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Association & Industry News
NRMCA’s M2M Benefit program continues to grow and provide better services and more value to all members by adding two more Associate members. F-MAX is a leading company in producing and distributing high-quality synthetic microfibers for the construction industry and chemical additives. F-MAX is offering NRMCA members a 10% discount of its products. Craig Safety Technologies Inc. provides affordable, easy-to-use compliance management tools to replace outdated filing systems. Suitable for fleets of any size, CSM tracks DOT requirements, sends dashboard and e-mail alerts to help maintain your assets as well as store driver photos, certifications, license copies and more. Craig Safety is offering NRMCA members a 20% discount off the subscription price.
Buildings
 On March 7, NRMCA Executive Vice President, Structures and Sustainability, Lionel Lemay and Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk presented the Top 10 Ways to reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint at New York Materials's 2024 Annual Concrete Technical Conference in Albany, NY. The full house event was held at the Hudson Valley Community College Bulmer Telecommunications (shown above, clockwise from upper left, are speakers Lemay, Dominic DiCenzo, Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council; Robert Redmond, Nudura and Mruk). Other speakers included Gilson Lomboy (Rowan University), Jamie Farny (Portland Cement Association), Russ Thielke (NYSDOT), Jim Mahoney (UConn), David Alton (Command Alkon), Dan Dennis (NYSDOT) and master of ceremonies Don Streeter (NY Materials). The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting business and regulatory interests involved in the production of construction aggregates and ready mixed concrete in New York State. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org. NRMCA has announced the hiring of Joanna Kirby as director, membership engagement. Ms. Kirby joins the Association with an extensive background in business development and the construction industry. In her previous role as a business development manager at Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC, she demonstrated a remarkable ability to engage clients, organize and participate in industry events, and deliver insightful educational presentations. She is a graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. "Joanna's commitment to building and nurturing relationships aligns perfectly with our Association's values and goals," said Senior Director, Membership Engagement, Amanda Muller. "We're confident that her enthusiasm and expertise will significantly contribute to the success of NRMCA." For more information, contact Amanda Muller at amuller@nrmca.org.
Earlier this month Build With Strength Director, Building Innovations, Justin McCain met with the sustainability and engineering team at Page in Austin, TX, to present the NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator. Page is a full-service, international architecture, engineering and design leader with a strong influence in all major Texas markets. McCain provided information on how to use the NRMCA Industry Wide EPD and Benchmark Report to calculate estimated carbon of concrete through the life cycle of a building. The available services the BWS team offers the engineering community were also introduced, including specification reviews, life cycle assessments and concrete design assistance. The meeting provided valuable education to the firm and promoted concrete as the building material of choice throughout Texas. For more information, contact Justin McCain at jmccain@nrmca.org. 
Build With Strength and NRMCA have announced the recipients of the 2024 Concrete Innovations Award. This program celebrates accomplishments in the design and construction of concrete structures where an NRMCA member company was involved in supplying products or services to the project. Winners represent building and infrastructure projects substantially designed and built using concrete and having improved all-around performance, including reduced carbon footprint.
Michael Wymant and Derek Torres from Build With Strength attended and exhibited at the 2024 Disasters Expo held in Miami from March 6 to 7. They aimed to educate fellow vendors and attendees about the Concrete Design Center which offers free services such as reviewing concrete specifications to include guides to lowering concrete’s carbon footprint. As they stopped at vendors exhibit spaces, Wymant and Torres established new connections in hopes of continuing to promote the benefits that concrete has to offer for vertical construction through its sustainability, resiliency and efficiency. Through their efforts, concrete will be integrated in more projects throughout the state of Florida. As part of the Build With Strength campaign, NRMCA promotes sustainable concrete solutions for buildings. For more information, contact Michael Wymant at mwymant@nrmca.org or 850-818-2057 or Derek Torres at dtorres@nrmca.org or 973-876-0938.
SEO
The NRMCA’s Annual Safety Award acknowledges the significant contribution that safe work practices gives to the growth and success of individual companies and the ready mixed concrete industry as a whole. The NRMCA Annual Safety Award is presented to an individual or company whose actions represent the very highest in the advancement of safety in the ready mixed concrete industry. The award program is generously sponsored by the Truck Mixer Manufacturers Bureau.
Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. March 18 - 21, Tampa, FL March 26 - 28, Denver *Sold Out April 9 - 12, Omaha, NE *Limited Seats Left April 16 - 18, Nashville, TN April 22 - 23, Los Angeles April 23 - 25, Orlando, FL *Sold Out April 30 - May 2, Mendota Heights, MN *Sold Out April 30 - May 2, Waldorf, MD May 8 - 10, Milwaukee September 9 - 13, Baltimore September 10 - 12, Sacramento, CA October 10 - 14, Aurora, CO December 3 - 5, Orlando, FL December 10 - 13, Charleston, SC 
Pavement
 Two new promotional flyers focusing on concrete roundabouts are now available on pavehead.com. The first, Concrete Roundabouts, explains how concrete is better for roundabouts due to its ability to withstand the stresses from traffic better than flexible pavements. The second, a Concrete Results Project Profile, highlights a concrete roundabout constructed at Interstate 70 and Horizon Drive in Grand Junction, CO. Both pieces were developed in response to directives from the NRMCA Promotion Committee.
NRMCA's Pave Ahead program hosted a booth at the NAIOP I.CON West 2024 conference held March 11 and 12 in Long Beach, CA. NAIOP is the professional association representing commercial real estate developers in the United States. The conference consisted of technical education sessions, industrial property site tours and numerous networking opportunities, and attracted a record crowd of well over 1,200 attendees from the commercial real estate sector from throughout the country. NRMCA Director, Local Paving, Greg Halsted, P.E., along with California Nevada Cement Association Technical Director Nathan Forrest, P.E. (seen here, with Halsted at right) staffed the booth, meeting with prospective clients from all corners of the country. Halsted introduced booth visitors to the Pave Ahead initiative and is now following up on leads generated from the conference. For additional information, contact Greg Halsted at ghalsted@nrmca.org. Join NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Amanda Hult and the Louisiana Concrete Association on Tuesday, March 26. for a Lunch and Learn on concrete paving. Attendees will learn about concrete overlays for parking lots and local streets and roads utilizing the appropriate guides and PavementDesigner.org. Thickness and jointing of intersections and roundabouts will also be analyzed in detail. Attendees will receive 2 PDH/CEUs for participating. Click here for more information or contact Amanda Hult at ahult@nrmca.org or Alison Young at alison@laconcrete.org. Register online at www.la-concrete.org by March 21. NRMCA’s Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards competition offers producers national recognition for outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining sound management practice in their operations. The program salutes companies that have not only met, but surpassed governmental compliance measures and demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through plant and staff investment. NRMCA member companies producing ready mixed concrete from a fixed plant location in the U.S., its territories or Canada are eligible to enter. Awards will be determined upon individual plant merits. Winning entrants will be honored at the Awards Ceremony at NRMCA‘s ConcreteWorks this October in Aurora, CO. Winners will also be featured in a 2024 edition of Concrete InFocus and Concrete Products magazines. Entries and photos must be e-mailed to gmullings@nrmca.org) by Friday, July 19. Click here for more information and to download the entry form. The staff contact is Kevin Walgenbach. 
Registration for NRMCA’s Fall Safety Course is now open; it will take place September 10 - 12 in Sacramento, CA. This 2.5-day course teaches participants about OSHA safety compliance, beginning with why safety is so important and details the reasons why an effective safety program actually saves money through loss prevention and control. Participants learn about the new silica rule, electrical safety, machine guarding, fall protection, hazard communication, confined spaces, personal protective equipment, emergency action plans, maintenance shop safety, chute handling, fleet safety, pre-trip inspections and much more. Click here for location details and registration information. The staff contact is Kevin Walgenbach. 
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