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  • PCA Celebrates Sustainable Legacy of Marina City

    Posted On: November 29, 2010

    Marina City’s concrete twin towers stand as an architectural achievement and an icon for the city of Chicago. Marina City is also a milestone for sustainable construction. The concrete structure’s durability has proven to be adaptable to several re-uses and its initial concept of a “city within a city” was ...

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    Category: Sustainability

  • Salt River Materials Group Honored For Energy Leadership

    Posted On: November 18, 2010

    Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) was honored recently by the Arizona Authority and the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED) with The Excellence in Economic Development and Energy Leadership Award. The award, which was presented by Gov. Jan Brewer during the Governor's Rural and Regional Development Conference in Flagstaff, Ariz., ...

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    Category: Awards

  • World Cement Consumption Expected to Grow 5.3% This Year

    Posted On: November 17, 2010

    World cement consumption is expected to grow 5.3 percent this year, despite economic distress that continues to grip developed countries, according to a recent PCA Market Intelligence report.  This will be followed by gains of 5.8 percent and 5.1 percent in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

    Growth in cement consumption among ...

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    Category: Market Intelligence

  • Transportation Leaders Support Deficit Commission Proposal

    Posted On: November 15, 2010

    PCA was part of a diverse coalition of transportation interests that released a statement last week on the draft proposal issued by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility that would increase the gas tax by 15 cents to support vital transportation infrastructure improvements. The statement reads as follows:

    "We applaud ...

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    Category: Legislation

  • Post-Election Analysis, Part 3: Infrastructure Bank

    Posted On: November 12, 2010

    After last week's election, the prospects for moving forward with a National Infrastructure Bank, proposed by President Obama on Labor Day, are not as clear in terms of what, if anything, will happen. Here's PCA's take on the state of the infrastructure bank:

    • In the Senate there is still bipartisan ...

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    Category: Legislation

  • Post-Election Analysis, Part 2: Impact of House Change

    Posted On: November 09, 2010

    The House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chair James Oberstar (D) lost his re-election bid and the new chair will be Congressman John Mica. What can be expected from this change? This is PCA's analysis:

    • Mica is on record opposing any new gas tax increase, which is a strong signal ...

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    Category: Legislation

  • Post-Election Analysis, Part 1: Window is Small For Transportation Bill

    Posted On: November 08, 2010

    What did last week’s election mean in terms of transportation and infrastructure issues?  The big issue, according to PCA, is that members of Congress will be faced with the dilemma of how to fund any kind of infrastructure spending in a political atmosphere where shrinking government appears to be ...

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    Category: Legislation

  • Garden Project Nabs Decorative Concrete Award

    Posted On: November 04, 2010

    A concrete garden project in Alesund, Norway, has been named winner of the sixth annual Decorative Concrete Project of the Year award by Concrete Construction Magazine. The project includes an addition to the hillside home, a second-story concrete deck, retaining walls, a fountain and spa, planters, seating areas, a ...

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    Category: Awards

  • PCA Members and Staff Press Point On EPA CISWI Proposal

    Posted On: November 02, 2010

    Nine PCA members and staff met with EPA officials last week to discuss problems with the agency’s proposed rule for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators (CISWI). PCA made the point that the EPA’s CISWI proposal would undercut its goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), a key EPA policy ...

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    Category: Legislation