Concrete Innovations
October 8, 2020 from 2:30pm to 3:30pm Central Standard Time
Courtois Auditorium
Donn C. Thompson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Concrete is the most widely used building product in the world, yet its sustainability can often be questioned. This 1-hour presentation is intended to clarify the true environmental impact of cement and concrete while identifying the new products and manufacturing methods that are enhancing concrete’s performance to address today’s environmental challenges. New production processes can significantly offset embodied carbon. Innovative additives can enhance both plastic and hardened properties, resulting in stronger, more efficient structural cross sections, with greater durability and long term resilience. Natural and enhanced carbonation processes offer tremendous promise for concrete to absorb and permanently remove CO2 from the environment.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understand new technologies used in concrete manufacturing.
- Discover how innovative concrete products can improve project performance.
- Learn how to implement the latest concrete innovations in building and infrastructure projects.
- Demonstrate the importance of incorporating new technologies to enhance resilience and sustainability in the built environment.
TRACK SPONSOR - Leviat
Meadow Burke engineers, designs, manufactures and distributes a range of concrete accessories. These include precast products, tilt-up equipment, forming, reinforcing and road and bridge accessories that serve to make the concrete construction industry safer, faster and more cost efficient. With nearly eight decades in the manufacturing and development of accessories for the concrete construction industry, Meadow Burke has emerged as the leading innovator of new products and processes while remaining committed to its values of safety, quality, its people, service and its community involvement.
Booth number: B20 | Learn more about Leviat >
TRACK SPONSOR - White Cap
HD Supply Construction & Industrial – White Cap is America’s leading supplier of specialty hardware, tools and materials for medium-to-large contractors. They appreciate our extensive inventory. And they count on delivery options like our will-call, site or yard delivery and direct-ship to get the products they need when and where they need them. Our team of more than 400 outside account managers are experts in their field, so you’ll always have access to our comprehensive knowledge of jobsite and personal safety, concrete, tilt-up, bridge, highway, grading, waterproofing, residential and commercial construction practices. We offer the expertise you expect and the products you need to get the job done.
Booth number: B30 | Learn more about White Cap >
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402 1st Avenue SE
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
United States
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Founded in 1986, the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) strives to improve the quality and acceptance of site-cast Tilt-Up construction - one of the fastest growing industries in the United States, combining the advantages of reasonable cost with low maintenance, durability, speed of construction and minimal capital investment. Over 10,000 buildings, enclosing more than 650 million square feet, are constructed each year using this construction method.
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