Entries for May 2023

May 22, 2023 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) announced that Bruce Suprenant, P.E., PhD., FACI, and Bev Garnant, HACI, have been retained to develop and manage the association’s sustainability initiative. Suprenant and Garnant are ASCC’s former technical director and executive director respectively.

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Jason T.K. Anglin, SRMC director The Voice Newsletter May 2023 In recent years, one of the more complex challenges facing the construction industry is attracting new workers to the industry. As construction professionals, we also understand new workers pose a special hazard to both the project site and to themselves.  Inexperienced workers historically have higher rates of both incident...

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Jim Klinger, Concrete Construction Specialist The Voice Newsletter May 2023 Question:  We are building a post-tensioned (PT) concrete parking garage that features 3 levels below grade and 4 levels above street level. We bid the job to a General Contractor (GC) who in turn is working for a private developer. At bid time, the requirements for the quality of formwork and allowable deviations ...

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Mike Hernandez, Technical Director The Voice Newsletter May 2023 ASCC had a great Committee Week May 1st – 3rd in St. Louis both technically and socially. The Manufacturers Advisory Council discussed several issues including the need to bring new talent into the construction industry. We have an aging workforce and are losing people to retirement. Members encouraged one another to prov...

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