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Pasquali Realty Group is suggesting the following summer maintenance tips for homeowners. Burke, VA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Summer is here in full swing. It usually comes with many home improvement activities and projects. Whether it's building a new deck, taking on a landscaping project or completing routine maintenance, homeowners can spend many hours working around the house. Pasquali Realty Group, a Northern Virginia Real Estate company suggests some things to add to the list....

Wagner Meter's RapidRH and DataMaster products drawl large and steady crowds during the annual event held in Las Vegas during January 2013. Rogue River, OR (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Wagner Meters’ recent participation at the World of Concrete (WOC) 2013 Concrete and Masonry event included a number of events experiences, and was highlighted as they introduced by the introduction of the new Rapid RH® DataMaster™, a compact, handheld device that combines Bluetooth® technology...

Edgetite Products, Inc., has invented a new spike that allows improved paver edging projects. Easy to install spikes designed stronger and designed to last, for paver edging. Mechanicsburg, PA (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 Whether creating a walkway or patio, Edgetite Spikes can make landscaping projects quicker and more efficient for paver edging. Edgetite Products, Inc., has invented a new spike that allows improved paver edging projects, eliminating future repairs. The spikes help solve...

OTTAWA, April 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Canadian cement and concrete industry launched rediscoverconcrete.ca. The new web portal was created to provide comprehensive information on the sustainability of concrete - the world's most commonly used material after water. The portal is designed as a platform to engage the public as well as legislators, policy decision-makers, environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs), architects, and engineers in the discussion on concrete's...

New LCA methodology delivers first EPD process that allows for the production of labels for every product online, in real-time SAN JOSE, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Concrete Supply, Inc., a U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ-USCR) company, and the leader in delivering low CO(2) concrete to the San Francisco Bay Area, today announced that it is the first ready mix supplier in the United States to offer Concrete EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations) and the first to...

Mercy Hospital Joplin to replace medical center destroyed in May 2011 RESTON, Va., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Joplin, Mo. hospital will employ a powerful combination of masonry and glass exteriors to combat future tornadoes. Rebuilding from the catastrophic EF-5 rated tornado in May 2011 that killed five patients and one visitor, the new seven-story Mercy Hospital Joplin will use harder, tornado-resistant exteriors to replace the destroyed St. John's Regional Medical Center. The...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Central Concrete, a U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ-USCR) company, today announced that it supplied its concrete mix designs for three new San Francisco Bay Area projects - the recently opened Exploratorium in San Francisco, Devil's Slide Tunnel and Bridges, and Stanford's Bing Concert Hall. San Francisco Exploratorium - Grand Opening April 17, 2013San Francisco's New Exploratorium, with its 330,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor...

SHANGHAI, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In the year of 2011, the total output of ready-mixed concrete in China reached 1.42 billion cubic meters, and the number has increased in the past two years. In Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and other big cities, the usage amount of ready-mixed concrete has reached more than 60% of the total concrete amount. Since the amount of ready-mixed concrete is rising and more cement enterprises are extended their business to concrete, there is more...

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) The challenge of making concrete greener—reducing its sizable carbon footprint without compromising performance—is just like the world's most ubiquitous manufactured material—hard! But, according to a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the potential engineering performance, energy-efficiency and environmental benefits make it a challenge worth tackling. Many factors determine the...

DUBLIN, March 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8jxrxl/concrete_mixer) has announced the addition of the "Concrete Mixer & Pump Manufacturing in North America: Market Size, Shares & Analysis" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8jxrxl/concrete_mixer ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) The delivery and placement of concrete with...