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C O N C R E T E P R O D U C T S . C O M VOL. 118 NO. 1 Contents JANUARY 2015 Concrete ® products DEPARTMENTS 4 EDITORIAL 72 FINAL FORM www.concreteproducts.com Dece January 2015 • 3 6 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 70 MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS SUNNY OUTLOOK, P. 54 AIR-ENTRAINMENT ALTERNATIVE, P. 68 24 NEWS SCOPE Fly ash rightly free of "hazardous" label • American Concrete Institute's ACI 318-14: A modern, accessible code platform • Revised ACI 318 Code streamlines concrete mix, performance references • Labor Board rules open employees' e-mail to union messaging • NRMCA, ABC challenge EPA Clean Power Plan claims, costs, feasibility • ASCE states case for life cycle cost analysis • Economists quantify federal transportation dollars' downstream multiplier effect • World of Concrete set for biggest draw since 2008 • Green Building Standard factors life cycle carbon, construction-phase diesel emissions • Cloud collaboration, cost justification enter international code development • Mixer match: Caterpillar turns to set-forward axle model • Fontaine extends Simard twin-steer suspension availability • Hirschmann antennas optimize Road King GPS connection • Bureau of Land Management palette informs Scofield's 'Naturescapes' • Con-E-Co unveils self-contained, self-erecting portable batch plant Armed forces memorial architect leverages tilt-up members 30 BRIEFS COVER STORY, P. 62 82 INNOVATIONS Wisconsin heavy/civil contractor Ed Kraemer & Sons machines a gantry to pick (Illinois) record-length, County Materials bulb tees. The scheme minimizes traffc disruption as a vintage prestressed girder crossing gives way to 21 st century engineering and design. PHOTOS: Don Marsh 72 INNOVATIONS REPORT 54 FEATURES