 The
lack of affordable housing is becoming a crisis in cities
like Los Angeles, where more than 88% of residents cannot
afford to buy a median-priced home. What's the answer?
Take the PCA Poll
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 Salt
Lake City Launches $1.5-Billion Downtown Redevelopment
Downtown Rising, a masterplan for downtown Salt Lake City, Utah,
hopes to harmonize retail, office, and residential development
with open spaces and pedestrian -friendly access.
The heart of the redevelopment plan is a 5-year, $1.5 billion
project called City Creek Center that will span 20 acres.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is developing
the property through its commercial real estate arm, Property
Reserve, Inc. Completion is scheduled for 2011. Demolition is
slated to begin this month, followed by a year of excavation
and site preparation.
According to a press release from the Church, City Creek Center
will include:
- Up to three national department stores
- Both new and refurbished office towers
- 2000 new residential units
- The reopening or extension of historic downtown
streets as pedestrian walkways
- Fountains and man-made streams to represent
the historic South Fork of City Creek supplemented by approximately
six acres of gardens and open space
- Underground parking for 5,600 vehicles
PCA and the Rocky Mountain Cement Council have
stepped up promotional efforts with several presentations
in the last few months in the area, as the masterplan includes
several projects with significant concrete potential.
More
at DowntownRising.com
Contact Attila Beres
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of New Provisions for Fire Resistance of High-Strength Concrete
Columns
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is close to publishing
the first standard containing provisions for the fire resistance
rating of high-strength concrete columns. These provisions
will provide confidence and guidance for designers opting
to use such high-strength columns—information that has
never before been published in any standards in the United
States.
Meeting earlier this month in Denver, Colo., as part of the
ACI fall convention, the American Concrete Institute/The Masonry
Society Committee (ACI/TMS) 216 on Fire Resistance and Fire
Protection of Structures responded to public comments and
reported them to ACI’s Technical Activities Committee
(TAC), the final step before publication.
Following TAC review of the committee responses, the publication
should be published in the spring of 2007. While most of the
information in the standard remains relatively unchanged since
the last edition in 1997, this will be the first edition of
ACI 216 to contain provisions for the fire resistance rating
of concrete columns having a design compressive strength in
excess of 12,000 psi.
Contact
Stephen Szoke
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Sustainability, Thermal Performance
Subjects of Fall ACI Sessions
American Concrete Institute Committee 122 on Thermal Properties
and Performance of Concrete and Masonry Systems has scheduled
a program for the fall of 2007 to address the developments in
thermal performance of concrete and masonry systems.
The session is intended to focus on 1) the importance of the
energy performance during the life a building, which may be
85% to 95% of the total life cycle impact relative to sustainability;
and 2) innovative ways to obtain optimal thermal performance
of concrete and masonry building elements.
While the sessions are primarily to communicate industry advances
and the importance of thermal performance of concrete and masonry
systems in building design, the committee expects to gain information
for the development of a revised guide and possibly a standard
for determining the thermal properties ands performance of concrete
and masonry construction.
Contact
Stephen Szoke
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 Myths
Debunked at 2007 WOC
Michelle Wilson, PCA's manager of
education and product development, will present a new seminar,
“How Today’s Cements Affect Concrete Properties,”
at the 2007 World of Concrete in Las Vegas. The seminar will
discuss the different properties and applications of various
cements as well as address issues of availability and demand.
It will be offered Tuesday, January 23, 8-11 a.m.
Wilson will also lead “Top 10 Myths in Concrete Construction.”
This seminar provides a revealing look at ten popular but mistaken
ideas that still exist in concrete construction and is based
on a PCA educational DVD. Wilson will guide attendees through
a point-by-point discussion on how to do the job right the first
time and increase customer satisfaction. The seminar will be
Wednesday, January 24, at 3-4:30 p.m.
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FDR in S.C.
More than 80 people attended an open house in South Carolina
last month to demonstrate the use of Full-Depth Reclamation
(FDR) with cement to stabilize unpaved roads in Fairfield County,
S. C. This 13-mile project is the county’s first experience
with FDR and they are now interested in an annual program to
eventually complete 200 miles of their unpaved road system.
The open house was sponsored by the Southeast Cement Association,
Site-Prep, Inc., Transportation Technology Transfer Service
of Clemson University, Fairfield County, and Dennis Corporation
(engineering firm).
Contact Tim
McConnell, Southeast Cement Association
NRMCA Continues Storm Seminar Series: The National
Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has added two dates
for the Storm Resistant Concrete Homes and Buildings regional
seminar series. New seminars are scheduled for February 15 in
Omaha, Neb., and February 28 in Virginia Beach, Va. Topics covered
include wind-resistant construction methods, building code requirements
for high winds, safe rooms and storm shelters, concrete masonry,
tilt-up concrete, removable forms and insulating concrete forms.
Attendees receive 7 Professional Development Hours. Members
of the American Institute of Architects receive 7 Health Safety
and Welfare Learning Units.
Visit www.nrmca.org/seminars
for registration and additional details
NYC Panel to Discuss Concrete Floor Systems:
PCA regional engineering manager Mike
Mota will lead a panel discussion in New York on cast-in-place
concrete floor panels. Already being used throughout the country,
New York engineers and builders are now starting to embrace
this technology. The panel will include engineers and builders
familiar with the system and its benefits. The discussion will
take place November 30, 8:30-11:30 a.m., at the New York Athletic
Club, New York City.
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Results from
Last Week:
Energy Top Priority for Green Building
Last week, construction professionals gathered
in Denver for Greenbuild, the annual trade show of the U.S.
Green Building Council. What should be the top priority for
sustainable development or green building?
No. of respondents (percent)
- Energy efficiency 28 (40.58%)
- Durability and resource efficiency 24 (34.78%)
- Ability to be recycled and to incorporate
recycled materials 13 (18.84%)
- Efficient water use 4 (5.80%)
Notable Comments
"Green building needs to consider true life cycle resource
efficiency, accounting for energy consumption, water use,
and durability."
"Pervious concrete represents the easiest "sell
to expand concrete markets as it can represent a net cost
savings to the owner on initial cost. Long-term performance
and durability is a close second with life cycle cost modeling."
"Energy efficiency has the largest potential of overall
savings in the life cycle cost of the green building movement."
"We need to be mindful of our resource usage, regardless
it it's water, energy, materials, etc."
Take
the current PCA poll
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PCA's education and
training group will conduct the following courses at PCA's Skokie,
Ill., facility. Customized and off-site courses are also available.
For more information or to register, contact Julie
Lisiecki.
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Concrete:
Principles & Practices
February 12-15, 2007 |
Aggregates
and Chemical Admixtures for Use in Concrete
March 5-6, 2007 |
SCMs
and Ternary Blends in Concrete
March 7-8, 2007
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Solutions to Concrete Field Problems
March 19-21, 2007
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Mill
Grinding
March 19-21, 2007 |
Kiln
Process
March 26-29, 2007 |
Cement
and Concrete Overview
April 16-17, 2007
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Free Online
Las Vegas, Nevada
Exhibits: January 23-26
Seminars: January 22-26
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National Concrete Masonry Association Annual
Convention
February 20-24, 2007
Orlando, Fla.
More
information
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Manufactured
Concrete Products Exposition
February 22-24, 2007
Orlando, Fla.
More
information
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Hardscape North
America
March 7-10, 2007
Nashville, Tenn.
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