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December 10 2017 Vol. IX • No. 25
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Holiday Gift Guide
Construction-Inspired Gifts for All on Your List...10
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The construction site is approximately 1.7 acres and an estimated 290 by 230 ft.
$40M Entertainment Hub Rises in Albuquerque Concrete Hauler Prefers T880S Mixers With MX-13 Engines...31
Ritchie Bros. Holds November Auction in Las Vegas...51
Table of Contents ................4 Attachments Section....15-17 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................31-33 Business Calendar ............40 Recycling Section.........41-47 Auction Section............51-55 Advertisers Index ..............54
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Designed to bring vibrancy to the downtown area, a $40 million entertainment hub is taking shape in Albuquerque, N.M. When complete, the facility will feature approximately 39,000 sq. ft. of mixed-use space, along with 60 residential market-rate apartment units. “The city is thinking big picture and longterm, so downtown continues to become the place for New Mexicans to live, work and play,” said Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, who came up with the idea for the highly anticipated project. “A strong, vibrant downtown is critical
to the overall success and health of our city.” Construction of One Central Entertainment District began in fall 2016, with a formal media event held in January 2017. Revitalizing downtown and Route 66 has been a focus of the current administration, making now the right time to build. The redevelopment is expected to catalyze economic growth and redevelopment, including office, residential and retail in the surrounding area. The creation of the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) line, which launched partial service Thanksgiving weekend, adds momentum to an area that will be amplified by the catalytic One Central Entertainment project. The neigh-
boring Innovate ABQ site, currently under development, also will create a dynamic interchange with the hub. Another key component of the project is the construction of an above-ground, multi-story parking structure with 423 spaces available. The garage will be owned by the private developer, One Central Associates LLC, for 10 years, and operated by the city of Albuquerque. After that time, the city has the option to purchase the garage at a nominal cost of $1,000. “The city is partnering on this important transit-oriented development project because we believe it will create a synergy with Innovate
Cellulose-Infused Concrete Is One Step Closer to Reality By Andrea Watts CEG CORRESPONDENT
On a sunny summer day at Oregon State University, before an audience of researchers and representatives from the construction industry, a Knife Riverowned ready-mix cement truck poured a batch of concrete. By all
appearances the concrete looked similar to concrete poured at a construction site with one notable exception. This concrete had wood in it — more specifically cellulose nanocrystals (CNC). If this test batch of concrete yields the same strength and curing results in a real-world setting as has been found in the laboratory,
CNC very likely could be a gamechanger for the concrete industry. Jeffrey Youngblood, a professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue University whose research focuses on polymers, readily admits that Robert Moon, a materials research engineer with the see CONCRETE page 22
see ENTERTAINMENT page 30
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Earlier this year, researchers poured a test batch of cellulose nanocrystals-infused concrete to see how it would perform in real-world conditions. Contractor Knife River participated in the test pour.