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Over the weekend of October 20 - 21, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk participated in the Construction Specification Institute’s Northeast Region Board retreat held in Hartford, CT. In attendance were Northeast Chapter CSI presidents and Northeast Region Board officers: front row left to right - Dave Newman (Hartford), Martin Helly (NER treasurer), Rebecca Campbell (Vermont), Joe Lodbell (New Jersey) and Todd Buck (New Hampshire/Maine). Back row were, left to right - Jim Grucella (Buffalo/Western New York), Ken Gehringer (Long Island), Steve Van Dyke (Worcester), Jay Stoffher (Connecticut), Ken Lambert (NER president), NRMCA’s Frank Mruk (Rhode Island), Kevin Phillips (Syracuse), Alan Turner (Rochester) and Len Anastasi (Boston). Andrea Dinice (Metro NYC/NER vice president) also participated virtually. Photo Credit: Terri Bracken (NER CSI marketing manager).

Founded in 1948, CSI is a national not-for-profit association of more than 6,000 members dedicated to improving the communication of construction information through continuous development and transformation of specification standards and formats, education and certification of professionals. CSI members work tirelessly to effectively communicate the designers’ vision, the material producers’ solutions and the constructors’ techniques to create outstanding facilities that meet facility owners’ objectives.

The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting architects and specifiers at the cutting edge of industry best practice. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org.

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Implementing low carbon technologies is not without challenges. For cement and concrete producers along with concrete contractors, it means installing new equipment, testing new concrete mixtures and learning new ways to manufacture, place and finish concrete. This session will explore how policy, investment in new technologies and innovation will help the concrete industry meet its carbon neutrality goals. 

  • Harnessing the Power of Buy Clean for Your Growth, Our Planet and the Sustainability of the Built Environment, Michael LeMonds, vice president, ESG and chief sustainability officer, Holcim
  • The Path to Decarbonization Includes a Deep Dive Into Slag and Harvested Fly Ash, Larry Rowland, sustainability market manager, Heidelberg Materials and Bill Fedorka, P.E., vice president, CCP Services, The SEFA Group
  • CO2 Mineralization in Concrete Production: Another Solution to Concrete Sustainability, Igor de la Varga, PhD, director of applied customer solutions, CarbonCure Technologies
  • Metropolitan Park 7/8 - A Low Carbon Case Study, Kate Williamson, PE, associate, Thornton Tomasetti and Jim Martinoski, vice president, logistics, Miller & Long

Concrete Innovations Session 17 is scheduled for Wednesday, November 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. Click here to register. Visit www.concreteinnovations.com for upcoming sessions.

For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.

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Build With Strength along with the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association and ACI's Washington State chapter earlier this month hosted a Pathways to Low Carbon Concrete symposium at the Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle. NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Patrick Matsche said the event drew over 150 of the region’s top influencers, users and producers of ready mixed concrete. Billed as Market Questions – Market Answers, the symposium focused on real world projects with GWP (global warming potential) targets, both previously completed and scheduled for completion. Multiple panelists from the AEC community and the local ready mixed concrete industry provided insights into best practices and lessons learned. The keynote address was delivered by Kelsey Rose, senior manager, Hines Interests on the The Market Demand for Decarbonizing Concrete.
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On Tuesday, NRMCA Safety, Environment and Operations (SEO) Department staff was on hand for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announcement of its preliminary Top 10 Violations for FY 2023, across both construction and general industry. The rollout of the latest data took place at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo in New Orleans. OSHA annually releases the new information at the NSC event.

OSHA’s FY 2023 Top Ten Violations were:

  1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.501)
  2. Hazard Communication (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.1200)
  3. Ladders (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.1053)
  4. Scaffolding (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.451)
  5. Powered Industrial Trucks (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.178)
  6. Lockout/Tagout (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.147)
  7. Respiratory Protection (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.134)
  8. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.503)
  9. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.102)
  10. Machine Guarding (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.212)

OSHA’s FY 2023 Top 10 contains the same violations as in the last 10 years, but in different order. OSHA advises that employers use the list as a guide to identify and mitigate workplace hazards. OSHA’s Top 10 list and more information, when released publicly, can also be found here.

For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.

Build With Strength Director, Building Innovations, Justin McCain attended the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s (TACA) Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar held earlier this month in Irving. It included ready mix producers, industry experts and suppliers from throughout the state; the event was put on by TACA's Environmental/Sustainability Committee and Safety/Transportation Committee; the agenda included presentations highlighting pertinent topics regarding the ready mix industry’s environmental, sustainability and safety regulations and issues. Much of the seminar's focus was on low carbon concrete and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s), McCain said. NRMCA spoke with ready mix producers and offered assistance regarding EPD’s, all while emphasizing what the industry is doing to promote concrete as the building material of choice throughout Texas.

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

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NRMCA, through its Build With Strength and Pave Ahead initiatives, is seeking nominations for the 2024 Concrete Innovations Awards. The award program recognizes outstanding achievement in concrete design and construction. Innovative projects are awarded for outstanding performance while lowering environmental impacts, including embodied and operational carbon footprint.

Buildings and infrastructure projects substantially designed and built using concrete in the United States in the last five years are eligible. Projects must demonstrate improved performance and sustainability. An NRMCA member company must have been involved in supplying products or services to the project. Areas of excellence include advanced quality control, innovative cements, supplementary cementitious materials, admixtures, aggregates, recycling methods, carbon capture and sequestration technologies, measurement tools or innovative designs that improve performance and sustainability.

Nominations should be sent via www.concreteinnovations.com; the deadline is January 31, 2024. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.

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Calendar

Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website.

November 7 - 9, Charlotte, NC *Sold Out
The Effective RMC Supervisor Course
Co-located with CRMCA
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

November 7 - 9, Online Course
Handling Concrete Specifications, Low Strength Problems and Mixture Submittals
Email: Karthik Obla, 703-706-4863

November 14 - 16, Dallas *Sold Out
NRMCA Dispatcher Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

November 15, Free Online Webinar
Concrete Innovations Session 17
Email: Lionel Lemay, 847-922-7995

November 28 - 30, Orlando, FL *Sold Out
Environmental Course
Co-located with Florida Concrete & Products Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

November 29, Indianapolis
Lower Embodied Carbon Concrete Educational Event & ICF Tour
Email: Donn C. Thompson, 224-627-3933

December 11 - 18, Online Course
Concrete Durability Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 12 - 15, Orlando, FL *Sold Out
Plant Manager Certification Course
Co-located with Florida Concrete & Products Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 12 - 14, Denver
CCSP Module II: Understanding the Concrete Contractors Business
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 12, Charlotte, NC *Limited Seating
NRMCA's Improving Concrete Quality
Co-located with Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Email: Karthik Obla, 703-706-4863

December 13, Online Course
Concrete Innovations Session 18
Email: Lionel Lemay, 847-922-7995

2024
January 16 - 19, Los Angeles *Sold Out
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 5 - 9, Oklahoma City
NRMCA's Regional Short Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 13 - 15, Denver
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 27 - 29, Orlando, FL
Advanced Dispatch Management Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 18 - 21, Tampa, FL
NRMCA 2024 Annual Convention
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

March 26 - 28, Denver
CCSP IV: Professional Sales Skills
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

October 10 - 14, Aurora, CO
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2024
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852