New research introduces metamaterial concrete for the development of smart civil infrastructure systems. Researchers present a new concept for lightweight and mechanically-tunable concrete systems ...

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released the completely reorganized ACI 318-14: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. The 2015 International Building Code will reference this ...

Concrete Florida Adopts ACI Concrete Repair Code The seventh edition of the Florida Building Code (FBC) was recently released for review and now references the American Concrete Institute’s, ACI ...

King found his footing in green building materials, including high-volume fly-ash concrete, by working on the 5,000-sq-ft Real Goods Solar Living Center in the early 1990s. Much like the mouse that ...

Having ACI-certified concrete professionals on your project team is a great value proposition that can help you win more work. Project owners can award jobs to certified contractors with confidence, ...

It’s something most of us take for granted. We enter our home, workplace and countless other buildings made of concrete and steel, feeling confident they won’t come crashing down upon us. Tess Ahlborn ...

Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are now reimagining its design for the 21st century. New ...