70th Annual University of Minnesota Concrete Conference
The University of Minnesota is hosting the 70th annual concrete conference on December 3, 2020. This year it’s fully virtual, so even if you don’t live anywhere near Minnesota, you […]
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Concrete: adaptive and resilient engineering for climate change
Julie Buffenbarger will present a FREE webinar on June 3 titled “Concrete: Adaptive and Resilient Engineering for Climate Change.” The presentation has been approved for 1 AIA LU. All attendees […]
Trends in modern concrete floors
Kevin MacDonald is presenting a webinar sponsored by the Minnesota Concrete Council. It’s at 8:00 a.m. CDT on May 21st. The topic is “Trends in modern concrete floors.” Almost one-third […]
Low-activity waste at Hanford site
The National Academy of Sciences has published our committee’s final report, in which we address the public comments on our previous reports and the study overall. Our committee provided oversight […]
Embodied carbon in concrete
The January 2020 issue of Architect, the journal of the American Institute of Architects, quotes Julie Buffenbarger in its article on zero-net-carbon structural materials. Seeking to reduce the carbon footprint […]
I-91 Brattleboro Bridge relied on MacDonald’s expertise
Beton’s Kevin MacDonald designed the concrete mixture proportions and performed thermal control modeling for the I-91 Brattleboro Bridge in Vermont. The bridge took First Place in the Infrastructure Division of […]
Buffenbarger featured in ENR article and at ACI session
Julie Buffenbarger, our senior scientist and sustainability principal, was recently quoted in the article, Voices of the Concrete Sector, in the October 14/21 issue of the Engineering News- Record. When […]
Buffenbarger article focuses on concrete’s environmental footprint
Beton’s Julie Buffenbarger wrote an article for the May 2019 issue of Gulf Construction magazine about factors that impact concrete’s environmental footprint. She asserts that it is imperative that the […]
Engineering student project helps Hmong farmers
Members of the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA) got a preview of their new Brussels sprouts harvester last week. HAFA is a cooperative that owns 150 acres near Rosemount, MN. […]
Grout may immobilize radioactive wastes at Hanford
The Tri-City Herald reports that certain radioactive wastes at the Hanford site in Washington State may be treated by mixing them into cement-based grout. The radioactive wastes from the Manhattan […]