Concrete Association News

NRMCA endorses performance-based criteria
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Board of Directors has endorsed the voluntary use of performance-based specifications for U.S. ready mixed concrete applications.
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NRMCA elects new director
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has elected James A. Russ as chairman of its board of directors. Russ succeeds David L. Vickers, Lehigh Cement Co., who completed his one-year term at the conclusion of the annual convention in San Diego. Go to article ›››

ICRI announces new chapter in Greece
The International Concrete Repair Institute approved the charter of the ICRI Hellenic Chapter, based in Greece, in April. Go to article ›››

ACI elects new president
José M. Izquierdo-Encarnación, principal of Porticus, an engineering services company in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was recently elected president of ACI International (the American Concrete Institute). Go to article ›››

More ACI news
ACI also elected James R. Cagley to a two-year term as vice president. Cagley is president of Cagley & Associates, a consulting structural engineer firm in Rockville, Md. Go to article ›››

PCA elects chairman
Dan Harrington of Lehigh Cement Company is the new chairman of Portland Cement Association. Harrington’s official appointment follows a period as interim chairman following the resignation of Paul Yhouse on March 17.  Go to article ›››