A Connecticut manufacturer is hoping to help municipalities and contractors reach their clean energy goals through an innovative approach to making construction materials. Urban Mining CT has developed a concrete additive made of recycled glass. The company — based out of its Beacon Falls waste-gloss processing facility — breaks down, cleans and then transforms glass […]

The firm’s director of sustainable construction detailed why plentiful, recycled glass benefited the project’s foundation and how environmentally conscious construction makes economic sense. Lendlease wanted to find a new ingredient to help reduce the carbon footprint of its cement mix. Replacement materials for Portland cement frequently use slag cement and fly ash — byproducts of […]

TORRINGTON — A few months ago, the middle-high school project on Besse Drive was filled with piles of steel beams, trucks and ditches. However, the $179 million building project, which will have a new high school, middle school and central offices for the Torrington School District, is now taking shape. A recent tour with members […]

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 NRMCA Concrete Innovations Award Program! This award program celebrates the outstanding achievements made in concrete manufacturing, design and construction. After months of deliberation and review of numerous entries, the judging panel has chosen a select group of individuals, teams, companies, products, and projects that have […]