Concrete International —The construction sector is continually seeking new sources of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to augment the portland cement, fly ash, slag cement, and silica fume used in modern concrete mixtures. Extensive research and testing have shown that several types of ground glass will perform well as a pozzolan in concrete. Supported by those results, ASTM […]

nerc.org —The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has announced its 2020 Environmental Sustainability Leadership Awards. Three outstanding programs in the Northeast were recognized, as well as one individual for lifetime achievement. Each of the winners was selected for their particularly high level of environmental achievement that supports NERC's mission.

O&G Industries, ON THE GO —Louis Grasso is a methodical and unstoppable man, a solid, steady force that cannot be knocked off course. His course is bringing to market on a grand scale a product he and his business partner, Patrick Grasso, have called Pozzotive.

Architectural Record —For the 2012 Hegeman supportive housing project in Brooklyn, NY, Cookfox Architects upped its practice of specifying concrete with high-recycled content by using Pozzotive, a concrete block manufactured with recycled glass. Cookfox partner Rick Cook, FAIA, says that Kingston had contacted fellow partner and firm co-founder Robert Fox Jr., AIA, about making green concrete block. […]