NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Greg Halsted recently accepted an invitation to become a member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Concrete Pavement Materials. The committee is concerned with research and innovation related to the selection, proportioning, testing, characterization, modeling, design and production of cementitious materials, concrete and their additives to improve performance, durability and quality control. TRB standing committees are responsible for various tasks that contribute to the advancement of proper transportation practice, including proposing and sharing research, sponsoring workshops and symposia while keeping the transportation community informed and engaged with the latest developments and challenges in the field. Halsted’s three-year term as a committee member will help ensure that ready mixed concrete continues to be properly positioned and discussed as the material of choice for our nation’s pavements.
Two months ago, TRB announced that it was immediately sunsetting its current standing technical committees in favor of a new structure intended to be more cohesive and streamlined. One result of the reorganization is that far fewer individuals will be involved in TRB committee work than in the past, making Halsted’s selection noteworthy.
“This is a timely and critical appointment for the ready mixed concrete industry so that our voices can be heard during the current debates surrounding concrete’s resiliency and sustainability,” said Brian Killingsworth, NRMCA executive vice president and division head, promotion and codes.
Halsted looks forward to interacting with fellow concrete pavement professionals and discussing the assistance available to them through NRMCA, its members and the Pave Ahead initiative.
For more information, contact Greg Halsted at ghalsted@nrmca.org.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association