Library

Concrete pavement has long been considered the most cost effective and sustainable pavement choice due to its ability to carry heavy traffic loads for long periods of time requiring only minimal routine maintenance and repairs over its performance life. Read more

Apple Valley Transit project

This project includes a two-story 750-space parking ramp, an elevated walkway over Cedar Avenue, and a plaza between the parking ramp and the bus transit station. Read more

ARM Pre-Con Checklist

For use by ARM members on concrete placement projects. Created by the ARM Technical Committee in May, 2011.

Belle Plaine grain bin project

This grain bin project uses alternative cementious materials in new applications and also, a shift in the rural agricultural marketsʼ commitment to the environment. It involved high replacement with slag and fly ash which ensuredthe strength and durability of the bin but also the reduction in heat stress on the mat footing. Read more

CIP 28 – Pervious Concrete

Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass through it, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and recharging ground water levels. Read more

Concrete: For Today, For the Future

I’m part of your everyday life, though you may not even realize it. I get people to work, provide a resting place for vehicles, insulate buildings, guide people through parks, even decorate gardens! Read more

CSHub: What's In Your Concrete?

A two-part analysis identifying chemical composition of concrete. This study research was conducted by Muhannad Abuhaikalin collaboration with Drs. K.Stewart and J.A. Ortega, and supervised by Profs. K.J. Van Vliet and F-J. Ulm and published by Concrete Sustainability Hub@MIT. Read more

Curing Guidelines

Curing is the maintenance of a satisfactory moisture content and temperature in concrete for a period of time immediately following placing and finishing so that the desired properties may develop. Read more

Exploring Porous Pavement Maintenance Strategies

Mn/DOT demonstrated a porous pavement vacuuming process using equipment owned and operated by Reliakor, a Minnesota-based Company at MnROAD on November 4, 2009. Read more

Exterior Concrete Standards

Aggregate should conform to ASTM C33 Class 5S minimum. A better specification is MN/DOT 3137. Read more

Great River Regional Library

The new Great River Regional Library is located in the City of St Cloud overlooking the Lake George area. Read more

Highway 494 & 694 paving project

This concrete paving project was performed by PCI Roads. Aggregate Industries supplied all the needed concrete aggregates for the paving from local sand and gravel operations. The materials achieved MnDOT’s incentive for well-graded aggregate as well as MnDOT’s full carbonate content incentive. Read more

Mille Lacs Housing ICF homes project

The Mille Lacs Band Housing Authority builds 15 to 20 homes a year. It chose to build these two ICF homes, which look very much like the other wood-frame homes in the development, to track the energy performance and durability of ICF construction. Read more

MIT Life Cycle Brief

Concrete Sustainability Hub @MIT – Special Research Brief – Adopting a Life-Cycle Perspective (April 2011). Read more

MPCA – Industrial Stormwater Guidebook

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s mission of working with state residents and businesses to protect, conserve and improve our environment reflects these values as do the regulatory actions we are authorized to take. The Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit is one of the most recent examples of this commitment. Read more

MPCA Site Inspection Form

MPCAA Monitoring Guidance Manual

This guidance document outlines sampling procedures for industrial facilities to comply with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Industrial Stormwater Multi Sector General Permit's monitoring requirements. Read more

Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework

The Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework was released in January 2011. Iit offers a step-by-step road map toward water sustainability, identifying problems in a holistic way and offering concrete solutions and action steps based on current science and best practices. Read more

NSSGA Guiding Principles for Sustainability

Members of NSSGA have a good story to tell the American people about the aggregates industry. Crushed stone, sand and gravel truly are the basic materials in practically everything that makes modern life possible and enjoyable. Read more

PPT Regarding Shoreview's 3rd Party Endorsements

2009 pervious concrete street project.

Repair Priorities report

This report from Smart Growth America urges states to fix roads before they expand them. It says that Minnesota and other states are not dedicating enough of their highway budgets to repairing existing roads. Read more

Roseville Library project

This renovated library used concrete throughout its structure in creative ways. The project showcases the canvas that concrete provides. This building is now LEED Gold certified; 75 percent of its original structure was reused. Read more

Sam's Club & Walmart project

These two stores were built simultaneously in Sartell, Minnesota, involving a significant amount of regular and integral colored for the stores, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and also laid class 5 aggregate in and around the buildings and parking lot areas. Read more

Superior Shores resort project

On Highway 61 just north of Two Harbors, this resort has had an exterior pool, hot tub, fire ring and patio area added as of summer 2010. The pool contractor did the concrete work which included shotcrete for a pool and hot tub along with decorative flatwork for the pool deck and fire ring area. The site constraints of working adjacent to an existing, fully operational resort during peak season called for extreme care in delivery and placement of concrete to minimize the disturbance at the resort. Read more

TERRA (Transportation Engineering & Road Research Alliance) Pervious Concrete Fact Sheet

Storm water runoff can have harmful effects on our streams, lakes, and wetlands. To reduce this problem, TERRA is leading the way with innovative research into the use of pervious pavements in northern climates. Read more

The Draw Park project

This park offers recreation for the community. It includes an amphitheater that is a center point in Ramsey; the community will gather there for years for various events. Read more

Town Green pavilion project

Town Green bandshell and facilities project involved white concrete columns and an arching concrete post-tensioned roof. The facilities are built on the site of a reclaimed aggregate quarry and exemplifies our industry’s responsible use of land and resources. Read more

Understanding Concrete Popouts

What is a popout? A popout is a hole in a concrete surface left after an aggregate particle has expanded and worked itself loose. Read more

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