Ray Hefner, Executive Director The Voice Newsletter November 2023 Back in April of 2023, I wrote a brief article about “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” focusing on the first dysfunction, Absence of Trust. This article focuses on the next fur dysfunctions with some simple solutions to avoid them. It is important to understand that each builds off the next. Listed below are the issue...

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Cory Lee, Vice President The Voice Newsletter November 2023 In the world of concrete construction, the paradigm is shifting from merely erecting structures to crafting immersive experiences. Beyond the nuts and bolts, construction projects today are about creating environments that resonate with a deeper connection to both functionality and relationship. It's not just about building structu...

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Article Courtesy of Webcor The Voice Newsletter October 2023 When flying loads with a crane on the projects, weather conditions can greatly affect the safety and productivity of your work. One such weather condition that has these affects is wind. Wind can cause materials to blow off the buildings, can cause loads to be unstable/unsafe when flown by the cranes, and can cause cranes to be s...

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Ryan Klacking CPC Council Director The Voice Newsletter October 2023 To piggyback on my newsletter from September and how sponsorships, support, and education are not only critical to our future workforce, but also to the industry, I would like to bring awareness to the month of October, as it is Careers in Construction Month (CICM). Since 2005, October has been touted as National Careers in...

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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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