Precast Inc. - November/December 2008 - (Page 80) producers confirm that core strengths represent the true condition of the inplace concrete. Items in the checklist are based on ASTM C 42-04, “Standard Test Method for Obtaining and Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete.” The list covers sampling, specimens, measurement, testing and reporting. The ASCC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of those who build with concrete, and to providing them a unified voice in the construction industry. Members include concrete contracting firms, manufacturers, suppliers and others interested in the concrete industry. For more information on ASCC, visit www.ascconline.org or call (314) 962-0210. (ICFA), the ICFA’s official newsletter, ICFA Dialog, will be published within the pages Concrete Homes, the premier magazine on the residential concrete market. Steve Heller, ICFA executive director, said that publishing the ICFA Dialog in Concrete Homes magazine provides a better information service to ICFA members and a better value for their advertising dollar. ICFA will deliver more industry news to the membership while reaching a broader audience. All ICFA members will now receive a complimentary copy of Concrete Homes magazine as well as the association’s bimonthly electronic newsletter, the ICFA Informer. Visit the magazine online at www.concretehomesmagazine.com. Concrete Homes magazine to publish ICFA Dialog Concrete Homes magazine has announced that in cooperation with the Insulating Concrete Form Association CSDA 2009 Convention to be held in Cancun The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association, St. Petersburg, Fla., has announced that its 37th annual convention will be held March 3-8 in Cancun, Mexico, at the CasaMagna Marriott Cancun Resort. Concrete-cutting professionals from around the world will experience an exciting program set in an exotic tropical paradise. Keynote speaker Robert Stevenson, an internationally recognized speaker, trainer and author, will open the program with a presentation on Leadership in a Changing World. Technical and business sessions led by seasoned contractors and wellestablished manufacturers will include everything from dry diamond cutting reinforced concrete at a nuclear power plant to the care and maintenance of high-cycle equipment, managing large international jobs and wire sawing. Social events and the CSDA Golf Tournament are also on the agenda. Information about the 2009 CSDA Convention is available online at www.csda.org. For more information, call CSDA at (727) 577-5004. BOOTH 955 THE PRECAST SHOW BOOTH 440 THE PRECAST SHOW 80 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2008 | PRECAST INC. http://www.ascconline.org http://www.concretehomesmagazine.com http://www.csda.org http://www.bikboomtrucks.com http://www.stackit.net http://www.stackit.net http://www.bikboomtrucks.com
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