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On June 4, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk represented NRMCA at an American Institute of Architects' (AIA) and Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) reception at the British Consulate General's residence in Boston hosted by His Majesty's Consul General David Clay, MBE (top left in photo array) during the AIA 2025 conference on architecture.

A report released last week by the American Cement Association’s (ACA) market intelligence team predicts the U.S. will need approximately one million metric tons of cement to construct data centers that will house Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology over the next few years. Data centers are typically built with high volumes of concrete due to their unique design considerations. Analysts also found that over the past decade, inflation-adjusted spending on data centers has grown by nearly 850%, with a 55% jump last year alone. By 2027, forecasters expect the number of data centers in the U.S. to reach 6,000. Currently, there are 5,426.

 

 

 

NRMCA's Pave Ahead and Build With Strength programs supported a Placer Day Event on June 20 in Seattle, reports Senior Director, Local Paving, Greg Halsted. Coordinated with the Washington Aggregates & Concrete Association (WACA) and held at the Cement Masons Local 528 Training Center at the South Seattle College Georgetown Campus, the interactive workshop attracted approximately 45 contractors, finishers, materials suppliers, designers, engineers and apprentices. The goal was to help concrete finisher crews and contractors effectively place and handle concrete mix designs featuring Portland-Limestone Cement (PLC) and other supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) through a hands-on format.