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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Celebrates Topping out of LEGOLAND California Resort Parking Structure 2

Civil + Structural Engineer

For this structure, McCarthy utilized a new concrete maturity monitoring technology that features embedded sensors that guided the team and provided insights not generally available in traditional concreate pouring.

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Refine versus shine: Defining and defending design intent with refined concrete

Construction Specifier

LEED AP, Vivian Volz, CSI, AIA, LEED AP, SCIP Photo courtesy Tao Group Solutions After years of grappling with client callbacks, legal disputes, and financial losses from poor polished concrete installations, the industry has reached a breaking point: prohibit polished concrete.

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Rehabilitation Extends Life, Restores Historical Aspects of Minneapolis’ Third Avenue Bridge

Civil + Structural Engineer

The span, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is a classic example of a cast-in-place concrete arch-type bridge. The HNTB team was selected as engineer of record to study the bridge’s history, inspect, load rate, design, and assist in its reconstruction under a construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) model.

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The Cement Industry's Digital Revolution - AI in Cement Manufacturing

For Construction Pros

Enter the transformative power of digital management platforms, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven analytics, predictive modeling, and precision measurement technologies. From cement production plants to commercial concrete contractors, every stage of the process requires accuracy. Costing your team time, money, and credibility.

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Profile – Drone Manager Nick Ross

Granger Construction

Since joining the construction industry in 2023 as Granger Construction’s Drone Manager, Nick Ross has significantly elevated the capabilities and contributions of the firm’s in-house Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) program. Nick did not come from a construction background.

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BildGroup: Crafting concrete

Roads Online

Kristian Horana, Senior Project Engineer for MRPV, Paul Sklepic, Project Manager for MRPV, Dr Rajeev Roychand, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at RMIT, Stephen Hill, Chief Executive Officer for BildGroup, and Gary Fox, Project Director for BildGroup. The biochar acts as a partial sand replacement in the concrete. Images: BildGroup.

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PC Construction Accepts National CMAA Award for BETA Technologies Manufacturing and Assembly Facility

PC Construction

South Burlington, VT – PC Construction recently accepted a National Project Achievement Award from the Construction Management Association of America. In addition, evolving manufacturing requirements caused significant building scope and design changes midway through construction.