C O N C R E T E P R O D U C T S . C O M
VOL. 119 NO. 10
Contents
OCTOBER 2016
Concrete ®
products
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
Paying attention to the carbon
footprint behind the wood curtain
• Agencies set October target for federal
contractor 'blacklisting' rule
• Contractors: Rule harms competition, small
business
• EPA mandate report: States shoulder brunt
of environmental regulatory costs
• Garden State voters hold jaundiced view of
combustible construction
• Code-amending city council stares down
combustible-material specs
• PCI, CPCI, NPCA release first Sustainable
Precast Concrete Plant Program report
• ICC-ES Precast Diaphragm Seismic Design
Methodology
• Clark Pacific webinar series states 'Case for
Resilient Design'
• AltusGroup links insulated panels, ASHRAE
90.1
• FRC brings Sika deeper into synthetic fibers
• Mining entity extends testing of admixture
derived from prized graphite
• Insulated mold prepares cylinders to
emulate in-place strength development
• ATMI Precast's plant overhaul
• High Concrete's geometry lesson
• NE Prestressed's Valley Forge bridge
• Pneumatic deflection elbows cut wear,
dust, offload time for bulk handling
HammerTek pneumatic deflection elbows cut
wear, dust and powder offload time
12 NEWS SCOPE NEWS SCOPE
19 BRIEFS
52 FINAL FORM
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6 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
36 INNOVATIONS REPORT
COVER STORY, P. 32
High Concrete masters complex panel fabrication for 1200 Intrepid, designed by the fastest rising
star in architectural design, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
PHOTOS: Courtesy of High Concrete Group
ATMI PRECAST, P. 28
NORTHEAST PRESTRESSED, P. 34
28 FEATURES
38 INNOVATIONS