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Innovations in Concrete - New views
on a time-tested material.
Forming
System Brings 80-ft Walls To Life -
The Westwood Community Church in Chanhassan, MN,
is building a new church and community center
with a focus on moderate, open, bright architecture
that can provide assembly space for more than
1,400 visitors.
Automated
Liquid Batching Smoothes Way for Colorful Architectural
Concrete - Contractors now have an
easier option for creating colorful architectural
concrete.
Formwork
System Makes Record-Breaking Bridge Possible
- The longest cable-stayed bridge in North America
is under construction in Charleston, SC, and crews
are making it possible with a unique approach.
UBCs
International Training Center Gives Constructors
an Edge - The United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America has a new delivery
system for the wide array of educational opportunities
offered through its network of 200 regional training
centers.
Hydraulic
Crawler Drives Add Ease to Tunnel Forming
- In Austrias Kirchham by-pass project,
tunnel forming operations are going smoothly,
thanks in part to a new hydraulic crawler drive
manufactured by Doka.
Steel-Reinforced
Composite Offers Strength and Flexibility
- A new strengthening product offering from VSL
is set to change the landscape of concrete reinforcing
materials.
Rebar
Placement Made Easier - For easier
rebar replacement and lower placing costs, ERICO®
Inc. offers the LENTON® Terminator, an oversized
half coupler that secures to the end of reinforcing
steel and effectively replaces conventional hooked
rebar.
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Special Advertising Section was written by
freelance writer Jennifer Grover Prokopy.
She can be reached at tel. 773-935-9246 or
e-mail at jenni@orangegrovemedia.com
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