Understanding Concrete Maturity for Curing Cold Weather Concrete Pours
Originally published by Concrete Contractor Magazine, a ForConstructionPros publication on December 22, 2014 by James R. Baty II, F.ACI, F.TCA Question: The onset of cold weather has complicated our project schedules tremendously. One of the municipalities we work in is requiring us to leave forms on the wall for three days and telling us to […]
Los Angeles Blaze Calls Building Codes into Question
Concrete Industry Opposes Further Relaxing of Codes SKOKIE, Ill.— The fire that ruined buildings and snarled traffic in downtown Los Angeles this week may not have happened ten years ago. However, loosening of the building codes and the increasing importance on low-cost construction is putting Los Angeles and other areas at risk. “Taller and larger […]
Crane Operator Skills Competition at WOC
Crane Operator Skills Competition to be featured as World of Concrete Outdoor Event November 25, 2014 (Sanford, Fla.) — In cooperation with the 2015 World of Concrete show, Crane Institute Companies, CIC and Crane Institute of America, will bring two crane operator skills competitions to commercial concrete and masonry contractors, Feb. 3-5, 2015 in Las […]
Hanley Wood Agrees to Sell Exhibitions Business to Informa
Parties to Enter Into Long-Term Partnership Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2014 – Hanley Wood, the premier information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company serving the residential, commercial design and construction industries, announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Hanley Wood Exhibitions business to Informa PLC, a UK-based publishing and […]
Help Eliminate the Unfair Gas Tax Burden
The HR-5474 Concrete Pump Tax Fairness Act A very large percentage of today’s professional foundation contractors (#CFAConcretePros) are owner/operators of concrete pumps. The American Concrete Pumpers Association (ACPA) is calling for all in this industry to help support this act. Please read below. A few weeks ago, an email was sent out announcing HR-5474 […]
Asking the Cold Weather Question
Recently, a staff member in our office was sent out to chronicle the stages of a typical residential foundation installation. We’re always looking for new images and new ways to look at perhaps the most important part of any home before it all gets covered up. While we’ve had this interest for several weeks, the […]
Cold Questions (by Concrete Construction)
Cold weather research by CFA member being covered by Concrete Construction Read the full article at Concrete Construction Online. Between 2002 and 2004, the CFA conducted research on the affects of cold and freezing weather on concrete maturity. Great revelations for the industry were uncovered and some very sensible solutions to winter preparation and protection. […]
CFA Board Drives Forward Towards 2015
Top 10 Current CFA Board and Staff Work Initiatives An energized meeting of the CFA Board took place recently in Washington DC during the Fall ACI Convention. Board members not only participated in afternoon scheduled to steer the next months of the CFA, they also participated in the new ACI committee for Foundation Certification […]
Thank You for an Energized 2014 CFA Convention!
THANK YOU FOR AN ENERGIZED 2014 CFA CONVENTION! The Largest Gathering of Foundation Contractors Enjoy this recap of the 2014 CFA Summer Convention held July 31 – August 2 in Sandusky, Ohio What Our Attendees Had To Say…We wanted to say thank you for the well organized, fun and educational summer meeting. Our family […]
Introducing Your New Leaders
TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK WITH ANY CFA BOARD MEMBER AND YOU WILL QUICKLY FIND OUT THAT WHILE THE INVESTMENT OF TIME AND MONEY CAN BE SIGNIFICANT THE THREE-YEAR TERM, THE VALUE THEY RECEIVE IS FAR GREATER THAN ANYTHING THEY COULD POSSIBLY INVEST. MIKE REED of Reed Concrete in Ephrata, PA; MARY WILSON of Michel Concrete in Springfield, IL […]
