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How "Smart" Are You?
"Coach" Gary Micheloni
2017: Your Winning Season
Everybody loves technology. As a society, many seem almost obsessed with it! Doubt me? What’s a bigger deal these days: the roll-out of the new cars each model year, or the latest version of the I-phone? I mean, my gosh… if I don’t get that new thing, what ...
Fire Destroys Bar Area Construction Site For 2nd Time
The Associated Press
A Huge Fire Has Destroyed An Apartment Building That Was Under Construction In The San Fransisco Bay Area City Of Emeryville After The Project Was Gutted By Another Fire Last July.
EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A huge fire has destroyed an apartment building that was under construction i...
Another Day, Another Wood-Framed Apartment Fire
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
Waterbury, Connecticut, Blaze Highlights Vulnerable Construction Methods.
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, days after a wood-framed retail-apartment complex under construction in Oakland, Calif., was destroyed for the second time in a year, five firefighters were injured in a fire that dest...
Mount Pleasant Hotel First South Carolina Building to Use Lumber Said To Be Strong As Concrete
Thad Moore
Walk down the halls of the Home2 Suites when it opens this fall in Mount Pleasant, and it won't seem much different than any other hotel.
But just beneath the surface, the hotel is breaking new ground, developers say. Its corridors will be supported by cross-laminated timber, a relativ...
NCMA: Concrete Products University Now Available
National Concrete Masonry Association
NCMA's Concrete Products University Online has courses which address specific topics in the concrete masonry and hardscapes industry. Each CPU online course focuses on important technical information, to help you maximize the profitability of your company. CPU Online courses are a great...
Lessons Not Learned
Kay Lazar and Shelley Murphy
Massachusetts belatedly confronts construction fire dangers
By Kay Lazar and Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff August 12, 2017
THE NIGHT SKY GLOWED in East Longmeadow as firefighters raced toward a sprawling retirement complex being built on acres of farmland. They arrived minutes af...