C O N C R E T E P R O D U C T S . C O M
VOL. 119 NO. 9
Contents
SEPTEMBER 2016
Concrete ®
products
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITORIAL
Argos: A propensity for nine-figure deals
• Feds prevail in ERISA-rooted charges
against Cement Masons' local officials
• White House guidance stands to hamper
transportation project permits
• Insurance interests take note of
resilience-wise White House policy
• Resilient Building Standard ups home
values
• Lafarge R&D;, Holcim Apasco veterans to
oversee LafargeHolcim Americas
• U.S. Concrete burrows deeper into the Big
Apple via Jenna, Kings deals
• Empowered employees help Titan America
mark a decade in EPA Energy Star ranks
• McInnis Cement sites first U.S. terminal
at Port of Providence
• Top construction forecasters confirm
private sectors' growth prospects
• SF Bay Area builder develops new method
for crafting concrete homes
• Boral clads ICF-built Proud Green Home
• Superior Concrete arrives at tiny house
exhibit, 200-sq.-ft. prototype in tow
• Artisans, allies gear up for decorative
concrete demonstrations, exhibits
• CSHub at MIT develops hazard mitigation
metric
• Segmental concrete paving slab standard
augments ASTM C936
Oldcastle Precast battery building, fire
wall secure high-voltage substation
Structural, thermal mass add up to data
center protection
14 NEWS SCOPE NEWS SCOPE
29 BRIEFS
72 FINAL FORM
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6 GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
34 FEATURE
ON THE COVER
StormTrap technology extends value prospects precast producers bring to building owners charged
with managing runoff. Among new StormTrap licensees is Lafarge Canada (note page 29).
CHARTER TERMINAL, P. 17 TINY HOUSES, P. 24
McInnis Cement
29 INNOVATIONS
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