NRMCA recently testified on proposed code changes to the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC) during the International Code Council (ICC) Committee Action Hearings. The hearings began on Sunday, March 27, in Rochester, NY, and concluded yesterday, Tuesday, April 5. NRMCA's Tien Peng and Shamim Rashid-Sumar participated in the hearings along with industry partners. They provided technical information on issues impacting the ready mixed concrete industry, including storm shelters, embodied carbon, 3-D printing, functional recovery for critical facilities, performance-based structural fire design and attachment of exterior finishes to ICF construction.
Build With Strength is a coalition led by NRMCA that promotes standards advocacy to leverage policies promoting safety and resiliency and help place more concrete. For more information on codes and standards advocacy efforts, contact Tien Peng at tpeng@nrmca.org.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association