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Strategic Planning Meeting |
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The 2008 Annual Strategic Planning Meeting will be November 20 & 21, 2008 at the Lowes Vanderbilt Hotel in downtown Nashville. To register, please contact the Tennessee Concrete Association office at 615-360-7393 and ask for a registration form to be faxed to you. To make a room reservation with the hotel, please do so by October 21, 2008 by calling 800-336-3335. Remember that this is our most important member meeting of the year! It allows TCA members to provide direction for the upcoming year. We look forward to seeing you in November! |
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Pervious Concrete Parking |
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Mt. Juliet Pervious Concrete Parking System Communities all across Tennessee are designing new strategies to deal with a big problem – storm water runoff. The cities of Mt. Juliet and Lebanon and the county in which they are located - Wilson County - are experiencing rapid growth. These local governments are taking a pro-active and unified approach to their storm water issues by seeking to encourage businesses, developers and contractors to employ storm water practices that reduce total runoff, improve water quality for the community, and ease demands on public storm water infrastructure |
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Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) The upscale Gettysvue subdivision in West Knoxville contains a unique house built by Randy and Corry Susong, both experienced realtors and developers - their three story 6,200 ft2 home uses insulated concrete forms (ICF) for the exterior walls. Other than the wide window sills, it is not obvious to the casual observer that the exterior walls are made with 8 inch ICF. However, their neighbors know. The Susong electric bill averages approximately $500 less per month than their neighbors. In addition, many of their close neighbors half-jokingly tell Randy that during a tornado or earthquake everyone in the neighborhood will congregate in the Susong house for protection. |
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