The 2013 Professors Workshop, held last week in Skokie, IL, was co-sponsored by NRMCA and organized by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). The workshop was designed to provide faculty in engineering, architecture, and construction management programs the tools to teach the latest developments in concrete design, construction, materials, pavements and sustainability. NRMCA’s Lionel Lemay presented a session titled Sustainable Concrete: The Role of Performance-Based Specifications. Professors were provided the presentation, article, student assignment and the NRMCA Guide to Performance Specifications for use in teaching the topic.

The week-long event, which takes place every summer at PCA’s Skokie campus, includes networking opportunities to facilitate the exchange of ideas with professors from many universities. Four comprehensive sessions include:

• Concrete Materials and Properties

• Engineering and Economics of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

• Design, Construction, and Performance of Concrete Pavements

• Design and Construction of Concrete Bridges by the AASHTO LRFD