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Mobile Mix Business Gets Boost From Blended Cement 
Type IS, paired with focused technical service, a good fit for small but healthy industry segment [Mobile Mix 3.jpg]Type IS blended cement  combines portland and slag cements into a single product form.  For concrete producers with limited silo capacity, blended cement allows them to achieve benefits of using slag cement in concrete—like greater   more...
For Precast and Block, Slag Makes Sense 
[Cromwell Racks 1s.jpg]Type IS blended cement  combines portland and slag cements into a single product form.  For concrete producers with limited silo capacity, blended cement allows them to achieve benefits of using slag cement in concrete—like greater strength and durability—without multiple silos.  A Type IS blend performs similarly to a Type I   more...
Outstanding SCA Promoters Earn Honors During 2005 Annual General Meeting 
SCA  Celebrates Record Year as Promotion Efforts Help Boost Slag Cement Use 15% in 2004 The Slag Cement Association (SCA) presented five awards recognizing outstanding promotion efforts at its recent annual meeting, held May 2-5, 2005 in Kansas City. Work by individuals and Regional Task Groups helped increase the use of slag cement by   more...
Soil Stabilization Brings New Life to Old Utility Site 
[Manufactured Gas Plant (c. 1922)]We Energies MGP (manufactured gas plant) Site Remediation – Appleton, Wisconsin     Land housing former manufactured gas plant on track to become public space   Today, “green building” is ubiquitous—it’s rare that project designers don’t at least explore their sustainable options. But the green building movement   more...
Slag Cement Speeds Construction on Milwaukee’s Kilbourn Tower 
[Kilbourne 1s.jpg]Fast-track luxury high-rise pushes schedule, concrete to the limit   Kilbourn Tower – 923 E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin   Offering luxury full-service amenities and beautiful views of Lake Michigan and downtown Milwaukee,  Kilbourn Tower  will soon become home to 74 households, and is setting a new local standard in   more...
Slag Cement Pavements Beat ASR in Delaware 
[DelDOT Route 1 - Pic 2s.jpg]State Route 1, built with 1 million cu yd of concrete, showcases slag cement concrete's durability   Since 1989, the Delaware Department of Transportation has paved State Route 1 with slag cement concrete—almost one million cu yd of it. Running 51 miles, the newly constructed road passes through two of the state’s three   more...
High-Performance Concrete Pavement Gets a Boost from Slag Cement 
[]I-75 –Four-Mile Test Section in Michigan   In Michigan, a four-mile test section of concrete pavement is proving that slag cement can tackle some of the toughest conditions DOTs face today, including rapid freeze-thaw cycles, aggressive de-icing programs and high traffic loads.   MDOT  regularly places demonstration projects throughout the state,   more...
Through Harsh Winter, Slag Cement Meets the Schedule in Manhattan 
[Helena Construction]PROGRESS REPORT:  THE HELENA, 601 W. 57th, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK Despite harsh winter conditions, concrete work finished on time at The Helena, a 600,000-square-foot residential development that will offer 597 rental apartments, street-level commercial space and underground parking in the heart of Manhattan.   In Fall 2003, Bob   more...
Slag Cement Scores High for Award-Winning Clearview Elementary School 
- 801 Randolph Street – Hanover, Pennsylvania   [Clearview - Entrance]Clearview Elementary School in Hanover, Penn., is showing how slag cement makes the grade in institutional construction. Built with concrete, the school is designed to consume one-third less energy than a conventional structure, providing substantial cost savings that can be   more...
Slag Cement Concrete Anchors Award-Winning Transit System 
$1.9-billion AirTrain JFK project links New York’s JFK Airport with area transit systems   - AirTrain JFK – New York and New Jersey      [Air Train - Rendering]Created by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey,  AirTrain JFK  is a new transit system that links New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport with Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)   more...
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