Entries for 2024

Clark Branum, Decorative & Polished Concrete Specialist, The Voice Newsletter March 2024 Is winter over? It seemed like that a couple of weeks ago, and now I am sitting in my office and watching it snow outside my window. There are a lot of things happening at the ASCC and in our industry as well. The ACI Spring Conference will be held in New Orleans here at the end of March. The ACI-ASCC 3...

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Jim Klinger, Concrete Construction Specialist The Voice Newsletter March 2024 "I heard it...I heard it...I heard it on the X..." ______________________________________________________________________________ Full Disclosure (back story):  Every so often, the ASCC Hotline receives calls for assistance regarding concrete that is resistant to elevated temperatures (aka &qu...

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Mike Hernandez, Technical Director, The Voice Newsletter March 2024 The current and future challenges of concrete construction are what the ASCC Technical staff focuses on each day. Those challenges can come in many forms. Jim Klinger has a vast library of documents and decades of experience in structural concrete and receives Hotline calls. Clark Branum, the Decorative and Polished Concrete Sp...

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Ray Hefner, Executive Director, The Voice Newsletter March 2024 Collaboration is the foundation the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) has been built on for years. This industry collaboration has resulted in an association of members who have thrived. Why and how does it work? Knowledge Sharing: Collaboration allows members to share their expertise, experiences, and best practic...

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Phil Diekemper, Executive Director, ACI PRO The Voice Newsletter February 2024 A Construction Dive headline from October 12, 2023, states: “Construction lost as much as $40B on poor productivity in 2022.” The article shares that the construction industry was surveyed, and half of all contractors see labor inefficiencies worsening. As an industry professional, how does that make us ...

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Ed Sullivan, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence, Portland Cement Association The Voice Newsletter February 2024 Edward Sullivan is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence for PCA.  His analysis and views regarding the national construction, cement and concrete industries are widely used in corporate planning efforts, the financial ind...

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Michelle Wilson, Portland Cement Association The Voice Newsletter February 2024 The Portland Cement Association was proud to work with the American Society of Concrete Contractors in co-hosting our first industry session at World of Concrete, Best Practices in Pre-Construction for PLC (Type IL) Projects, in Las Vegas on January 24. The event proved successful in providing real-world example...

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Heather Baines, Past Council Director The Voice Newsletter February 2024 Weekly safety meetings or safety talks are common practice in many workplaces, especially those with potentially hazardous environments such as construction sites, Theses meetings serve several important purposes: 1. Promoting Safety Awareness: Regular safety meetings help keep practices at the forefront of employees&r...

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Ryan Klacking. CPC Council Director The Voice Newsletter February 2024 January, no doubt, was a busy month as many of us were in Las Vegas for the 50th Anniversary of the World of Concrete. For me personally, this was not only my 18th year attending and my fourth year as an exhibitor, but also one of the best WOCs I have attended in all my years. The energy was palpable, the people were open t...

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Rich Cofoid, DCC Council Director The Voice Newsletter February 2024 As a successful contractor, you have proven to be self-motivated. However, all of us at some point go through fatigue, or lack energy, or just don’t feel like getting out of bed. I ran across an article on Hubspot by Leslie Ye that listed some easy and sensible ways we can use to build and strengthen our motivation. ...

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