Archive for September, 2010

Construction news roundup

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Don’t waste time scouring the Web for the latest need-to-know construction news. We’ve collected it for you:

Cory’s Quality Conundrum: Rebar placement for cast-in-place concrete

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Do you know your rebar requirements? When working with cast-in-place concrete, rebar placement should follow certain measurements, per ACI 318-80, the Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.

Read on to learn what it takes to get rebar right.

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Building bridges to save endangered species

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

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The Times of Northwest Indiana recently ran an interesting story about how the littlest of creatures spawned a relatively big project: A $60,000 bridge to save the habitat of the Smooth Green Snake, an endangered species in Indiana.  As the builder on the project, Berglund is mentioned in the article.

The bridge is part of a bike path that the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is building in Munster, Ind. Because of the surrounding areas (a golf course and homes), the bike path was forced to travel directly through the snakes’ habitat. The bridge will route bikers over the habitat, and is being called the “Green Snake Bridge.”

Read the full article here.