Concrete Ready-Mix Episodes
April 20, 2023
EP #045 - EPA NOx Out Concrete
Once again, the EPA is tightening the screws on cement plants in regard to the release of nitrogen oxide. Obviously, this impacts the concrete industry. But how? This episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast features Peter Paon…
April 13, 2023
EP #044 - Concrete & Type IL Cement: No Turning Back
Are you looking to use Type I/II cement in your next project? If so, good luck to you! Rich Szecsy from Alamo Concrete Products is back on the show to provide insight into how Type IL cement has rapidly gained a dominant pos…
March 9, 2023
EP #041 - Typical Concrete Vapor Barrier Detail Defies Science
Are we detailing the placement of vapor barrier in the typical slab-on-ground design all wrong? When moisture develops on a concrete surface, where is it coming from? Below the surface or above? Bob Higgins, a concrete and w…
Sept. 22, 2022
EP #022: Adding Fiber to Your Concrete Diet
Over the last couple of years, what decades-old technology did the concrete industry routinely turn to when wire mesh became unavailable and too expensive? Synthetic Fibers. In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, we …
Sept. 8, 2022
EP #020 - Ain't Nothin' More Sustainable than Concrete
What (or who) is preventing concrete from being more sustainable (i.e. environmentally friendly)? On this week's episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, I sat down with Rich Szecsy from Alamo Concrete Products Company and he …
June 9, 2022
EP #009: Concrete Gets Hydrophobic
In this episode of the Concrete Logic podcast, we brought on Brent Rollins and Scott DiLoreto from Spray-Lock to discuss colloidal silica. If you are like most folks, you probably never heard of colloidal silica (CS). It is …
May 26, 2022
EP #007 - Concrete Cylinders Are So Immature
In this episode of Concrete Logic, we welcome Mark Chase of RPX Technologies to the show. Mark is an expert on concrete sensors. These sensors are used to monitor the strength and temperature of in-place concrete. Traditiona…
May 5, 2022
EP #004 - Look Ma! Concrete with No Cracks!
In this episode of Concrete Logic Podcast, we welcome Jason Adams CEO of MEGASLAB. I found Jason and his company when researching jointless slab-on-grades for a project. If you Google "jointless concrete slabs," you'll find …