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1、S T R O N G E R.C L E A N E R.G R E E N E R.U.S.C O N C R E T E 2 0 0 7 A N N U A L R E P O R TC O R P O R A T E P R O F I L EU.S.Concrete services the construction industry in several major markets in the United Statesthrough its two business segments:ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related produ
2、cts;and precast concrete products.The Company has 124 fixed and eight portable ready-mixed concrete plants,eight precast concrete plants,one concrete block plant and seven producing aggregates facilities.During 2007,these plants and facilities produced approximately 7.2 million cubic yards of ready-
3、mixed concrete,2.7 million eight-inch equivalent block units and 3.8 million tons of aggregates.For more informationon U.S.Concrete,visit http:/www.us-.I T S Y O U R P R O J E C T.I T S O U R W O R L D.In 2007,we successfully launched our company-wide EF Technology initiative,a commitment to environ
4、mentally friendly technologies that significantly reducecarbon dioxide(CO2)emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons annually.Our promotion and use of EF Technology resulted in a reduction of over 400,000 tonsof potential CO2 emissions,an 18%reduction in emissions over 2006.A premier example of EF
5、Technology in use is the construction of the award-winning California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.Featuring an aquarium,a planetarium and over 20 million scientifi c specimens,the building covers over 410,000 square feet of exhibition,educational and offi ce space.The strategy was to create
6、 a new building that would not only house powerful exhibitions,but also serve as a tangible example of environmentally superior construction.Because of the Academys unique design,several critical applications of concrete were needed to achieve the desired effect.The concrete was required to be envir