Natural disasters have left an indelible mark on America over the past few years. From recent flooding in Colorado to the massive tornado in Moore, OK, earlier this year, Mother Nature has wrought a path of destruction that has left millions of dollars worth of damage in her wake. Although rebuilding from these events can… Read more »
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Construction research advances in cities and regions across the globe
All over the world, eco-friendly concrete applications are being sought by companies who are realizing that respecting the environment can actually result in a number of financial benefits. Not only are steel-reinforced concrete structures costly to build, they leave behind a lot of unsalvageable materials when they get pulverized for deconstruction. However, an exciting new… Read more »
Is crushed concrete good for the environment?
Concrete may seem like a wasteful product to many. It’s great as a construction material, but if a building is demolished, all we see is a wrecking ball tearing into a wall and pulverizing the concrete into tiny bits. It may seem like there’s not a lot of reuse for this garbage, but researchers at… Read more »
Is concrete going green?
Going green has been the cool thing to do in recent years for companies in all industries. Sustainability has been a growing discussion topic all over the world as we try to figure out new ways of adapting to limited resources. Although a lot of focus is placed on gasoline, electricity and carbon-based fuels, advances… Read more »
Out of the concrete comes electricity?
Access to electricity is a growing concern in our society. Every day, new applications for electricity are being discovered. The installation of above-ground power lines can become cumbersome as an electrical grid grows in capacity. New developments in concrete formulas, however, are allowing some to consider a future where electricity can travel through our roads… Read more »
Bergen Mobile Concrete & Emerging Concrete Technologies
Concrete demolition is a job that has required some fairly wasteful processes up to now. Demolition machines are meant to pulverize the building material into rubble, leaving nothing useful left behind to repurpose into new buildings. A lot of water is sprayed to keep dust, which may contain harmful substances, from getting into the air…. Read more »
Did the Fourth remind you of improvements?
It’s what Americans do, really. Go to the relative or friend with the best back yard and grill out, lay out and enjoy our nations great history. But while you were marveling at your friends’ patio, or newly paved concrete driveway, did it make you think about the improvements you could make to your home?… Read more »
Can Supply NJDOT Class B and High Early Concrete
Bergen Mobile Concrete has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Transportation for its Class B truck, which means it’s able to deliver bigger loads for bigger projects. Also recently, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved high-early concrete for delivery as well. This is a huge step for… Read more »
No New Jersey concrete project too big or small
Some New Jersey concrete companies only take large concrete projects. Some can only handle smaller projects. Bergen Mobile Concrete, though, we can handle them all. No project is too big or small for our company. We’ve worked on projects on the interstate and airports; we’ve worked on projects in people’s backyard, with our mobile concrete… Read more »
In the middle of New Jersey concrete clean up
New Jersey took the brunt of the force from Superstorm Sandy, and as you can imagine, we’ve been front and center in helping out the rebuilding efforts. Our mobile concrete buggy and fleet of concrete mixers have been doing their best to help rebuild sidewalks, curbs and road damage. Trees that fell ripped up sidewalks… Read more »