NRMCA, Build With Strength Present at Connecticut Coffee and Concrete Session

Last week, the Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council (CCPC) and Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA CT) sponsored a Concrete and Coffee session at the Slate School in North Haven, CT, reports NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk, FAIA. Phase Two of Slate School is currently under construction (seen here); the school is innovative in its use of insulated concrete forms and glass pozzolan low carbon concrete. At the session, Mruk spoke on industry decarbonization efforts; AIA CT President and Principal of Patriquin Architects Paolo Campos spoke about the school’s sustainable innovations; Urban Mining’s Lou Grasso spoke about low carbon concrete utilizing glass pozzolan; Nudura’s Ken Lynch spoke about ICFs and CCPC’s Dominic Di Cenzo spoke about the availability of other industry resources.

Gilbane Construction hosted the session on site and O&G industries provided the concrete for the ICF pour demonstrations. Over 50 architects and contractors attended the event.

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