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On September 11, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, and American Institute of Architects (AIA) Rhode Island Chapter President Frank Mruk hosted the sold out AIA RI/AIA Architecture Forum Golf Classic at the Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, RI. (Shown here are, left to right, Ryan Haggerty of Vision 3 Architects, Mruk, Roni Phipps, executive director, AIA RI and and Paul Hauser, also of Vision 3 Architects). The AIA Rhode Island Architectural Forum is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that was established by AIA Rhode Island to support educational programs within the architectural community. The forum’s primary vehicle for supporting architectural education is the scholarship program; multiple scholarships are awarded to qualified financial aid eligible students studying architecture.

 

City officials in Overland Park, KS, recently voted to require new residential developments to be constructed with concrete pavement, for residential and collector streets, reports NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Ken Justice. Members of the City Council made the unanimous decision after years of discussion, ultimately choosing concrete because of durability and reduced maintenance costs along with public complaints on the cost of frequent repairs of many of the city's asphalt streets.