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Three bridges receive Slag Cement Association awards
Nine outstanding construction projects that used slag cement received 2017 Project of the Year Awards from the Slag Cement Association (SCA) during the American Concrete Institute’s 2018 Spring Convention in Salt Lake City. Each project was selected by the SCA’s Technical Marketing Committee because of its exemplary and innovative uses of slag cement in concrete […]
April 13, 2018
Workforce
N.H. college creates construction safety sciences degree
In the fall of this year, Keene State College in New Hampshire will begin offering a new construction safety sciences degree. The liberal arts college says the Construction Safety Sciences Program is the first in the nation, and seeks to prepare “students for a variety of occupational safety and health program management positions in the […]
January 26, 2018
Business
LafargeHolcim CEO confirmed as new Chairman of the Cement Sustainability Initiative
During the Cement Sustainability Initiative’s (CSI) annual CEO Meeting in Madrid on Dec. 13, LafargeHolcim CEO Eric Olsen was confirmed as the new Chairman of CSI for 2017. The organization supports the progress of the global cement sector toward sustainable development and helps to unite major cement producers with operations in more than 100 countries. LafargeHolcim is one of […]
December 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
APWA to host Sustainability in Public Works track at annual expo
The American Public Works Association announced it would feature a Sustainability in Public Works track at it’s annual APWA International Public Works Congress and Exposition August 20 through September 2 in Pheonix. According to a press release from APWA, the Sustainability in Public Works track focuses on “practice of sustainability that permeates public works discipline and function […]
June 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sustainable pavement methods mature, but the future calls for more measurable results
Discussing sustainability in most industries usually elicits one of a couple of responses: either groans, rolling eyes and shuffling feet; or zombie-like stares off in the distance that clearly signify the listener is tuning out. But in the pavement sector, people are more attentive to the issue. Paving contractors, whether they be involved in asphalt […]
May 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
New York Transportation Commissioner McDonald: Transportation is ‘sustainability issue,’ ‘economic development issue’
What is the best way to get people interested in transportation infrastructure? New York Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald says the answer lies in showing them transportation is about more than just transportation. During a forum on congestion pricing, McDonald explained that getting more people to pay attention to transportation issues is to show them that […]
March 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Green roof generates electricity using plant waste
A research team at Wageningen University of the Netherlands is working on perfecting technology that allows a roof covered in plants to generate electricity. According to Environmental Research Web, the technology is based around photosynthesis, the plant process that uses sunlight to creates food from carbon dioxide and water. Some of the organic matter generated […]
March 11, 2013
Business
Belgian ice rink a model of sustainable construction
Belgium’s Ice Rink of Liège looks awesome — and it’s functionality is even better. The whale-shaped ice rink’s exterior consists of 200,000 aluminum tiles to insulate the building and keep the ice cool with less energy, Fast Company reported. As if that isn’t sustainable enough, the heating and ventilation system recycles energy, sending unused heat […]
January 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Industry changes demand careful, strong responses.
September 6, 2012
Roadbuilding
Highway Contractor
Alternative fuels can power your winter operations fleet; why one Iowa city has confidence in its winter operators;“sustainability” is an increasingly influential factor in developing winter maintenance programs.
June 9, 2012
Equipment
Volvo CE president confident in North American market
Volvo Construction Equipment president and chief executive Pat Olney discussed his confidence in the North American construction equipment market at a press conference Thursday in Miami. Olney’s confirmation of his belief in the recovery in the North American construction equipment market, which the company expects could see demand increase by up to a quarter in […]
May 22, 2012
Roadbuilding
Highway Contractor
To keep pace with the changes, Better Roads reviewed recent developments with representatives from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) and the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA).
December 4, 2011
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