CONEXPO-CON/AGG Champions Mental Health with CIASP Donation

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During Mental Health Awareness Month, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is donating $5,000 to the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention, supporting its initiatives in mental health within the construction sector. Founded by the Construction Financial Management Association in 2016, the CIASP’s mission is to dismantle the stigma attached to mental health within the industry. By 2018, it evolved into an independent 501(c)(3) entity, focusing on suicide prevention awareness, providing essential resources, and fostering a community committed to eliminating suicides in construction. To donate to CIASP, click here. CONEXPO-CON/AGG also created a comprehensive resource hub, where employers and employees can access valuable resources.

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ECOPact Low-Carbon Concrete Big Step Toward Greener Building

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With the vision of leading the way to net-zero construction, Holcim developed ECOPact, combining innovative design with extensive research and development. Offering the industry’s broadest range of green concrete products, ECOPact delivers a low-carbon concrete solution without compromising on the performance the industry demands. ECOPact contains an innovative mix of supplementary cementitious materials and admixtures technology. Mix designs can be used in a variety of structural components: from foundations, columns and beams, to walls, driveways and walkways. It can be easily handled, pumped and finished like conventional concrete. In addition, the product was selected as the CONEXPO-CON/AGG Next Level Awards … Read more

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Get Smarter About Electric Construction Equipment

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Submitted by CONEXPO-CON/AGG Sustainability in the construction industry is being advanced by the public and private sectors. Governments are adopting more clean-air regulations at local and regional levels and companies are adopting sustainability policies and asking partners to help them meet their targets. Consequently, many manufacturers have already developed – or are in the process of developing – electric-powered construction equipment to meet increasing emissions regulations, provide efficiency improvements and lower operating costs. All electric, electric/hydraulic and battery-operated versions rival their diesel and gas counterparts in performance, notes Joel Honeyman, vice president of Global Innovation at Bobcat. The changing industry … Read more

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Electric Demolition Robots Make Jobsites Safer

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Submitted by: CONEXPO-CON/AGG Demolition is difficult, dirty, dangerous work. It is also necessary work. How best to keep workers safe in a demolition environment? Remove them from that environment. When the persons come out, the robots move in. Robotic demolition has been soaring in popularity. Demolition includes razing structures, but a growing demand for demo comes from retrofitting and repurposing existing structures. That can be done by an operator on a skid steer with an attachment, but dust, fumes, falling debris and other hazards have driven contractors to seek out other options to keep workers safe; enter robotic options. There … Read more

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Caterpillar Launches Bigger, More Competitive Global Operator Challenge

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Caterpillar Inc. invites machine operators around the globe to put their skills and precision to the test in the 2022-23 Global Operator Challenge. The challenge allows men and women to prove their excellence in safely and efficiently operating Cat machinery. “More than 80 Cat dealers will host local, one-of-a-kind competitions, celebrating equipment operators and enabling them to showcase their exceptional skills in fun and dynamic ways,” said Tony Fassino, group president of Construction Industries. “Whether their expertise lies in digging a trench, moving aggregates or managing demolition, our Global Operator Challenge will be demanding for even the most experienced operators.” … Read more

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