Photo:Ā Dr. Mark Snyder-Former ISCP President, Jeff Roesler-ISCP President, andĀ Mauricio Salgado-ISCP Member. Co-sponsored by Instituto Cemento Portland Argentina (ICPA)Ā (Argentine Institute of Portland Cement),Ā the XVII (17th) Argentine Congress on Road Administration and […]
Toowoomba-basedĀ Wagners Construction Materials, owned by the Wagner family,Ā has been nominated for an international award for their Earth-Friendly Concrete (EFC) innovation, as reported in an articleĀ titled “Earth friendly concrete gains admirers”Ā by
The widening and rebuild of the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) in the northern part of Illinois in suburban Chicago, USA is a massive concrete recycling job (reported in American
I-90 Tollway Project: Concrete Recycling & Green BuildingāIllinois, USA Read More Ā»
DelawareOnline NewsĀ and American Concrete Institute (ACI) reported that the Dover Air Force BaseĀ (Dover AFB)Ā located 2 miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware,Ā USA, has been conducting aĀ $98.3-million replacement of north-south
The greater Island of ChiloĆ©, located in southern Chile, in the Los Lagos Region, has a rainy cool climate that together with the poor capacity of soils in the area,Ā create
In Panama (Central America)ānorth of the capital Panama Cityāthe highway between the communities of Nuevo MĆ©xico and El Chungal, suffered from decay for many years. Sensing a significant need.Ā CEMEX completed
Panama: CEMEX Paving Innovations Improve Quality of Life for 15,000 people in Panama Read More Ā»
The Southeast Cement Promotion AssociationĀ (SCPA) recently featured a new paving technology in theirĀ “Promotion Spotlight 2016”.Ā To further its achievement of quality, innovation, and excellence, the leaders of the new world-class Caterpillar
New Paving Technology: CCPāRCC Benefits with Traditional Concrete Appearance Read More Ā»
The European Commission has recently published a new voluntary construction-related criteria set: The EU Green Public Procurement(GPP) criteria for Road Design, Construction and Maintenance. The publication of such criteria follows
New Criteria for Green Public Procurement Road Design, Construction & Maintenance Read More Ā»
OnĀ June 14, 2016, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) participated in theĀ 40th anniversary of the construction of the āY de Asturiasā concrete motorway in northern Spain. āNew Technologies in Concrete
N. Spain: Concrete Motorway “Y de Asturias” (CRCP) Still Going Strong After 40 Years Read More Ā»
General Karl Downey, Secretary-European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE),Ā recently wrote an articleĀ onĀ the new Portland Cement Association (PCA) report thatĀ examines paving trends in the United States (U.S.).Ā Concrete paving’s share for roads in
U.S. Paving Trends – What Lessons for Europe? Read More Ā»
OnĀ July 20, 2016, Ā the European Commission released its Communication on āA European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobilityā (COM (2016) 501), which covers all transport modes. Regarding road transport, the Communication includes
The Indiana ChapterĀ of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) posted a Drone Video (10:27) of I-69 Section 4 North, in Indiana, USA.Ā The ultimate goal is toĀ connect Evansville to Indianapolis, Indiana.Ā The
After achieving various approvals that have marked the history of short slabs: the TCPĀ® Technology (Thin Concrete Pavements), theĀ Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo in Chile (Ministry of Housing and Urban
Chile: Important Approval for Short Slab System Read More Ā»
Australian Local Government in Sydney was constructing concrete roads and streets years before the Department of Main Roads (now Roads and Maritime Services). Most were in the eastern, inner western,
CarbonCure retrofits concrete plants with a technologyĀ that recycles waste carbon dioxide to make affordable, greener concrete products. Carbon dioxide is now more than just a greenhouse gasāit is a valuable
VIDEO: Canada: CarbonCure Recycles Carbon Dioxide for Greener Concrete Products Read More Ā»
On a frigid afternoon in late December, 2015, aĀ 200-square-foot slab of seemingly ordinary concrete sits just outside the Peter Kiewit Institute as snowflakes begin parachuting toward Omaha, Nebraska, USA.Ā The snow
Each spring, as roads that have been frozen all winter begin to thaw from the surface downward, melting snow and ice saturate the ground. The roadbed, softened by trapped moisture
New Soil Freezing Model May Help DOTs Lower Spring’s Thaw Damage to Roads Read More Ā»
Jereme Montgomery, Executive Director-Nebraska Concrete & Aggregates Association (NC&AA), USA,Ā wasĀ awarded the NRMCA 2015 State Affiliate Promoter of the Year AwardĀ by the Promotion Committee. Mr. Montgomery isĀ an outstanding concrete promoter within
Following a successful seminar held in May 2015, the Chilean Association of Highway and Transportation (ACCTāAsociaciĆ³n Chilena de Carreteras y Transporte), created the “Pavements Committee“. The ACCT is the national
CHILE: ISCP Members & Directors in the “Pavement Committee” of ACCT Read More Ā»
CaltransĀ (California Department of Transportation (DOT)), Cal.gov’sĀ Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), and the ready mixed concrete industry have accomplished a specificationĀ for a product that will: Reduce greenhouse gases Reduce waste Save
