Total construction starts fell 5% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $932.3 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts lost 14% during the month and residential was 6% lower. On the contrary, nonbuilding starts gained 13% in June due to the start of several large solar projects.
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Pippine Joins Mississippi Lime
Kelly Pippine has joined Mississippi Lime Co. (MLC) as vice president of sales, marketing and innovation. In leading MLC’s strategic growth plans, Pippine is responsible for expanding the company’s business and building upon key relationships with customers in the marketplace. Pippine reports to Paul Hogan, president and CEO.
Read MoreSelf-Healing Concrete
July 20, 2022 – Professor Liberato Ferrara, a professor of structural analysis and design at the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy is leading a project called ReSHEALience, which is out to develop ultra-high-durability concrete (UHDC). Such concrete is able to withstand extreme conditions and self-heal when used for construction in punishing settings like marine environments and geothermal energy plants. “These…
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