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Association & Industry News
The NRMCA Nominating Committee encourages nominations from diverse backgrounds to ensure the Board of Directors is reflective of the Association’s membership. The basic requirements, in addition to their willingness to be an active and engaged participant, stipulate that candidates must be committed to promoting NRMCA programs and working in the best interest of its membership and the industry while operating in accordance with NRMCA’s Strategic Plan and Vision 2030 objectives. The Board provides strategic direction, fiduciary oversight and governance of the organization’s operations. Click here to review the NRMCA Board Job Description; NRMCA Producer members in good standing are eligible to serve. To nominate a candidate, please complete and submit this form to Heather Houck at hhouck@nrmca.org. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 29. 
NRMCA recently verified a system-level Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program for Producer member Duke City Redi-Mix in New Mexico. The EPD was developed in consultation with and based on a software tool by Athena Sustainable Materials Institute. The software tool integrates LCA impacts within batch operating software to generate EPDs when desired. The software, underlying life cycle data for each plant and EPD were reviewed and verified by Sustainable Solutions Corporation, a verifier in NRMCA’s EPD program. Public access to the EPD is available on the NRMCA EPD webpage and is listed as NRMCA EPD: 20061 Duke City Redi-Mix. This EPD reports the impacts for ready mixed concrete from two plants in the Albuquerque market. For more information, contact Matthew Lemay at mlemay@nrmca.org.
SEO
Don’t miss out on the remaining sponsorship opportunities for the 16th National Mixer Driver Championship to be held this fall in conjunction with NRMCA ConcreteWorks. Review what’s still available and lock in your spot today. For more information, contact Gary Mullings at gmullings@nrmca.org or Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. Registration for NRMCA’s Fall in-person Safety Course is now open. It takes place October 18-20 in Charlotte, NC, and instructs participants about OSHA safety compliance beginning with why safety is so important and details the reasons why an effective safety program actually saves money through loss prevention and control. Participants learn about the new silica rule, electrical safety, machine guarding, fall protection, hazard communication, confined spaces, personal protective equipment, emergency action plans, maintenance shop safety, chute handling, fleet safety, pre-trip inspections and much, much more. Click here for location details and registration information. Staff contacts are Gary Mullings at gmullings@nrmca.org and Kevin Walgenbach, kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. 
Buildings
The Northern New England Concrete Association (NNECA) and Build With Strength recently co-sponsored a booth at the 13th Annual Maine Code Conference hosted by the Maine Building Officials & Inspectors Association in conjunction with the Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association. NNECA Executive Director Jon Kuell and NRMCA Vice President, Fire Codes and Standards, Shamim Rashid-Sumar (seen here) attended the event which was held in Phippsburg, ME. The conference brought together code officials and the fire safety community from across Maine as well as executives from the International Code Council and provided the concrete industry a venue to exhibit and promote fire safe concrete construction. Kuell reported the attendees represented the vast majority of the state’s population and visitors to the booth showed interest in ICF construction and non-combustible building materials. “After meeting members of the education committee, we’ve identified a number of opportunities for the concrete industry to provide training and education to the code officials throughout the Northeast region,” Kuell said. Build with Strength is a coalition led by NRMCA that offers presentations and other resources to architects, engineers, and building and fire code officials as part of its education efforts to promote safety and resiliency and help place more concrete. Click here for more information on Build With Strength education programs related to fire safety or contact Shamim Rashid-Sumar at ssumar@nrmca.org. For more information on ICF construction in the Northeast region, contact Doug O’Neill at doneill@nrmca.org.
Pavement
The second edition of the Guide to Concrete Overlays of Asphalt Parking Lots-2022 is now complete and a link to download a PDF file of the document will soon be available, said NRMCA Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Jon Hansen. He added that based on experience there will also be a demand for printed copies for convenient usage in the field. "In the next month, we will order printed copies and, as in the past, we will offer them at initial bulk cost," Hansen said. "They will have the same quality used in printing the Guide to Concrete Trails. We anticipate the cost per copy to be about $6.50 plus shipping costs, but we will confirm that prior to ordering. What we need now is a response from those that anticipate wanting printed copies of this latest parking lot overlay guide." Please contact Jon Hansen at jhansen@nrmca.org with the number of copies you anticipate ordering so he can negotiate the best initial bulk order price. Once a final price is determined, you will be contacted for confirmation. Please note that a response IS NOT a commitment to order. Any questions, you may also contact Jon. Registration is continuing for this year’s in-person Environmental Certification Course being held in Orlando, FL, November 29 - December 1. Course attendees will be educated on industry-specific environmental issues that affect ready mixed concrete production, including the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Discharge Permits, Stormwater Management, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Solids Management, Hazardous Materials, Dust Control, Recycling, Spill Prevention Plans, Air Quality Management, Noise Management, Environmental Auditing and much more. Those who should attend include plant managers, environmental managers, compliance managers, executives or anyone with fiscal and/or environmental responsibilities that should know the details concerning your company’s responsibilities when it comes to EPA regulations, the Clean Water Act, Discharge Permits, Stormwater Management and numerous other critical environmental matters. Click here to register or for more information. The staff contacts are Gary Mullings at gmullings@nrmca.org and Kevin Walgenbach, kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. 
Learning & Development
NRMCA congratulates two attendees who scored 90% or better on both exams of the Plant Manager Certification class held in Milwaukee earlier this month. Finishing with the highest grade was Tony Harkey, Concrete Supply Company of Charlotte, NC; Michael Beattie, Zachry Construction Corp, San Antonio, TX, was a very close second. The next two Plant Manager Certification courses are open for registration: the December 13-16 class will be held in Kansas City, MO, by invitation of the Concrete Promotional Group, Inc., Lexana, KS, and the January 24-27, 2023 class will be held in Charlotte, NC, hosted by the Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association. Click here for registration options, course information and staff contact. Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's Web site. September 29 - October 3, Aurora, CO October 18 - 20, Charlotte, NC November 8 - 10, Louisville, KY November 15 - 17, Phoenix November 29 - December 1, Orlando, FL December 13 - 16, Kansas City, MO 
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