Dave MacNeel, Principal and Lean Coach, On Point Lean Consulting The Voice Newsletter June 2024 In lieu of Technical Director Mike Hernandez's article, this month we present an article from Dave MacNeel, Principal and Lean Coach, On Point Lean Consulting. His firm, On Point Lean Consulting, coaches general contractors and specialty trade contractors to apply Lean principles and tools in th...

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Ray Hefner, Executive Director The Voice Newsletter June 2024 I recently read “Getting Naked: A Business Fable" by Patrick Lencioni (Five Dysfunctions of a Team), and the good read was courtesy of the DPR Lending Library (Thank you Marc Ness!). Getting Naked explores the principles of vulnerability and transparency in client relationships. The book tells the story of Jack Bauer, an ...

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Greg Hyrniewicz, Vice President The Voice Newsletter June 2024 In the world of concrete construction, being at the helm of our business is akin to orchestrating a symphony of tradesmen, owners, GC’s, concrete pours, supply chains and a myriad of other competing factors (including the weather). Yet, perhaps a more fitting comparison is that of a dancer, deftly maneuvering through the comp...

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Bill Bramschreiber, Past President The Voice Newsletter June 2024 I spent a marvelous long weekend in early April in Phoenix, enjoying a long overdue NCAA Final Four appearance by my beloved Purdue University Men’s Basketball Team. Throughout their history Purdue has been very successful in men’s basketball in the regular season. They have won the most Big 10 Championships, includi...

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Jim Klinger, Concrete Construction Specialist The Voice Newsletter May 2024 Question: We are estimating a mid-rise, pump-place-finish only job (P-P-F) that bids roughly 2 months from now. The base building structure is framed in steel, featuring seismic frame columns founded on a network of pile caps and connecting grade beams. The slab on grade (SOG) has a footprint of 44,585 square feet (SF)...

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Jason T.K. Anglin, Safety Director at Christman Construction The Voice Newsletter May 2024 Injury management is one of the more critical elements that can help determine if a workplace accident will eventually be categorized as a first aid, OSHA recordable, restricted duty or a Time Loss Accident. An essential key to injury management is planning and knowing where your team will take an inj...

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Ryan Klacking, CPC Council Director The Voice Newsletter May 2024 As we get into the summer months, workload picks up, and safety becomes more prevalent. Every month should be about safety awareness, but May is designated to ‘Building Safety Month’, with this year’s theme of “Mission Possible.” Building Safety Month is presented by the International Code Council (...

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Rich Cofoid, DCC Council Director The Voice Newsletter May 2024 I had the opportunity recently to do research for an upcoming NRMCA webinar on decorative concrete innovations in sustainability and thought I’d share some comments. Any of us who deal with architects and designers will tell you that over the past few years, sustainability and environmental issues have gone from an afterthou...

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Clark Branum, Decorative & Polished Concrete Specialist The Voice Newsletter May 2024 Welcome to Spring 2024, even though we still have snow in some places it is officially Spring now, and work seems to be moving again. We just finished our trip to ACI in New Orleans; what a great city to visit. The meetings were very productive and the food there is amazing as always. ACI-310 guide to Dec...

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Mike Hernandez, Technical Director There has been much discussion about the challenges associated with mixes with high water demand, which can be a side effect of some high blaine I/II and IL cement, manufactured sands, and SCMs. Because of this higher water demand, early moisture loss has become more of an issue with these mixes. To keep the water inside the mix, most members have reported a s...

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