NRMCA Senior Director of Local Paving Phil Kresge recently participated in two fall concrete educational seminars hosted by the Ohio Concrete Association (OCA) that were targeted primarily at the design and specification communities. The Northeast region’s "For the Love of Concrete" seminar drew in 115 industry professionals, while the Southwest region’s "Concepts in Concrete Pavement Technology" hosted 65 individuals. The topic of Kresge’s presentation at the Northeast seminar was Concrete Overlays of Existing Asphalt Parking Lots; it paid particular attention to the concrete overlay guide of the same name. Kresge also reviewed the guide and told participants that the guide can help them overcome their resistance to specifying concrete overlays.

At the Southwest regional seminar, Kresge spoke on Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Concrete Pavements that featured an overview of NRMCA’s Concrete Pavement Analyst software for parking lot design and life-cycle cost comparisons. He also featured highlights from the ongoing research being conducted at the Concrete Sustainability Hub at MIT.