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The article reports on various business developments in the U.S. in May 1948. It says that the directors of Monarch Machine Tool Co. has set up a fund for engineering scholarships for youth worth 30,000 U.S. dollars in Shelby, Ohio. According to the author, Bric-Bloc Inc. has decided to manufacture concrete blocks with fillings of exploded shale. Two photographs of the Intelex Using robot brain equipment from International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. are also presented.

The article reports on the initiative of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) to create a product research and development division in the U.S. The initiative led the company to complete a single-family house at the National Association of Homebuilders' (NAHB) Research Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The project features concrete block prototypes which expand the design potential of concrete masonry units.

Presents information on concrete block machineries introduced in the U.S. market in March 2004. A860 concrete block machine from Ceric Inc.; Columbia CPM 60 block machine from Columbia Machine Inc.; Tiger TG-3 and TG-4 concrete product machines from Pathfinder Systems.

States that an influx of new colors, textures and sizes and more consistent structural performance, are influencing architects to embrace concrete blocks as legitimate finishing material for public and commerical buildings across the United States. Comments from architect Robb Jolly of the National Concrete Masonry Association; Traditional and modern features of the concrete masonry unit (CMU) industry; Details on the modern manufacturing of concrete blocks.

The article reports on the rise in the use of concrete block in residential and factory construction in the U.S., due to shortage in clay, brick, and lumber supply.

Describes the latest concrete-block systems designed by the National Concrete Masonry Association in the U.S. as of December 1987. Biaxial Block; Heatsoak Block; Footer Block; Roofcap Paver.

Focuses on the benefits of installing the Commercial Block Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) to the construction of multiplex theaters in the U.S. according to Mike Schwab, owner and president of Taylorsville, Utah-based Commercial Block Systems. Features of the Commercial Block; Advantages of the ICF compared with other forming systems; Significance of the product to theater owners.

Light rail track is being installed on a floating bridge in the United States for the first time as part of a £4.5bn project. New track will be installed on the bridge which currently carries a section of the Interstate 90 highway across Lake Washington between Seattle and Mercer Island. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research Engineering Laboratory was chosen to be the test site for a cellular concrete block safety system designed by Engineered Arresting Systems Corp. The blocks, known as Engineered Materials Arresting Systems, provide a safety cushion for aircraft that overshoot the runway.

The article features the Astra-Glaze-SW+glazed masonry units, a concrete blocks with thermoset glazing compound, produced by the Trenwyth Industries Inc. in the U.S. These masonry units is available in a variety of shapes and colors with sound absorption option which made it ideal for schools, gymnasiums, cafeterias, auditoriums, and corridors.

Discusses the developments in the use of pervious paving systems by the U.S. concrete construction industry, as of February 2005. Efforts of architects in incorporating the paving systems and textured concrete blocks into the designs of structures; Views on the challenges faced by the industry concerning the paving systems; Importance of cooperation in promoting the paving systems among all national concrete organizations.

Presents an excerpt from the "Feed Draw Magazine" owned by concrete block machine manufacturer Columbia Machine Inc. based in Vancouver, Washington. Founders of the company; Hydraulic concrete block machine innovation of Columbia; Marketing approach of the company.

Discusses the Monument project devised by Paul Hawks which involves the construction of 50-foot-high letters on an Oregon hilltop spelling out the words "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - IN GOD WE TRUST". Hawkes' profession as a marketing consultant; Plan to build the Monument with 67,460 concrete blocks, each of which is faced with granite and can be inscribed with a 170-character message of one's choice for just $129.

Focuses on the ability of toxic gas radon to penetrate in concrete blocks according to a study in North Carolina. Reorientation of priorities for treating residential radon problems; Transmission of gaseous soil pollutants through hollow-core concrete blocks; Factors influencing the depressurizing of houses.

Presents contact information of several concrete block suppliers in Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada and New Mexico.

Reports the completion of the Wesley Seale Dam project in Corpus Christi, Texas. Investigations on the earth-and-concrete dam rehabilitation; Use of mass-concrete ballast to stabilize ground anchors by contractor Freese and Nichols; Description of the Ambursen-type dam.

The article presents a study called "Brick & Block" from The Freedonia Group Inc. on brick consumption in the U.S. According to the study, demand for brick and block products will increase to 2.2 percent annually. Clay brick is forecast to increase annually 1.8 percent, and the demand in concrete block and brick products such as structural block will also increase. Also projected is the above-average gains of decorative concrete block and it was assumed that the fastest growth will be for products used in fences, pavements and landscapes.

Reports on the agreement of Verot Oaks Building Blocks(VOBB) Inc. with Johnson Concrete Company for the production of the patented VOBB concrete block in North Carolina.

Features the autoclaved aerated concrete blocks manufactured by the U.S.-based company, E-Crete Co. Uses; Price; Manufacture.

Reports on the legislation directing federal agencies to specify concrete block and recessed lighting fixtures in modular metric sizes in the United States. Application of law to projects put out for bid after January 1997; Appointment of a construction metrication ombudsman; Absence of opposition to producing metrically dimensioned products.

Focuses on the installation of Anchor Vertica Pro modular concrete walls and Conlock II articulating concrete blocks at the Waverly Park channel by the City of Fort Worth, Texas in an effort to combat channel erosion and residential flooding problems. Who the blocks were manufactured by; Addition of reinforced backfill material to the blocks so that hydrostatic pressure behind the wall would dissipate.