is sustainability. Sourcing and manufacturing building materials also contribute a great deal to climate change. Sourcing and manufacturing building materials also contribute a great deal to climate change. The good news?

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 5, 2023

The Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture is now commited to buying and using 30% low emission concrete by 2025 and 50% by 2030, with a long-term target of using 100% net zero concrete by 2050.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

2024 promises to be a transformative year for public companies when it comes to reporting on strides made toward greater environmental sustainability.[ Companies doing the right thing to avoid emissions can and should get credit for good work beyond corporate sustainability reports tacked onto annual financial filings. Concrete.ai.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Across the globe, the impact of Covid-19 on the construction sector continues to weigh heavy on the industry bringing forward new and evolving challenges in its wake. Now as our economies move to ease restrictions the industry is faced with managing the impact of material shortages across the supply chain. Build, build, build.

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BD+C

APRIL 21, 2023

The Role of Engineered Wood in Sustainable Structures 1 kcichowicz Fri, 04/21/2023 - 11:23 Sustainability in construction is becoming more important as society moves towards a more sustainable future. What Makes a Sustainable Structure? How Do We Compare Building Materials?

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 8, 2018

Even if the construction industry has been slower to adopt new technology than other industries, we’ve seen a significant amount of change in recent years. The industry is experimenting with technologies like drones, virtual reality, wearables and 3D scanning. But the material under consideration might surprise you.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

By Emily Lorenz, PE With the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( IIJA ) 1 and the Inflation Reduction Act ( IRA ), 2 federal funds for infrastructure construction and low-embodied carbon materials will soon be entering the construction pipeline. Thus, a full lifecycle assessment (LCA) of a building is necessary.

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Construction Marketing

MAY 26, 2021

When industrial stairs are built in compliance with existing safety standards, they provide several advantages to building and business owners, employees, and even the environment. Benefits of Industrial Stairs. Companies and businesses in multi-level buildings can benefit from installing industrial stairs. 3) Custom Design.

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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Sustainability guidelines for ready mix plant certification. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability. The webpage also provides downloads—helpful worksheets and a "Guidelines" PDF 1 —for plants to make strides toward sustainability.

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Construction Today

JULY 3, 2023

million lane-kilometers) of pavement in the United States are a significant consideration in the effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a February 2023 study from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). The almost 2.8 million lane-miles (4.6

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Construction Specifier

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Concrete is a tremendously useful and flexible material: building foundations, roads, walkways, bridges, and other infrastructure utilize concrete for its strength, durability, and plasticity in formation. Concrete 101. Concrete is a composite material that consists of cement, aggregates (rocks and sand), and water.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

By Emily Lorenz, PE With the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( IIJA ) 1 and the Inflation Reduction Act ( IRA ), 2 federal funds for infrastructure construction and low-embodied carbon materials will soon be entering the construction pipeline. Thus, a full lifecycle assessment (LCA) of a building is necessary.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 16, 2023

Well, it’s quite a popular synthetic polymer used in various industries. Its versatile characteristic makes it the go-to material in many applications. . You can find many PVA suppliers in these two industries. Paper, wood, and construction industries often use PVA because of its strong bonding properties. As An Adhesive.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Is it possible for an entire building material category to achieve carbon neutrality? Rick Bohan, PCA's Vice President of Sustainability, outlines the primary opportunities for (and obstacles to) eliminating carbon emissions from the concrete value chain and achieving net-carbon goals by 2050.

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GCP Applied Technologies

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. Learn about in-transit concrete management. .

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GCP Applied Technologies

MARCH 2, 2020

Concrete admixture. Mid-range water reducers – These admixtures provide superior placeability and finishing for concrete flatwork, in commercial and high-end residential construciton. Air detraining agents – These liquid air-detraining admixtures reduce the level of plastic air in non air-entrained concrete. michael.delros….

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BD+C

JUNE 10, 2024

5 hidden benefits of mass timber design 0 qpurcell Mon, 06/10/2024 - 12:05 Mass Timber Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry, as well as our environment. This can be done multiple ways: gluing, nailing, or doweling. Photo courtesy Page 3.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 23, 2023

By Misha Nikulin and Michelle Meisels Everyone who cares about this planet likely wants a more sustainably built environment. In the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, there can be considerable control over one important aspect of sustainability: greenhouse gases (GHGs). 1 Emissions come in two general forms.

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CivilJungle

JUNE 27, 2022

Introduction of Green Concrete. In the history of the concrete world, green concrete is a revolution topic in Denmark; it was first invented in 1998. With the color green concrete has nothing to do. To make the system more sustainable, green concrete eco-friendly materials are used.

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GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 5, 2020

The Move Towards Embodied Carbon Targets for Building Materials. concrete / ready-mix / embodied carbon. This is driving an increased focus on reducing embodied carbon, which represents a large part of the emissions produced in the building industry. complete concrete solutions. . complete concrete solutions. .

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Materials Concrete Resource Sustainability 78

GCP Applied Technologies

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Decarbonizing the Cement Industry. Today, cement and concrete producers are demanding more sustainable ways to produce these materials. . In doing so, GCP enables producers to: Reliably increase their use of supplementary cementitious materials to reduce their carbon footprint. michael.delros…. December 04, 2020.

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Industrial Sustainability iPad Materials 147

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels 0 qpurcell Fri, 09/15/2023 - 11:42 Hotel Facilities The luxury hotel market has seen an increase in green-minded guests looking for opportunities to support businesses that are conscientious of the environment. And consumers are happy to spend more money on those brands.

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Levelset

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In recent years, material shortages and volatile material prices slowed so many projects to a grinding halt. As a result, contractors and property owners are increasingly considering alternatives to traditional building materials. Concrete alternatives. Fly ash is a fine powder formed by mineral impurities.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete batching. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Despite its prevalence, plastic concrete remains highly unpredictable, with seemingly innumerable factors impacting its performance: climate, geography of source materials, water, admixture, aggregate/sand quality, to name a few. Concrete admixtures.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete batching. Concrete is the most man-made product in the world. Despite its prevalence, plastic concrete remains highly unpredictable, with seemingly innumerable factors impacting its performance: climate, geography of source materials, water, admixture, aggregate/sand quality, to name a few. Concrete admixtures.

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Concrete Management Infrastructure Airports 78

GCP Applied Technologies

MAY 4, 2020

How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production. Two of the toughest challenges we hear for ready-mix producers are the lack of automation available and the cost and hassle of returned concrete. The problem: Rejected concrete loads are costly. The industry has a high rate of wasted material and that is costly.

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Construction Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

As an industry, engineering is always about adaptability. Material Selection Selecting the appropriate materials is essential for designing structures in harsh environments. When designing military shelter systems , the material choice becomes even more critical.

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BD+C

APRIL 3, 2019

Innovative building and construction materials, such as pollution-absorbing bricks, light-generating cement, photovoltaic paints, and self-healing concrete can make buildings more sustainable and durable.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

s International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth assessment report on climate change is an urgent call to action for the building industry. The building industry accounts for approximately 39% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s

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Fieldwire

APRIL 18, 2022

Eco-conscious organizations like the United Nations are developing sustainability targets to reduce adverse ecological effects. One industry significantly impacting global emissions is construction. It’s one of the largest global polluters — largely because it’s such a resource-intensive and indispensable industry.

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Chianelli Estimating

MARCH 21, 2022

Regulatory mandates and improved affordability of green, sustainable and eco-friendly materials, leading to them to be used more in construction. Green materials in construction are often attractive to tenants and investors because they can lower the cost of building maintenance while reducing carbon footprints. Solar Shingles.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The construction industry has a huge role to play. Nonetheless, the construction industry is making moves in the right direction, effectively reducing waste, reusing materials, and getting good recycling practices in place. Prefabrication pairs well with an industrialized approach to scheduling. That’s the good news.

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CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

What Is Recycled Concrete Aggregate? Recycled concrete aggregates ( RACs ) are an alternative to the use in concrete of natural aggregates ( NA ). Recycled concrete aggregates ( RCA ) are aggregates produced by clean concrete waste that must contain very low amounts of other building waste – less than a few percent.

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The Constructor

JUNE 6, 2019

The construction industry has been actively looking out for more and more eco-friendly construction materials. Hempcrete or hemp concrete being a.

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GCP Applied Technologies

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Concrete mix design. We explore conventional concrete, self-consolidating concrete, and a new form called "control flow concrete" that bridges the gap between conventional and self-consolidating. Topics include: Concrete mix designs by project. How two buildings in Seattle achieved high-strength concrete.

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