Entries for 2023

Rich Cofoid DCC Council Director The Voice Newsletter October 2023 Exciting news about the next World of Concrete!! The Decorative Concrete Council and the Concrete Polishing Council are joining forces to bring THE DECORATIVE CONCRETE EXPERIENCE to the W.O.C 2024, which is the 50th anniversary of the largest tradeshow in the U.S. dedicated specifically to our concrete industry. As you know, ...

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Clark Branum Decorative & Polished Concrete Specialist The Voice Newsletter October 2023 The Annual Conference was a big success! Many of us met up with old friends and made some new ones. For me, it is always exciting to meet new, young people coming into our industry and organizations who possess fresh, innovative ideas and a willingness to learn from the industry veterans. These young pe...

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Jim Klinger, Concrete Construction Specialist The Voice Newsletter October 2023 Full disclosure: Sometimes it takes a bit of background confected with lore borrowed from other structural building trades to help illustrate obliquities particular to our own concrete trade. As it turns out, this right here is a classic example of that. To oversimplify enormously, any time a licensed design pro...

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Mike Hernandez, Technical Director The Voice Newsletter October 2023 The maturity method for estimating in place strength of concrete has been around for decades. It is useful for timing the start of post-tensioning unbonded cables and for removing formwork under elevated decks. A concrete mix can be correlated to make a time-temperature strength curve. This is quite helpful in the winter month...

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The Voice Newsletter October 2023 Ray Hefner, Executive Director October is quickly coming to an end, and Halloween is around the corner. 2023 is quickly coming to an end, but there is still plenty of time to get involved with the ASCC. You have heard the old cliché, “you only get out what you put in.” Sure, you have paid your dues and maybe you have participated in webinar or maybe...

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October 23, 2023 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research and Development Foundation, St. Louis, MO, has awarded two scholarships for 2023 to students in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. They are Arie Lynn Milam who attends Middle Tennessee State University and Alejandro Gonzolez-Ortiz who attends California State University Chico. Each award w...

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October 23, 2023 – The Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., presented its sixth Gaining Strength Award to Leo Zhang, Virtual Construction Manager for The Conco Companies, Fontana, CA, at the 2023 ASCC Annual Conference in September.

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October 23, 2023 – The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is pleased to announce John Goodrich, Jordon Foster Construction LLC., El Paso, TX, is the eighth recipient of ASCC’s Member Owner/Executive Safety Award for 2023s, presented September 27th at the ASCC 2023 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, MI. The award ...

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October 23, 2023 – Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2022 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Twenty-second Annual Conference on September 27th in Grand Rapids, MI.

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Joe Whiteman, Director of Safety Services The Voice Newsletter September 2023 September is national suicide awareness month, a critical opportunity to shine a light on a topic that affects individuals from all walks of life. In industries like concrete construction where the pressure to meet deadlines and ensure safety is paramount, the importance of mental health awareness cannot be understate...

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