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Concrete Posts Strong Market Gains
More and more homeowners are using cement-based products for their new homes, as evidenced by the 2005 single-family housing market share numbers. Concrete homes accounted for 17.9% of all new housing starts, a jump of 1.6% over 2004. “The 2005 housing market was very strong,” says Craig Schulz, Market Research Director for the Portland Cement Association. More
"Old" is New Again in Texas
A "new" old-fashioned neighborhood is coming to Belton, Texas. The 10-home Village at Dawson Ranch will be located just off of Dunns Canyon Road in Regatta Development's Dawson Ranch subdivision. It will be convenient to the Belton School complex and public parks located just east of the property. More
Ultra-durable, Energy-efficient Precast Homes Near New York City
Habitat for Humanity of Westchester County has broken
ground on extraordinary new housing units for four families at Purser
Place in Yonkers, New York, just north of New York City. More
CFA Summer Meeting Wrap-up
If you were to ask any CFA contractor at the summer meeting
why they were attending, the answer would almost always be: to network
with their peers and to build and “cement” relationships.
This year’s meeting at the Wisconsin Dells provided a host of activities
and events for networking. More
ICFA Fall Meeting Recap
The Insulating Concrete Form Association recently wrapped
up its final twice-a-year meeting October 25, 2006 in Milwaukee, Wis.,
as it moves to once a year meetings in 2007. With over 300 individuals
attending the show, it was one of ICFA's largest meetings ever. More
ACI Joins Concrete Home Building Council
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has joined the
National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Concrete Home Building
Council (CHBC) as an association member. The CHBC association membership
increases to 11 national trade associations that act as NAHB's resource
for cement-based building systems and products. More
- ICF Workforce Development Course
Tulare, Calif., November 14, 2006 More
- Tile Roofing Institute's Fall Industry Forum
Orlando, Fla, November 14-15, 2006 More
- US Green Building Conference's "Greenbuild"
Denver, Colo., November 14-17, 2006 More
- "Greenovation: An Expo for the Home", National Building Museum
Washington, D.C., November 18, 2006 More
- "Home & Building Construction to Weather Louisiana's Worst"
seminars,
Baton Rouge, Lou., December 6, 2006 Check Calendar for details
- World of Concrete
Las Vegas, Nev., January 23-26, 2007 More
- International Builders' Show
Orlando, Fla., Feburary 7-10, 2007 More
Our next issue will feature a preview of the International Builders'
Show, including details on The 2007 New American Home.
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Portland
Cement Association
5420 Old Orchard Road
Skokie, IL 60077
847.966.6200 / Fax: 847.966.8389
email: info@cement.org