Staten Island Home to First Waste Plastic Roads in New York

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Staten Island is now home to the first public roads in New York to be created using waste plastic, following a partnership between New York City Department of Transportation and British waste plastic road company MacRebur. The two roads, located on Rice Avenue and Royal Oak Road, form the first stages of a revolutionary trial that sees otherwise unrecyclable plastics re-engineered into a new, high-quality, sustainable polymer and given a new lease on life within asphalt mix in road construction. The new eco-friendly surfaces have saved over 7,331 kilgrams of CO2e in comparison to traditional asphalt and diverted the equivalent […]

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2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges Now Available

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The American Institute of Steel Construction has released the latest revision of one of its flagship standards, the Code of Standard Practice for Steel Buildings and Bridges (ANSI/AISC 303-22). The document is now available as a free download at aisc.org/2022code. “The 2022 AISC Code of Standard Practice is the result of a tremendous effort by the committee over the last six years,” said Babette Freund, chair of the AISC Committee on the Code of Standard Practice. “Of special note is the work of a joint task group that harmonized terminology and coordinated requirements between the 2022 AISC Code and the […]

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ASCC Hires Ray Hefner as Executive Director

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The American Society of Concrete Contractors has hired Gordon Raymond “Ray” Hefner as executive director. Hefner replaces Bev Garnant, who led the association for over 20 years. Hefner has over 27 years of association management experience in the construction trades. He will be responsible for the administration of all ASCC programs and will oversee its office staff of eight. ASCC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete, and to providing them a unified voice in the construction industry. Members include concrete contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers and others interested in the concrete industry, […]

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DBIA Project/Team Award Winners Continue to Show Design-Build Excellence

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From transformative airport terminals to the finest in education facilities, this year’s 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Award winners are the best Design-Build projects in the nation and demonstrate how Design-Build Done Right continues to deliver project innovation and savings to communities from coast to coast. This year’s winners were announced at the 2022 Design-Build Project/Team Awards Ceremony during the 2022 Design-Build Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Design-Build Project of the Year New Natural Resources Headquarters – Sacramento, Calif Design-Build National Awards of Excellence Excellence Award winners are the best in their category. Special awards were also given to teams […]

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Important Milestone Reached on Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion

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Following two years of planning and construction, the concrete pour of the main tank of the $160-million Ocean Pavilion at Washington’s Seattle Aquarium is complete. The tank is two feet thick at minimum and includes 680 cubic yards of concrete and 355 tons of rebar – four times more rebar than a typical core. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor and LMN Architects is the designer. To view a time lapse video of the pour, click here. In planning for the pour that would essentially have no straight edges, Turner worked with its partners to create 229 panels that […]

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