The US Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the Greenest School on the Earth last week, with the honor going to a school in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. The Global Coalition for Green Schools, an...

Over the past week, I’ve been thinking a lot about my pal Darrell Elliott who passed away last Saturday, April 4th. At first it was a friend who let me know last Thursday that Darrell was in a bad...

The American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Spring Convention descends on Kansas City, Missouri from April 12^th to 16^th. This is expected to be a fantastic event heading into a fantastic city with rich...

The sustainability concept in the construction industry continues to grow as the consciousness of doing less damage to our planet affirms itself. This is why the LEED (Leadership in Environmental...

King Abdullah, the late monarch of Saudi Arabia, used grand brush strokes when setting in motion the design and execution of The King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC).

CEMEX is a global leader in providing high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities in more than 50 countries, including much of Latin America. They are the leading supplier...

A couple of long concrete pours were done in Singapore over the past couple of months.

It’s been a little while since I've touched on high-rise buildings and the importance that concrete plays in their successful constructing. There are many factors that need to be considered when...