NRMCA e-news

 

The Kentucky Concrete Association (KCA) recently attended a live demonstration of Floodbuster 1, Kentucky’s first 3D concrete printed (3DCP) structure located at Somerset Community College (SCC) in Somerset, KY. KCA Executive Director Brett Ruffing represented the concrete industry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; both KCA and NRMCA members attended the event. NRMCA Associate member Sika Corporation donated raw materials, technology transfers and employee resources to SCC for the 3DCP program. Another NRMCA Associate member, Quickrete, also provided materials for the live demo while Producer member Irving Materials, Inc. (imi) provided concrete for the foundation and footers for the live demo.

 

 

 

NRMCA participated in technical committee meetings July 15 - 22 in Baltimore as part of the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) annual 2026 revision cycle for the 2027 editions of the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code® and NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code®. Darryl Dixon, senior director, energy codes and standards; Julian Mills-Beale, director, structural codes and standards; and Shamim Rashid-Sumar, senior vice president, codes and standards, participated in the second draft meetings of the technical committees on Structures, Construction and Materials (SCM); Building Construction (BLC); Fire Protection Features (FIR); Building Systems (BSY) and Residential Occupancies (RES). They advocated for code changes impacting the concrete industry, including fire testing for noncombustible materials, requirements for NFPA 285 testing of exterior walls and reference of industry standards for fire resistance calculations.