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Construction Equipment

Re-recycling: Biofuel waste used to make stronger concrete

Researchers at Kansas State University have discovered that by replacing a portion of the cement found in concrete with agricultural waste products, the concrete became stronger. Just think of the process as recycling the byproducts of recycling. To make the stronger concrete, the researchers are use the ash produced when corn stalks and leaves, wheat straw, […]

April 22, 2013

Construction Equipment

German manufacturers create glow-in-the-dark concrete

Two German manufacturers, Kann and NightTec, have collaborated to create a pretty cool new product they call “Leuchsteine” or Light Stones. Put more simply, it’s concrete that glows in the dark. According to DesignBuild Source, phosphorescent crystals embedded in the concrete capture sunlight, store it and then emit light in each night for 10 hours. […]

April 11, 2013

Business

Construction of 2nd tallest building stopped over corrosive concrete

Construction has been halted on what is expected to be the world’s second tallest building due to an investigation into whether the contractor building the skyscraper used corrosive concrete. According to Bloomberg, samples from the Ping An Finance Center are being tested to see if concrete containing sea sand rather than river sand was used […]

April 5, 2013

Business

Construction materials prices increase 1.3 percent in February

The Associated General Contractors of America has released its Producer Price Index (PPI) report for February, which reveals that construction materials prices increased 1.3 percent between January and February and 2.0 percent from a year ago. The index for new office construction rose 1.0 percent in the past year; new school buildings rose 1.2 percent; […]

March 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Light Transmitting Concrete turns walls into screens

From a functionality standpoint, innovations like this may seem a bit silly to those of us who use concrete to, you know, build sturdy structures. That’s the most important property of concrete after all, right? Nonetheless, seeing a concrete wall transform around sunset from the gray boring slab you see to the right to the […]

March 15, 2013

Construction Equipment

Concrete canvas tent inflates and hardens into permanent structure

This is a development that has great to potential to have far reaching effects across the world. A U.K. company called Concrete Canvas has developed inflatable tents out of their material that harden into permanent structures after sprayed with water. The canvas itself is lightweight and flexible but contains all of the materials that make up concrete. […]

March 14, 2013

Roadbuilding

Inflatable, just-add-water, concrete tent.

This is just plain cool. And potentially life-changing for a lot of people in desperate need. A British firm has developed a tent of a flexible canvas material which, when saturated before it is blown up or hosed down after it’s pitched (by just two people), eventually becomes concrete.  So you pitch a canvas tent […]

March 13, 2013

Construction Equipment

Repurposed drain pipe makes the ultimate man cave

I doubt many of you order more concrete drain pipe than you need, but if you do here’s a great way to reuse them. Just might make the ultimate man­ cave. Or you could start a business with them just like the interesting German hotel pictured above. Located in Bottrop, Germany, Dasparkhotel (The Park Hotel) […]

March 5, 2013

Construction Equipment

Scientists develop first self-healing protective coating for concrete

Just last week we heard about a formula of asphalt that, when heated by induction, can actually repair itself. And now it seems that scientists have developed a coating that can produce similar results in concrete. According to Phys.org, citing an article in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, researchers have such developed a coating containing […]

February 26, 2013

Roadbuilding

Blasting concrete and bubble gum

At World of Concrete and NLB showing its 6600 UHP Hydrodemolition System. With enough water pressure to chew through six inches of concrete (and leave the re-bar) or just work with damaged concrete surfaces to prepare for an overlay or sealing, it’s not a big unit (about 14′ x 8.5′) but it has a lot […]

February 7, 2013

Gear

Subaru announces 35- and 40-hp big block gas engines (WOC 2013)

Subaru Industrial Engines will introduce two new big block V-Twin engines this year in the 35-horsepower EH90 and the 40-horsepower EH99. Both the EH90 and EH99 are 999cc four-cycle overhead valve gasoline engines that feature an oversized air filter for use in harsh, dusty environments. Dave Frank, Subaru Industrial Power Products (SIP) Vice President of […]

February 6, 2013

Gear

Cummins introduces 2013 engines at World of Concrete

Cummins is displaying its 2013 engine lineup, including its clean diesel ISX12 and ISL9 and Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine, at World of Concrete here in Las Vegas. Cummins 2013 ISX12 and ISL9 on-highway diesel engines provide up to 2 percent better fuel economy than the 2012 model year engines by using XPI […]

February 5, 2013