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Resiliency
LA Legislature Considering 5-Year Update to $50 Billion Coastal Protection Plan
Strategy range from building barrier islands and beachfronts to raising buildings out of flood areas
Resiliency
Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Sends EPA Back to Drawing Board on Wetlands Permits
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
Ruling forces EPA to change its permitting process in a way that interjects more certainty for future construction projects
Infrastructure
Study: EPA Underestimated Emissions Control Costs for Heavy-Duty Trucks
Report questions EPA's cost analysis of emissions controls for model year 2004-2010 commercial trucks
Workforce
Workshops Emphasize Importance of Disaster Resilient Construction
American Cement Association
PCA in cooperation with Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative are offering six workshops scheduled around the country to communicate the trends and criteria for resilient construction
Rejuvenators
Mud Cat SP-815 Helps Dredge 68,000 Cubic Yards of Sediment Buildup
A water treatment plant had to dredge and dewater 68,000-cubic-yards of sediment buildup prior to construction allowing the plant to meet new EPA standards
Dredging and dewatering the Quarles Raw Water Reservoir in a six-month time frame meant doubling the equipment normally used for a project like this one. One piece of equipment used in the dredging process was the Mud Cat SP-815.
Infrastructure
Daimler Trucks' Full Vehicle Line Certified to Meet Greenhouse Gas Regs
Daimler Truck North America
Compliance has been achieved one full year ahead of the mandate for certification
Infrastructure
NRMCA Selects Speakers for 2012 International Concrete Sustainability Conference
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
Infrastructure
Lafarge Ready Mix Wins Big with Sustainable Construction Project
Holcim
Kansas City Ready Mix operations receives six 2011 Excellence in Concrete Awards from the Concrete Promotional Group
Resiliency
EPA Reverses Course on Stormwater Permits
American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
ARTBA declares victory against proposed "one-size-fits-all" approach
Resiliency
Workshops to Emphasize Importance of Disaster Resilient Construction
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)
NRMCA workshops will focus on the design and construction of homes and buildings to improve community continuity and resiliency.
Resiliency
Allen Engineering Announces Top Dealers for 2011
Allen Engineering Corporation
Allen Engineering Corporation (AEC) recently recognized InterConex Inc. (ICX) for being the number one "High Performance Dealer" for AEC in 2011 during the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
Resiliency
HI 750 Series Indirect-fired Heaters
Wacker Neuson America Corporation
Wackerneuson Hi750gm Mobilehea 10627745
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