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  • Now Available: Design and Control Of Concrete Mixtures

    Posted On: January 28, 2011

    The new, fully revised 15th edition of PCA’s Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures is now available at the PCA Bookstore. The latest edition highlights the many advances that have occurred in the past decade while providing a concise, current reference on the fundamentals of concrete technology and construction. ...

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    Category: Marketing and Promotion

  • PCA Forecast: Modest Gains in 2011 and '12

    Posted On: January 26, 2011

    PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan last week cautioned a crowd of trade-press reporters that while the downturn seems to have bottomed out, significant recovery won’t begin until 2013. Sullivan’s comments were made at the World of Concrete, where he outlined his forecast for cement and concrete.

    Sullivan expects excess homebuilder ...

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    Category: Market Intelligence

  • PCA Boasts Strong Presence at World of Concrete

    Posted On: January 25, 2011

    PCA had a strong showing at last week’s World of Concrete show and conference in Las Vegas. Among the highlights: The debut of the newest edition of Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures; a press conference featuring PCA Chair Aris Papadopoulos presenting the 2011 plan of the Concrete Joint Sustainability ...

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    Category: Marketing and Promotion

  • GSA Gets $565 Windfall in ARRA Spending

    Posted On: January 24, 2011

    The General Services Administration has spent more than a half billion dollars less than expected on the $5.5 billion worth of projects it has managed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). According to a report yesterday on FederalTimes.com, the money that has been saved will be spent on ...

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    Category: Funding

  • PCA Focuses on Functional Resilience in LEED Comments

    Posted On: January 21, 2011

    The U.S. Green Building Council is in the process of revising its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) programs.  Among the comments submitted by PCA prior to the January 14 deadline were those addressing functional resilience. 

    Functional resilience incorporates many aspects of building design and construction, and while a ...

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    Category: Sustainability

  • PCA Projects Modest '11 Gains in Residential Construction

    Posted On: January 19, 2011

    Ed Sullivan, PCA chief economist, presented his residential construction forecast and how it compared to the consensus of construction economists’ expectations at the 2011 International Builders’ Show in Orlando last week. PCA expects tepid increases in residential construction activity to materialize during 2011 with more substantive gains expected in 2012 ...

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    Category: Market Intelligence

  • Sustainability & Durability on Display at Builders' Show

    Posted On: January 18, 2011

    The sustainability and durability of concrete was prominently featured at the 2011 International Builders' Show last week in Orlando.  The PCA booth displayed mock-ups of walls constructed with concrete masonry, insulated precast or cast-in-place panels, insulating concrete forms, and autoclaved aerated concrete.  Each display demonstrated the unique benefits of concrete ...

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    Category: Sustainability

  • PCA Submits Proposals For Green Construction Code

    Posted On: January 14, 2011

    PCA has submitted more than 60 substantial proposals as part of its ongoing efforts to contribute to the provisions of International Code Council International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The code is intended to be part of the 2012 series of I-codes: building, energy conservation, existing building, fire, green construction, mechanical, performance, plumbing, private sewage disposal, ...

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    Category: Sustainability

  • Non-Residential Green Building Market To Double in 5 Years

    Posted On: January 13, 2011

    McGraw-Hill Construction is forecasting that the U.S. market for non-residential green buildings will more than double in the next five years, to as much as $145 billion. According to a report in Reuters, building firms are using ecological, non-hazardous and recyclable methods to make more affordable materials, including cement, to ...

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    Category: Sustainability

  • Stimulus Spending Declines in November

    Posted On: January 11, 2011

    Stimulus spending was down in November compared with October. According to a recently released PCA Market Intelligence Report, November highway stimulus spending was $1.047 billion, an 11 percent decrease from October’s spending rate. Through November, 60 percent of total American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) highway funds had been dispersed, ...

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    Category: Market Intelligence

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