Cement and Concrete Products Industry of Hawaii

? It costs less to insure a multifamily building (when compared to wood-frame ).

To learn why, read this newly updated building insurance survey from the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the Concrete Advancement Foundation:
https://www.nrmca.org/wp-content/uploads/NRMCA_Building_Insurance_Study_February2024.pdf

How do we make roads more resilient? Build with !

Watch this The Weather Channel interview with Jim Mack of CEMEX to learn why roads stand up better to extreme weather and flood events.

Video courtesy of PaveAhead



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e1Q0GziV5-7cupENbb_gZNLiXkQAxqbb/view?pli=1

ICYMI, Concrete Products highlights several 2024 NRMCA Concrete Innovations Awards winners.

Now in its second year, the program recognizes outstanding achievements in design and .

View the award winners here:

Concrete Products March 2024 Page 8 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS BY CRAIG YEACK NRMCA Concrete Innovations Awards Now in its second year, the program recognizes outstanding achievement in concrete design and construction. Early this month, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association selected the winners of the 2024 NRMCA Con-crete Innovations....

Falls rank as one of OSHA’s Fatal Four causes of death in yet fall protection is the No. 1 OSHA violation.

This Concrete Contractor Q&A covers safety on construction sites, fall protection & the most recent fall protection standards.

Learn how to stay protected here:

Concrete Contractors And Fall Protection Concrete Contractor connected with Aric Getty, global head and vice president of 3M's Personal Safety Division for Hearing and Body Protection for one of the biggest issues on the construction site: fall protection.

Tilt-up has been around for more than 100 years.

Tilt-up requires less labor and its mass construction makes it more energy efficient.

This Daily Commercial News article separates the myths from facts about tilt-up.

Read it below:

Debunking the myths of tilt-up construction Tilt-up could be considered the “chameleon of the construction world,” said Len Overbeek, vice-president of business development with Tilt Wall Ontario Inc.

Have you used the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Concrete Carbon Calculator?

The tool was launched earlier this year, along with supporting resources.

Try it out when planning your next project!

Sustainability - NRMCA NEW! NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator How to use the NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator: Example: Quantifying and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of a Concrete Building (PDF) Video: NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator: How to Reduce, Quantify, and Specify Carbon The Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbo...

In conjunction with American Society of Concrete Contractors, the NRMCA PaveAhead team developed 2 pavement thickness design “quick reference” guides:

- The Concrete Parking Lots – A Quick Reference Guide;
- and the Industrial / Trucking Facility Concrete Pavement Thickness Design Quick Reference Guide

Get them here:
www.paveahead.com/resources

3D-printed homes are getting taller!

North America’s first 3-story 3D-printed home was recently completed in Toronto.

Read more from the International Construction's Briefing report:

North America’s first three-storey 3D-printed house completed Canadian-based construction company nidus3D has completed what it claims is North America’s first three-storey 3D-printed house.

Why should agencies encourage competition between paving materials?

If a state with a low market share of 1% increased that share to 25%, it would lower concrete & asphalt paving material unit costs by around 29% & 8%, respectively.

See this report from the American Concrete Pavement Association:https://www.acpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Competitive-Bid-Environments_FINAL.pdf

What a fantastic program for people looking for jobs in !

Chaney Enterprises’ CDL Driver Training School provides a fully paid training program in the Mid-Atlantic region that grants students a career path as a concrete delivery professional upon completion.

Watch it here:

Chaney's CDL Driving School Get paid to earn your Commercial Driver's License through Chaney's CDL School! Classes are offered in the Mid-Atlantic region periodically throughout the yea...

The concrete industry understands the importance of building communities!

In New York State, Thalle Industries, Inc. is displaying their support for local charities on two mixer trucks.

Read more from Concrete Contractor:

Thalle Industries Mixing it Up for Charity Thalle Industries decided to display its support for local non-profits on its two new concrete mixer trucks.

To reduce road maintenance costs, Texas DOT’s rehab of a portion of Highway 359 includes tearing out existing asphalt and replacing it with .

It is a "first of its kind" project for San Diego and Duval Counties.

Watch the video by KRIS 6 News:
https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/jim-wells-county/san-diego/txdot-begins-rehabbing-highway-359-in-first-if-its-kind-project

TxDOT begins rehabbing Highway 359 in "first if its kind" project TxDOT said a part of Highway 359 in San Diego has a lot of traffic and is in need of major repairs. This $4.2 million project will be a ‘first of its kind’ project for San Diego and Duval County.

A survey of women in reveals that women in the field are facing unique challenges like ill-fitting safety equipment.

Addressing these issues is important for employee retention as the industry faces skilled labor shortages, says ForConstructionPros.com.

Learn more in the report:

Women in Construction Data Report Released Women in construction are breaking down stereotypes and some are even rising through the ranks, but there is still a long way to go before women can be equally as safe and comfortable on the job site as their male counterparts.

A new generation of eco-friendly concrete elements are being developed in a research project at the University of Borås, Sweden.

In these prefab elements, recycled concrete aggregate is used as ballast & a significant portion of is replaced with glass as a binder.

Read more:

Recycled concrete and glass can replace cement in prefab elements A new generation of concrete elements with much less environmental impact than those currently used is being developed in a research project at the...

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena was transformed into a world-class sports & concert venue with a unique rehab project that included a seismic retrofit and preserved the arena’s 1960s aesthetic.

The project could become a model for retrofit and preservation work in high seismic zones.

Read more from Structure Magazine:

STRUCTURE magazine | Preserving a Landmark Preserving a Landmark Mar, 2024 By STRUCTURE magazine In Articles, Uncategorized By Brian MacRae, P.E., S.E., Kerem Gulec, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. The ambitious goal of transforming the existing Key Arena in Seattle, Washington, into a world-class sports and concert venue was undertaken by its owners at O...

! The industry is looking for mixer truck drivers (aka concrete delivery professionals).

Find a career opportunity near you at
https://deliveryourfuture.org/

Congrats to the UBC Okanagan team for winning the Great Northern Concrete Taboggan Competition!

Nearly 400 engineering students from 16 colleges in Canada competed in the race, which included designing & building their sleds.

Read about the competition from Castanet:

UBCO engineering team wins the Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Competition - Kelowna News Victory by design: UBC Okanagan Engineering students take national toboggan title.

Concrete roundabouts are long-lasting & easy to maintain because the concrete does not push, shove, or rut under the turning motion of heavy vehicles.

PaveAhead explains below why the city of Grand Junction & Colorado DOT chose to install roundabouts at an Interstate 70 entrance:
https://paveahead.com/wp-content/uploads/Horizon_Drive_Roundabouts.pdf

July is Ultraviolet Safety Awareness Month.

Protect your skin & eyes!

• Apply sunscreen (at least 15-30 SPF) before heading to job sites.
• Wear wide-brimmed hats/hard hat accessories & sunglasses/tinted glasses.
• Take breaks in the shade.

Get more tips from OH&S Magazine:

Sun Safety: 5 Tips Employers Should Know -- Occupational Health & Safety July is Ultraviolet Safety Month and the perfect time to take precautions.

Here’s your friendly reminder that concrete and cement are not the same!

is the strong, durable building material that’s created when you mix with aggregate, water, and other ingredients.

Read this explainer from www.everything-about-concrete.com:

Concrete vs Cement: Understanding the Difference Cement is a component of concrete, which also includes water, sand/gravel and Portland cement. While cement is just the binding ingredient in Concrete

ICYMI: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and Build With Strength announced the winners of the 2024 Concrete Innovations Awards!

The program celebrates accomplishments in the design & of structures with improved all-around performance, including reduction.

Read more about the winners here:

March 12, 2024 - NRMCA NRMCA, Build With Strength Announce Winners of 2024 Concrete Innovations Award Annual awards program celebrates excellence in concrete manufacturing, research, design and construction that reduces environmental impacts Alexandria, VA – March 12, 2024 Build With Strength, an initiative of the Natio...

To receive an early bird discount for National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's ConcreteWorks 2024, register NOW through Wed, Aug. 7!

The conference takes place Oct 10-14 in Aurora, Colorado.

Read more about it below:
https://web.cvent.com/event/2932d09a-558a-415f-baeb-420547db1566/websitePage:915ed098-f95e-4fb6-a19d-4fbc67f6c474?rt=zb-SwaGlskCEzKK91tnHhA

Looking for a producer near you?

Try National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's producer directory:
https://my.nrmca.org/Main/Directories/Find_a_Producer/Main/Directories/Find_a_Producer.aspx

As part of advocacy efforts to include energy-efficient, sustainable solutions in energy codes/standards, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association attended the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2024 Winter Conference.

Learn more:

NRMCA e-news In case you hadn’t seen, UPS announced this week that it is cutting 12,000 jobs in 2024. NRMCA wanted to remind you of the many resources that are available through the Deliver Your Future (DYF) program to recruit and hire mixer truck drivers. DYF will be targeting online audiences based on those ...

A National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Research Laboratory report found that natural pozzolans can be used in mortar mixtures to attain adequate compressive strength despite some of them having a higher water demand.

A 28-day accelerated bulk resistivity test was used.

Read the report:https://www.nrmca.org/wp-content/uploads/NPfinal-report.pdf

In its basic form, is a mixture of , sand, aggregates & water.

Most mixtures also contain supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to improve performance & minimize embodied carbon.

To learn more about SCMs, read National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's info sheet:https://www.nrmca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/30pr.pdf

Congratulations to Richard Fulda of Dickinson Ready Mix (North Dakota), National Ready Mixed Concrete Association's 2024 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year!

Ricky has an extraordinary safety record, with no on-the-job accidents or at-fault rejected loads over his 36-year career.

Hear more about Ricky's story below:

NRMCA Names North Dakota Man 2024 Driver of the Year NRMCA Names North Dakota Man 2024 Driver of the Year Print this Article | Send to Colleague NRMCA has named Richard (Ricky) Fulda of Producer member Dickinson Ready Mix the 2024 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year. A national panel of industry judges selected Mr. Fulda as t...

Innovative additives are increasing strength while reducing waste and carbons.

Daily Commercial News provides an overview of the global concrete industry’s shift toward a greener product.

Read it here:

Innovative concrete additives increase strength while reducing waste and carbons Cement and concrete production has one of the largest carbon footprints of any industrial sector on the planet. Production volumes are anticipated to remain stable for at least the next three decades. The global concrete industry has not been idle in its pursuit towards a greener product. The Global...

ICYMI: The Concrete Industry Management program's annual World of Concrete auction raised over $1.75M!

CIM Program students earn bachelor’s degrees in industry management to help fill the industry’s need for talent in leadership roles.

Read about it from ForConstructionPros.com:

This Year's CIM Auction Raises $1.75 Million The Concrete Industry Management program's annual World of Concrete auction raised more than $1.75 Million in gross revenue.

TOMORROW: HC&D Oahu is excited to present a customized plant & quarry tour available at two distinct locations.

Attendees have the option to begin either at the Kapaa Quarry or the Sand Island Ready-Mix Plant, and then transition to the second location for the continuation of the tour.

Pre-register by contacting [email protected].