NRMCA, Build With Strength Present to American Concrete Institute Oklahoma Chapter

On December 10, Build With Strength Director, Building Innovations, Justin McCain partnered with the Oklahoma Ready Mixed Concrete Association to present the Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint to the American Concrete Institute's Oklahoma Chapter. The event was attended by approximately 20 attendees, including ready mix producers, owners, engineers and architects who were provided education and resources for specifying and implementing sustainable concrete design.

McCain said he aimed to send a clear message: materials cannot be considered sustainable if they are not also resilient. Concrete is the material of choice because of its long-term durability and unique capability to accomplish the sustainability goals of projects. He also introduced the available services offered by the Build With Strength team to the design-build community, including specification reviews, life cycle assessments and concrete design assistance. The meetings provided valuable insight into the firms along with guidance on how adopting performance-based specifications will maximize the ready mixed industry’s ability to deliver achievable concrete results.

For more information, contact Justin McCain at jmccain@nrmca.org.