Tag: Concrete
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On the Concrete Pavement: State of the Concrete Industry
Don Weaver, president of Weaver-Bailey Contractors and the 2025 Board of Directors Chairman of the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) and Edward Wessel, president/COO of Hi-Way Paving Inc. and second vice chair of the ACPA, shares their insight into the state of the concrete industry and the challenges contractors are managing daily. Concrete Contractor connected…
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A Perfect Storm of Challenges: State of the Concrete Industry
Concrete contractors in 2025 are facing a perfect storm of challenges that are reshaping how work gets done on-site, impacting project timelines, budgets, and workforce stability. From labor gaps and QC headaches to price spikes and unpredictable pipelines, contractors are under pressure from all sides in 2025. Success this year means staying flexible, adopting tech…
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New Legislation Targets Emissions In Asphalt And Concrete After IRA Rollbacks
In March of 2025, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced the Concrete And Asphalt Innovation Act (CAIA) as a companion to House bill H.R. 1534, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support to the tune of 350-73. Currently, it awaits further action by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee before going to…
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Slow & Steady: State of the Concrete Industry
Marianna Kopsida, PhD, industry manager – IMF & Vertical Construction at Trimble, shares her insight into the state of the concrete industry and the challenges contractors are managing daily. Concrete Contractor connected with Kopsida over email in June 2025. Q. What have been the biggest challenges for concrete contractors so far in 2025? Concrete contractors…
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Key Factors of Designing a Concrete Washout Space
Everyone wants to be the first customer for the ready-mix truck. If all the material hasn’t been cleaned out, remnants of a previous mix can still be inside. It takes a good amount of water and a thorough cleaning to make sure the next delivery is one mix-design. Typically, it’s the ready-mix driver and supplier…
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Repairing Concrete Joints – Prep and Installation
The spalled concrete joint repair preparation and installation process when using semi-rigid or sand-modified semi-rigid repair materials is not unlike the initial joint filling process. It’s important to create clean, vertical edges at the outside of the joint repair to allow the repair material to bond to the joint walls and to clean the joint to…
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Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Unistress Corp. and its subsidiary, Berkshire Concrete Corp., are laying off 233 workers, according to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification notice filed for the week ending June 27. CEO Perri Petricca said…
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Concrete Contractor’s Role in the Circular Economy
As the concrete industry evolves under the dual pressures of climate responsibility and resource scarcity, a new paradigm has emerged — one that prioritizes sustainability not as an afterthought but as a fundamental framework. The circular economy, long championed in manufacturing and materials science, is now taking root in the concrete construction sector. And while…
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University of Florida Repeats as Concrete Canoe Champion
The University of Florida Concrete Canoe team won its second consecutive Concrete Canoe Competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Civil Engineering Student Championships at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo from June 27-29. UF’s Concrete Canoe team has dominated the ASCE Concrete Canoe Championships over the last decade, with five championships since 2015. This…
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University of Florida Repeats as Concrete Canoe Champion
The University of Florida Concrete Canoe team won its second consecutive Concrete Canoe Competition at the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Civil Engineering Student Championships at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo from June 27-29. UF’s Concrete Canoe team has dominated the ASCE Concrete Canoe Championships over the last decade, with five championships since 2015. This…