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Jul 30, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
Just outside Horb am Neckar, a town in the southwest of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, contractors are constructing a new 1.3-mile highway bypass project that will span the 70 meter (230 feet) deep Necker River valley. The bypass will relieve Horb’s city center from heavy traffic when completed by connecting two state highways. The bypass project’s centerpiece is the Horb High Bridge. At its height of 667 m (2189 feet), the bridge is impressive.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
Concrete contractors rely on the general contractor to provide a stable and uniform subbase. The American Concrete Institute's Guide to Concrete Floor and Slab Construction (302) supports this expectation. "Because the performance of a slab-on-ground depends on the integrity of the soil-support system, specific attention should be given to site preparation requirements," states the document.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton |Katy Tomasulo
In this third webinar series session exploring how to improve Class 9 floor quality, we will focus on the contractor's placement activities. Contractors get one chance at placing the floor, so they must have information on the industry's best practices as they participate in the pre-pour meeting. This critical discussion is their last and best chance to adjust essential placement and finishing operations.
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Jul 1, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
The Face Companies program recognizes contractors who produce the world's flattest and most level floors. The Face CompaniesCiclo Engengharia, from Brazil, won a Golden Trowel for a Wet Screed/Hand-Screeded floor, with 4 Kg/m2 Dry Shake. This floor was at Assai Guarulhos, in Guarulhos, SP, Brazil. It measured FF 95.6/FL 73.1. Before this year, only three other floors in this category had better F-Numbers.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
Chapter activity drives the heartbeat of the American Concrete Institute , and on July 9-10, chapters from around the world will share their latest research and much more during a free continuous virtual 24-hour event. ACI chapter meetings are a testament to the concrete industry's collaborative spirit.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
Contractors rely on their work trucks to help them be efficient and productive. Thanks to the innovation developed by manufacturers of chassis, body and other attachments, a work truck's purpose extends beyond transportation and tool storage. These new features were fully displayed at the 2024 Work Truck Week held in Indianapolis. The NTEA welcomed more than 15,000 industry professionals who saw the latest commercial vehicles, equipment and technology.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton
Artificial Rock Sculpting Live! at World of Concrete 2024 demonstrated how combining artistic talent and modern materials can yield structural artwork. Historians attribute the initial practice of simulating a natural stone's appearance with a mixture of cementitious materials and aggregates to ancient Roman builders. The engineers used a series of mixtures, opus caementicium, to cast artificial stonework that would match other pieces of natural stone on their iconic structures.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton |Kaitlin Schuler |Katy Tomasulo |Gary Thill
The White House must adjust how it implements requirements for construction materials or risk weakening the impact of federal infrastructure funding, trades groups said in a petition. A coalition of building trade groups petitioned the White House Office of Management and Budget last week to clarify and adjust its implementation of Build America, Buy America requirements for construction materials, saying that they risk delaying and inflating the cost of infrastructure work as-is.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton |Kaitlin Schuler |Katy Tomasulo |Gary Thill
Kaitlin Schuler has nearly a decade of experience as an editor and journalist. Prior to joining Informa, Schuler served as special projects editor for Professional Remodeler magazine and, previously, editor for the American Nuclear Society. She earned a master's in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and a bachelor's in English from the University of Michigan. She now resides in southwest Michigan with her fiancé and 12-year-old cat.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
constructionext.com | Rick Yelton |Kaitlin Schuler |Katy Tomasulo |Gary Thill
This fastener securely attaches insulation and helps seal blind fastener penetrations of air or weather barriers. The Thermal-Grip TubeSeal fastener from Trufast is designed to help seal blind fastener penetrations of WRB and air barrier when mechanically attaching continuous insulation. It is available in lengths for insulation nominal thickness from 1 inch to 4 inches, in half-inch increments.
