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More than 4,000 members of the precast concrete industry will gather March 3-5, 2022 for The Precast Show 2022. IT will take place at the Kansas City Convention Center. The Precast Show is the largest precast-specific trade show in North America. It is the one place you can find the […]
NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials announces Aramco as its Founding Sustaining Member. The two organizations will work together to achieve more sustainable building solutions through advances in nonmetallic technologies. Aramco is already a leader in the use of nonmetallic materials, deploying nonmetallic solutions within their […]
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, and the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), Mt. Vernon, IA, held their inaugural ASCC/TCA Safety Summit in Houston, TX, on November 12, 2021. The event brought together those responsible for safety in their companies for a day of information exchange. Safety […]
The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) has released new and updated safety materials. These materials are aimed at fulfilling its ongoing mission of Promoting safe concrete pumping practices. The first item, Safety Bulletin: Use of Lay Flat Hose, identifies and illustrates the handling guidelines for using ng lay-flat hoses on […]
The National Institute of Building Sciences, created by Congress in 1974, has named the first female board chair. She will serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. Anne M. Ellis, P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, M.NAC, Executive Director with the Charles Pankow Foundation, recently was elected to serve alongside several new […]
The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI), the only association in the concrete industry devoted solely to repair and restoration, announced a new Licensing Agreement with Technical Applications for Concrete Materials (TACM). This agreement gives rights to the usage of the industry standard trademarked ICRI Concrete Surface Profiles, CSP. Referencing ICRI […]
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. This is the second year in a row PCA has earned this […]
Dan Hooks, CERP (Certified Event Rental Professional), president and CEO of Party Reflections, in Charlotte, N.C., is now the 59th president of the board of directors for the American Rental Association (ARA), an international trade association serving the equipment and event rental industry. As president, Hooks will assume a key role […]
The American Concrete Institute has launched ACI 318PLUS – an entirely new annual subscription that provides users with convenient digital interactive access to ACI CODE-318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, along with in-document access to related resources, robust digital notetaking, and enhanced search. ACI 318 PLUS also […]
The 2021 DCC election results are in. Jeff Eiswerth, H&C Decorative Concrete Products, is the new council director. Tonia Primavera of SUNDEK is the new council director elect. H&C Decorative Concrete, a division of the Sherwin Williams Company, has been a member with ASCC since 2015. “My hope is that […]
