Five manufacturers founded the VMMB in November 1999 with the assistance of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA). A primary goal was to develop a standard for which volumetric concret...

The senior vice president and chief economist of the Portland Cement Association, Sullivan was among the keynote speakers at the recent mid-year meeting of the Herndon, Va.-based National Concrete Mas...

"Most people don't know what materials were used to build their home, school, hospital or office building – so the building codes that shaped those construction decisions are way off their radar," sai...

Almost everyone knows that vegetables are good for the health of humans. A new study has shown that they could also play a vital role in the construction of stronger and greener buildings. Fibers from ...

Portland Cement Association, Simpson Strong-Tie, State Farm, and USAA. In 2008, FLASH, and Disney opened the interactive weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes, in Lake Buena Vista, FL. L...

but under the standard covering lie solid. built-to-last concrete walls. Endorsed by the Portland Cement Association. this concise handbook gives contractors the hands-on information they need to use ...

An interesting video of a film produced for the Portland Cement Association (below) in 1961 shows how much of the Highway System was constructed. The complete history by the Nation Archives of the Int...

including Nebraskans for the Death Penalty and the Portland Cement Association. One ad that aired in Iowa for Huckabee featured two women, a Bible on the table, questioning Ted Cruz’s commitment to Ch...

One of the world's biggest industries—and a leading producer of greenhouse gas emissions—may finally be making moves to combat climate change. The World Cement Association recently held its first-ever ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – A Portland Cement Association grant to improve cement testing methods has been presented to Washington State University researcher Somayeh Nassiri. Nassiri, assistant professor in the ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The popular and free Athena Pavement LCA Web App has been updated to further simplify life cycle assessment (LCA) and make paving more environmenta...

Last fall, the U.S. experienced one of the most active seasons for extreme wind events in decades. As rebuilding continues in the hardest-hit areas, there’s a heightened focus on how to better prepare ...