The RMC Research & Education Foundation announced the release of its Sustainable Concrete Plant Guidelines. The concept behind the development of the Guidelines was to further the efforts underway within the concrete industry in the sustainable development field and assist producers by providing additional resources on how to make their own plants and operations more sustainable. 

The Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative announced at this year’s World of Concrete its 2010 goals and initiatives to align sustainable development activities within the concrete industry. 

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is now doubling the weather exposure limited warranty for its entire line of DensArmor Plus interior panels from six months to 12 months. 

Sto Corp. announced the addition of Melissa Cooke, CPA as its new controller. The Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association, has named Donald Bliss

National Gypsum announced its PermaBase brand Cement Board and PermaBase Flex Cement Board products have achieved Greenguard Children & Schools Certification. 

ICC Evaluation Service Inc and Underwriters Laboratories announced that United States Gypsum Co. is the first to have products assessed through the new Dual Evaluation and Certification Program receiving both the ICC-ES Mark for code compliance and the UL Mark for safety. 

Several technical sessions at the ACI Spring 2010 Convention, March 21-25, in Chicago, will highlight concrete repair in nontraditional and extreme conditions. Technical tours will supplement sessions by providing a hands-on look at unique concrete projects in the Chicago area.  

A panel discussion at the National Press Club examined a study released by the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business addressing the economic implications of a proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule on the cement industry. 

Announced in conjunction with this year’s ARA The Rental Show in Orlando this week, Terex AWP has several company announcements pertaining to its Genie brand aerial work platforms and rough terrain vehicle lines, and services. 

The state of Delaware has updated its statewide adoption of NFPA 1, Fire Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code to the 2009 editions, and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code to the 2008 edition. The state has also updated several other NFPA codes and standards to the latest version. All adoptions became effective on November 11, 2009.