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Crowds Pour Into World of Concrete 2013
02/12/13 By Tudor Van Hampton, Tony Illia and Louise Poirier in Las Vegas
This year's concrete show saw just under 55,000 visitors, up more than 5% since 2012.

Photo by Tony Illia for ENR

Boosting Fuel Economy Where The Rubber Meets the Road
10/10/12 By Martha Spizziri in Cambridge, Mass.
Pavement design can play an important role in fuel economy, MIT researchers say.

Illustration courtesy of MIT/Mehdi Akbarian

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02/20/13	Seismic High-Rise in Seattle Debuts Steel Fiber as Link-Beam Rebar Decongestant By Nadine M. Post Having proven the concept, the builders of The Martin Apartments are eager to use the approach, which simplifies construction, again.
05/21/12	Martin Marietta, Vulcan Fighting for Survival in Aggregate Market By Tony Illia On May 4, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo E. Strine Jr. imposed a four-month injunction on Martin Marietta’s hostile takeover bid, saying the firm “improperly disclosed confidential information.
04/16/12	Building Products Snapshot: Permeable Pavers and LED Lightbars By Jeffrey Rubenstone This week we look at new building products, including permeable pavers for stormwater systems and LED lightbars that work in normal 120-Volt systems.
01/30/12	'Tinge of Optimism' at World of Concrete By Tudor Van Hampton and Tony Illia in Las Vegas A slow recovery in construction activity didn't deter more than 52,000 people from attending this year's concrete show.
01/30/12	World of Concrete Attendees Ready To Get Back to Work By Tudor Van Hampton and Tony Illia in Las Vegas World of Concrete attendees say they’re ready to get back to work.
01/23/12	Concrete Goes To College By Tudor Van Hampton in Cambridge, Mass. MIT’s Concrete Sustainability Hub sheds new light on the social cost of infrastructure’s ubiquitous gray matter.
01/23/12	Denver Company Gives Used Building Materials New Life By Mark Shaw Denver’s Repurposed Materials Inc. buys byproducts from industries across the country and sells them to people for a different use.
01/09/12	?Investors Sue Vulcan Materials Over Hostile Bid By Martin Marietta By Tony Illia The takeover deal would create the world’s largest rock and gravel supplier.
11/28/11	Bubble-Filled Concrete Deck Debuts At Wisconsin Hockey Arena By Jeff Rubenstone A simple request from the University of Wisconsin, Madison for the construction of the school’s La Bahn Arena presented an engineering challege for the contractor.
11/11/11	Africa's Rise Prompts Heavy Cement Spending By Shem Oirere At least nine new cement plants are underway in Africa, where leading producers are expanding capacities to meet growing construction demands on the continent.
08/29/11	New Tools See Use in Fighting Midwest Floods By Jeff Rubenstone As cities and municipalities in the Midwest deal with seasonal floods, a new crop of flood barrier products have emerged.
08/15/11	Concrete Ready-Mix Firm Ozinga Bros. Plans To Build Cement Plant Near Chicago By Tudor Van Hampton Cement plant would be an unusual move by a ready-mix supplier to vertically integrate its operations up the supply chain.
08/15/11	High-Strength Steel Cheaper Overall Than Conventional Rebar By Tudor Van Hampton New research suggests that 100-ksi steel rebar saves overall costs despite its upfront premium.
07/27/11	A Hard Job for Geopolymers: Replacing Portland Cement By Scott Judy A Florida company’s new geopolymer binder promises to cut the carbon emissions of traditional portland cement.
07/26/11	When Does It Pay To Use Innovative Concrete Products? By Tudor Van Hampton Using an more expensive, innovative material may seem to offer productivity advantages, but how do you know you aren’t sending your overall project into the red?
03/23/11	Cautious Economic Optimism Pervades Big Equipment Show By Tudor Van Hampton and Tony Illia in Las Vegas As an expected 120,000 visitors began packing into the Las Vegas Convention Center, this year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibition kicked off with a universal question in mind: Will the current economic recovery stick?
02/02/11	Highway Bill’s Uncertainty Clouds Concrete’s Future By Tony Illia in Las Vegas Uncertainty over reauthorization of a federal transportation bill could curtail future concrete consumption, said attendees at the World of Concrete show held last month in Las Vegas.
01/26/11	U.S.-Canada Timber Pricing Dispute Heats Up By Tom Ichniowski A long-running trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada over lumber pricing has flared up again.
01/26/11	World of Concrete Weathers Tough Economy By Tony Illia and Tudor Van Hampton in Las Vegas A somber but resilient mood permeated this year’s World of Concrete expo, held on Jan. 18-21 in Las Vegas, where thin crowds circulated amid a kiosk-filled convention floor. Contractors looked for innovative ways to prepare for an economic recovery, while budget-conscious construction solutions dominated exhibitor offerings.
12/08/10	Group Sounds Alarm About Sheer Failures In Tests of Precast Concrete Double-Tees The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, concerned about an ominous pattern of spandrel-ledge-punching sheer failures in lab tests of double-tee spandrel-beam assemblies commonly found in parking garages, plans to spend approximately $200,000 to further investigate the situation.

12/08/10 Draft of Expanded Concrete Standard Is Out for Public Review and Comment
12/08/10 U.K. Spray-On Solution Aims To Strengthen Masonry Bridges
10/13/10 Hot Commodities
09/29/10 Rock-Fiber Rebar Gets First Big Test
07/07/10 Professor Uses Bacteria To Make Eco-Friendly Bricks
07/07/10 China Cement Maker Signs S. Africa Deal
05/26/10 Highway Paint Is in Short Supply
05/05/10 Steel-Based Floor System ‘Panelizes’ To Achieve Long Spans, Faster Construction
04/14/10 Paying To Replace Chinese Drywall
04/14/10 Steel Fibers Show Promise As 'Rebar Decongestants'
04/06/10 Cost of Chinese Drywall Remediation Could Run Into Billions of Dollars
03/31/10 Chinese Reach Extends to African Materials Market
02/18/10 Dispute Flares, Accusations Fly Over Claims in Pipe Lawsuit
02/17/10 PVC Pipe Firm's False-Claims Suit Unsealed by District Court
02/17/10 Advocates Call For Composites Codes
02/10/10 Moods and Masons Rise At Annual Concrete Show
02/10/10 Stimulus To Lift Cement in 2010
02/04/10 Trowel-Blazer Wins Best Bricklayer Contest
02/02/10 Counting Calories in Your Concrete
12/02/09 High-Strength Rebar Market Is Heating Up
11/25/09 Report Links Chinese-Made Drywall to Corroded Metal
09/23/09 Recession Steadies Prices For Liquid Paving Product
09/23/09 Duties Hit China Pipe Imports
09/02/09 Sample Ordinance Called ‘Biased’
08/19/09 Reports of Tainted Drywall Expanding
07/15/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
05/27/09 Lawmakers Press for Funds, More Tests on Chinese Drywall
05/13/09 Steel Producers Clamp Down On Production as Demand Tumbles
04/22/09 Problems Continue To Grow With Drywall Made in China
02/25/09 Cement Firms’ Merger Frenzy Now Has Them Stuck in Debt
02/11/09 Stimulus Reviews Are Mixed At Annual Concrete Show
02/11/09 Cemex Unveils Its Corporate Strategy To Weather the Recession Storm
02/04/09 Long-Life Composite Bar Receives Second Chance
02/04/09 America May Gain from Materials Designed To Stretch Your Stimulus Dollars
02/04/09 Asphalt 'Armor' Is Wearing Well
02/04/09 Packing in Particles Yields 100-Year Concrete Mixes
02/04/09 Cylindrical Solar Cells Set Broad New Energy Curve
01/28/09 A Material Odor Mystery Over Foul-Smelling Drywall