Issue 07/2012

This month, as for every one of our twelve issues published each year, BFT focuses on a special main topic. This time it is “Concrete and color”....

The CE marking (previously CE mark) signifies „Conformité Européenne“ and indicates that a product bearing this European symbol may be placed on the...

The trade fair GaLaBau will represent itself even greater and even more attractive in the year of its anniversary. Europe‘s leading trade fair for...

Bibko is one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of residual concrete recycling system for the ready-mixed concrete and precast concrete industry....

Sika Deutschland GmbH has strengthened the team of the business unit structural waterproofing: Thomas Zitzelsberger joined the company and took the...

Obviously, any company will celebrate its 50th anniversary. By contrast, it is probably far less common to celebrate 33 years of doing business. The...

The European Soccer Championship that has just come to its end triggered a giant investment avalanche in the Ukraine and Poland. Both countries profit...

The EU commission has awar­ded INSU-SHELL with the Best of the Best Life Environ­ments Award. The project partners RWTH Aachen University, DuraPact,...

The San Juan stadium in west Argentina, a city with a population of over 100,000, was erected by a construction method that is almost typical. Many...

For the 18th time building material experts from all over the world will meet in Weimar/Germany for the international building materials conference...

The 6th InfoDay at the Concrete Quality Assurance Association “Güteschutz Beton NRW und Betonmarketing West“ focused on the early strength of concrete...

Fly ash has been used for concrete production for over 50 years. During this period, research and practical experience have shown and confirmed that...

The mix design of a durable, self-compacting concrete that is optimized using the software BétonLab Pro results in longer mixing times, which can be reduced significantly by applying multi-stage...

For about 50 years, the South Indian textile company The Chennai Silks (TCS) has been producing and selling textiles and clothing. In March 2010, the...

This year, Harold Scholz & Co. GmbH celebrates its 110th anniversary. Founded on 30 April 1902 by Karl Anton Rudolf Scholz together with the...

Demand for colored concreteis growing, and not only for masonry products. Precast and even ready-mix manufacturers are looking for ways to diversify....

When the designers of the well-known practice Zaha Hadid Architects, London, designed the exhibition for Roca, the sanitary fittings manufacturer,...

During the course of many years we have developed a variety of techniques to dose color pigments into concrete. The goal of this article is to give...

Colored architectural concrete is becoming increasingly popular. The production of colored concrete, however, is in many ready-mixed concrete and...

Interview with Dr. Peter Boos, director of Heidel­berg Cement’s central laboratory in Ennigerloh, Germany   Why is cement gray? Dr. Peter Boos: This...

(10) US 8,181,415 B2(22) Oct. 19, 2009(45) May 22, 2012(76) Steven J. Mancine, Livermore, ME (US)(57) The modular construction block is a modular...

(10) WO 2012/041330 A3 (22) 30 September 2011 (43) 5 April 2012 (71) CONNOVATE APS [DK/DK]; Frederiksgade 32, DK-8000 Aarhus C (DK).(57) Roofing...

(10) WO 2012/069016 A1 (22) 25.11.2011 (43) 31.05.2012 (71) OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC [US/US]; Ohio 43659 (US) (57) Disclosed are a...

(10) WO 2012/064164 A1 (22) 28 March 2011 (43) 18 May 2012 (71) RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE [LV/LV]; Kalku iela 1, LV-1658 Riga (LV). (57) The...

The development of new silicate binder systems providing innovative properties is one of the main fields of activity of the Maleki GmbH based in...

Eudur-Bau GmbH & Co. KG of Herzebrock-Clarholz/Germany has been manufacturing complete solutions as concrete constructions for industry, noise...

Serviceability and durability: These aspects are the challenging building tasks in planning and maintenance of parking garages and underground parking...

(10) US 2012/0125236 A1 (22) Dec. 8, 2008 (43) May 24, 2012 (76) Raita Iwata, Chigasaki (JP); Tomomi Sugiyama, Chigasaki (JP); Takumi Sugamata,...