Precast Inc. - May/June 2008 - (Page 73) concrete industry. Industry expert speakers will include Bob Harris of the Decorative Concrete Institute and Bent Mikkelsen of Concrete Décor Magazine. Founder Michael Bulnes of California Decorative Concrete wanted to create a source of continuing education for concrete contractors. The trick was how to deliver the industry knowledge in a way that would make the biggest impact on their businesses. The learning design consists of technical application and practical business track classes; panel discussions with the guest experts; networking events; contractor competitions; and hands-on installation work. Decorative Concrete Cruise serves the decorative concrete and coating industries by providing seminars, interactive training and in-depth analysis of challenges in the industry. For more information, contact Michael Bulnes at (916) 220-6913 or visit www.decorativeconcretecruise.com. It’s About Making Precast Concrete! New software version released for predicting service life of concrete structures Life-365 Service Life Predication Model, a trademarked, standardized software model used to evaluate the service life of steelreinforced concrete structures, has received a major upgrade. In use for more than seven years by the civil engineering community, Life-365 LIFE-365 VERSION 2.0 SCREEN SHOT compares different strategies and techniques for increasing service life of the structure. The new version has a completely redesigned user interface, a new probabilistic approach and improved life-cycle cost functionality. BOOTH 327 ERMC.COM Elk River Machine Company MAY/JUNE 2008 | WWW.PRECAST.ORG 73 http://ERMC.COM http://www.decorativeconcretecruise.com http://ERMC.COM http://www.precastform.com http://www.precastform.com http://www.precast.org
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