v Contents COVER STORY, P. 26 PHOTOS: Concrete Products
Florida's Finfrock Design-Construct-Manufacture dedicates the first U.S. architectural and structural precast line integrating 3D modeling and laser-guided form details, validating sister company's new StructureWorks design and Piece Tracker product management technology.
TEXAS CONCRETE PARTNERS, P. 30 VALLEY PRESTRESS, P. 34 ULTRA HPC, P. 38 Concrete VOL. 115 NO.9 products DEPARTMENTS 4 EDITORIAL
Precast/prestressed producers position for market rebound
9 MANAGEMENT
Competing in a world where "Low Price" is king
11 NEWS SCOPE
• Clark Pacific adds fourth California plant in Hanson Structural asset deal
• Terver, Ruiz gain expanded roles in Holcim Ltd., U.S. operations
• Goodin to succeed MDU chief, Knife River veteran Hildestad
• Graniterock appoints Squeri CEO
• Berkeley Lab releases free life cycle energy, environmental model for structural materials
• San Fran LEED-certified utilities HQ saves $12 million on steel-to- concrete frame switch
• NRMCA expands Technology in Practice series
• Proposed ASTM fines test could widen range of concrete-grade aggregate
• Shaw Nuclear begins testing 560- ft. colossal crane
• Commercial-scale CO2 capture opera- tion set for Capitol Aggregates mill
• Cement consumption forecast adjusted favorably for second time in 2012
• Cement industry reinforced case for new EPA emission rule, compliance target
17 BRIEFS
30 INNOVATIONS REPORTS J.D. Neuhaus supplies centralized pneumatic control for multiple hoists
37 INNOVATIONS 45 MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS
One of the Lone Star state's major bridge girder players has completed a batch plant upgrade to eliminate mix de- livery delays and cover additional straight-line bed space.
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48 FINAL FORM High Concrete AFB project commands PCI Design Award
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