Build With Strength, Pennsylvania Low Carbon Concrete Symposium Set for Next Week

On Wednesday, May 15, NRMCA and the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association will host  a symposium titled Executing Low Carbon Concrete at the Toftrees Golf Resort in State College. The agenda is as follows:

• 7:30 a.m. - Registration
• 8:15 a.m. - Welcome & Introductions
• 8:30 a.m. - PACA Presentation: Sustainable Concrete in Pennsylvania (.5 PHD)
• 9 a.m. - Developing and Building with ICF (Nudura) (1 PDH)
• 10 - a.m. - EPDs Made Easy; NRMCA's Matt Lemay (1 PDH)
• 11 - a.m. - Type IL Cement; Clayton McCabe, Argos Cement, a Summit Materials company. TBD – Buzzi (1 PDH)
• Noon - Lunch; Solutions to Lower Your Carbon Footprint (Heidelberg Materials – Dominic Giovannucci) (1 PHD)
• 1 p.m. - NRMCA Concrete Carbon Calculator Tool, the use of an implementation of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and utilizing CTAC/Concrete Testing Adherence Collaboration. Ken Crank (PACA) and Frank Mruk, NRMCA (1 PDH)
• 2 p.m. - Building with Sustainability in Mind (1 PDH); Low Carbon Concrete, PSU College of Engineering Research & Teaching Space; Centre Concrete, Rory McCoy, PSU; Facility Management Whiting Turner (TBD); UPMC, Mercy Center and EPD and the Concrete Producer, Bryan Materials, Justin Bryan
• 3 p.m. - Adjourn 

Who should attend: Architects, engineers, general contractors, facility managers, building decision makers, owners and developers interested in learning about the economic benefits of building more sustainable structures. Six continuing education credits will be available. The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting architects in the specification of high-performance concrete.

For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org. To register, contact Tricia@pacaweb.org. *Please note that NRMCA members receive free access by using the coupon coded 2024VIP.