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Association & Industry News
The Chesapeake (Maryland) chapter of Habitat for Humanity will honor NRMCA in October for its commitment to helping to build homes with ready mixed concrete and insulating concrete forms. In notifying NRMCA of the Chesapeake's In Kind Donors of the Year award, chapter CEO Mike Posko said, "Thanks to dedicated supporters like you, we have built nearly 800 homes over the past 41 years - providing safety and stability for more than 3,000 children and family members. Habitat homeowners have gone to college, found jobs as teachers and nonprofit leaders, and many have paid off their homes, building wealth that will last generations. Your support has also built stronger communities. Rising property values and increased civic pride encourage non-Habitat homeowners and businesses to engage in these communities, too." NRMCA will accept the award on October 12 in Baltimore on behalf of the many Producer and Associate members that have participated with Habitat for Humanity homebuilding programs across the U.S. Since January 2021, when NRMCA and Habitat for Humanity launched their partnership, construction has begun on 67 homes across 33 states; 39 of those homes have been completed. Click here to read the award letter and here for a detailed article on this partnership and how your company can get involved. 
Buildings
Last week, the Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council (CCPC) and Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA CT) sponsored a Concrete and Coffee session at the Slate School in North Haven, CT, reports NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk, FAIA. Phase Two of Slate School is currently under construction (seen here); the school is innovative in its use of insulated concrete forms and glass pozzolan low carbon concrete. At the session, Mruk spoke on industry decarbonization efforts; AIA CT President and Principal of Patriquin Architects Paolo Campos spoke about the school’s sustainable innovations; Urban Mining’s Lou Grasso spoke about low carbon concrete utilizing glass pozzolan; Nudura’s Ken Lynch spoke about ICFs and CCPC’s Dominic Di Cenzo spoke about the availability of other industry resources. Gilbane Construction hosted the session on site and O&G industries provided the concrete for the ICF pour demonstrations. Over 50 architects and contractors attended the event. NRMCA recently verified six system-level Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for the following Producer members:
NRMCA's Materials Division (Associate members) will host its annual meeting ahead of ConcreteWorks via Zoom on Monday, August 28, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. For more information or if you’re interested in being a part of the Materials Division Board, contact Director of Membership Engagement Amanda Muller at amuller@nrmca.org or 703-706-4838. 
New Foundation name, same great event! The Concrete Advancement Foundation (formerly the RMC Research & Education Foundation) has opened registration for this year’s Walk for Wellness. It will again take place as part of NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks and in conjunction with NRMCA’s National Truck Mixer Driver Championship. The Walk is scheduled for Sunday, October 1, at 8:30 a.m. (check in starts at 8 a.m.). Participants may pre-register; the registration fee is $25 and is tax deductible as a donation to the Foundation. We hope you will join us for this very popular event. The sponsorship program for the Walk has expanded. Sponsoring the Walk for Wellness is a terrific way to demonstrate your or your company’s support for the Foundation and the industry. Thank you to Chryso/GCP Applied Technologies, Heidelberg Materials, Master Builders Solutions, Holcim, Mack Trucks, King’s Material and Alan Sparkman for sponsoring this year's event. For more information, contact Foundation Senior Director Jennifer LeFevre at jlefevre@concreteadvancement.org or at 571-235-6247. 
SEO
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its long-awaited update to Davis-Bacon regulations, also known as prevailing wage rules on federally-assisted construction projects. DOL stated that the update is “the first comprehensive regulatory review in nearly 40 years, revisions to these regulations will promote compliance, provide appropriate and updated guidance, and enhance their usefulness in the modern economy.”
Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. August 21 - 22, Indianapolis August 24, Free Online Webinar August 28 - 31, Waldorf, MD *Sold Out September 7 - 8, Washington, DC September 11 - 15, Columbia, MD September 13, Free Online Webinar September 29 - October 3, Nashville, TN October 11 - 13, Centennial, CO October 17 - 20, Denver October 18, Online Course November 7 - 9, Charlotte, NC *Sold Out November 14 - 16, Dallas *Sold Out November 15, Free Online Webinar November 28 - 30, Orlando, FL *Low Capacity December 12 - 15, Orlando, FL *Sold Out December 12 - 14, Denver December 12, Charlotte, NC December 13, Online Course
Pavement
NRMCA Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge recently joined Ohio Concrete Association (OCA) Central/Southeast Promotion Director Lisa Weaver-Moon in presenting at a lunch and learn program at the Columbus, OH, offices of Toole Design. Representatives from other Toole Design offices, as well as from the City of Columbus, were also present via Zoom. Kresge’s presentation, Design and Construction of Concrete Trails, highlighted the CP Tech Center’s Guide to Concrete Trails and included a review of several project profiles. Additionally, at the request of Toole Design’s engineering group manager, Kresge discussed designing and specifying pervious concrete for trails. Printed copies of the Guide to Concrete Trails were provided for Toole Design and for Columbus city officials. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, with 19 offices in the U.S. and Canada, Toole Design specializes in landscape architecture and urban design. For more information, contact Phil Kresge at pkresge@nrmca.org. 
2024 March 18 - 21, Tampa, FL March 26 - 28, Denver October 10 - 14, Aurora, CO 
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