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Roman Noblewoman’s Tomb Reveals Secrets of Ancient Concrete Resilience
By Paul Gabrielsen science writer, University Marketing & Communications Over time, concrete cracks and crumbles. Well, most concrete cracks and crumbles. Structures built in ancient Rome are still standing, exhibiting remarkable durability despite conditions that would devastate modern concrete. One of these structures is the large cylindrical tomb of first-century noblewoman Caecilia Metella. New research […]
Cold Weather’s a-Comin’
Practical Applications of CFA Cold-Weather Research Every year since 2004, contractors, homeowners, builders, and especially members have contacted the Concrete Foundations Association headquarters looking for information about the performance of and best practices for cast-in-place concrete during the winter season. In advance of the approaching winter, this article offers practical advice supported by the significant […]
2021 CFA PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Recognizing Experience, Commitment, and Perseverance Associations are networks of organizations and individuals with common goals, themes, and interests. Each year, associations spend billions of dollars on conventions, conferences, convenient networking systems, resources, and programs designed, often, to support the idealistic purpose of bettering their industries. However, perhaps the more realistic or actual impact is the […]
Cyberattacks Have Increased More Than 600% Since the Start of the Pandemic
The Small Business Association advises small businesses to be aware of the most common types of cyberattacks, shown below: Malware is software designed to damage your computer, server, client, or computer network. A virus is a kind of malware that inserts a self-replicating code into your computer with the intention of giving cybercriminals access to […]
Driving CFA Member Benefits: Perks Marketplace
Every association has the goal of developing opportunities that make sure its member companies benefit from membership. As an organization grows, variety begins to define it more than any other aspect. That variety is produced by company sizes, locations, demographics, interests, services and much more. Most companies joining the Concrete Foundations Association find the two […]
Build Confidence by Building Up Your Team
Take a moment to read the article in this issue of Concrete Facts about this year’s recipients of the CFA’s professional awards. As the executive director, it brings me great pride and joy to continue seeing the variety of individuals and companies who provide thought leadership, issue challenges, and roll up their sleeves to drive […]
Magazine Issues
Tricks of the Trade – “Winter Scaffold Brackets”
This issue’s Tricks of the Trade is shared by a CFA board member in the spirit of continuing to share great ideas and to challenge you, the reader, to consider the ways you overcome annoying details and situations to be more effective and economical in your work. If you are from an active CFA member […]
Aerial Photography Technology, Old and New
By: Mitch Bloomquist and James Baty | Concrete Foundations Association Drones continue to be a very hot topic these days. Whether you attend World of Concrete, pay attention to the news media or pay attention to the photos posted throughout social media, the age of drones is here. The news offers a wide variety of […]
Increase Profits by Creating Systems in Your Company
Let me ask you a personal question. When you wake up in the morning and you get ready for work, do you always do things in the same order? Here’s what I mean: When I wake up on a weekday, I do the same tasks in the same order, every time. I first grab my […]
Dealing With the Reactivity of Aluminum Forms and Concrete
By Destry Kenning, Forming Market Segment Manager, Nox-Crete Products Group Part 1 of a 4-Part Series Anyone who has placed concrete against new or older reconditioned and not properly seasoned aluminum forms is most likely familiar with the veins or worm-like trails that form in the resulting concrete, and also familiar with the excessive […]
Letter from the Director – It’s Convention Time!
IT’S CONVENTION TIME! The flurry of emails, the flashy new mailer, the social media blitz and even the new App signal that it is Convention time. In actuality, it is never not Convention time around this office. Convention is what we think about all year long. We begin planning next year’s event even before we […]
Letter from the President: Times, They Are A Changin’
I have attended meeting after meeting over the last few years and the two things I hear most often are: How different all of our markets are How much effort employers spend making their office more efficient Everyone’s market, no the matter location, is essentially the same. The real difference lies in the portion of […]
Herbert Construction Becomes Georgia’s First CFA Certified Contractor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2018 Herbert Construction Company Becomes First Certified Foundation Company in Georgia Mt. Vernon, Iowa – Concrete foundations constructed in the state of Georgia will now be produced by the state’s first CFA certified foundation company, Herbert Construction Company based in Marietta, Georgia. “Certified Residential Foundation Company” is a program rating […]
CFA Hosts Rocky Geans Construction Business School
December 12th to the 14th was an interesting new stretch for the CFA. A new education partnership to benefit the concrete contractor member of the Association was crafted with industry motivation expert, Rocky Geans. Rocky is a name many will recognize with familiarity having attended seminars at World of Concrete or stayed current with articles […]
Safety Really Is Job #1
by Levi Schrock, chair of CFA Safety Committee Throughout the years, safety has been a subject of conversation at the CFA. We confess, however, that it has usually been brought up as a reaction to a hot topic posed by OSHA. Today, we hope to be advanced enough in our thinking to be talking about […]
Tricks of the Trade: “Droopy Tie Syndrome”
from Dennis Purinton, Purinton Builders, East Granby, Conn. This issue’s Tricks of the Trade is shared by a CFA member (the current president) in the spirit of continuing to share great ideas and to challenge you, the reader, to consider the ways you overcome annoying details and situations to be more effective and economical […]
Obituary: Mahlon Eash Jr. (1964-2017)
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of longtime CFA member, Mahlon Eash Jr. Mahlon Eash Jr., 53, of Gambier, passed away Dec. 26, 2017. Mahlon was born on May 28, 1964, in LaGrange, Ind., to Emma and Mahlon Eash Sr. He married Erma Gingrich on March 14, 1987. He […]
Obituary: Ronald E. Colvin (1943-2017)
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of longtime member and past president of the CFA, Ronald E. Colvin. A Berrien Springs icon passed away on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017: Ronald E. Colvin, known to all as “RC.” He was the first New Year’s baby born on Jan. 1, 1943, […]
