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Association & Industry News
NRMCA thanks Producer members that completed this year’s survey. The data collected represents approximately 30% of the U.S. mixer driver pool. Of note, 71% reported they lost business due to their company’s driver shortage, up 3% from last year. The full report should be released in early fall. It will be segmented by region and company size, with 5- year trends and only be accessible to member companies. For more information, contact Eileen Dickson at edickson@nrmca.org. Each year NRMCA reviews candidates to serve on its Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee will review all submissions during its meeting this fall and will determine the slate of 20 nominees and one state association representative to be presented to the membership during the Annual Business Meeting in March 2023. The committee encourages nominations from diverse backgrounds to ensure that the Board of Directors is reflective of the Association’s membership. The basic requirements, in addition to their willingness to be active and engaged participants, stipulate that each candidate 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. NRMCA Producer members in good standing are eligible to serve. Please share the NRMCA Board Job Description and discuss your nomination with the candidate prior to submission to determine his or her interest to serve as a director. NRMCA Board Members serve three-year terms beginning at the conclusion of the Annual Convention in March 2023. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 29. To nominate a candidate, please complete and submit the accompanying form to Heather Houck. Self-nominations are accepted. NRMCA has promoted Shamim Rashid-Sumar, PE, FSFPE to senior vice president, codes and standards. In her new role, she will lead the building codes and standards group, which includes Scott Campbell, Katie Poss and Matthew Lemay, as well as manage several external consultants, including Tien Peng, who left NRMCA at the end of June. Shamim will report to NRMCA Executive Vice President, Structures and Sustainability, Lionel Lemay. Shamim joined NRMCA in August 2019 after two decades of working for world-renowned fire protection consultants. Based in New York, she works with national model building codes and standards organizations to advocate for resilience through non-combustible construction and provides technical support regarding codes, standards, regulations and legislation at the national, state and local level. Shamim is a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and a member of the SFPE Board of Directors. She is a principal member of NFPA technical committees on Building Construction, Fire Protection Features, Fire Tests, Residential Occupancies, Wildland and Rural Fire Protection, Construction and Demolition, and Structure, Construction, and Materials. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in fire protection engineering and a Minor Citation in French language and cultures from the University of Maryland, College Park. You may contact Shamim Rashid-Sumar at ssumar@nrmca.org. The National Steering Committee for the Concrete Industry Management program announced its 2022 board members, beginning July 1. They are:
Executive Director – Rex Cottle
Chairman – Karl H. Watson, president and chief executive officer, 7W Capital Vice Chairman – Steven Cox, vice president - customer success, Command Alkon Secretary/Treasurer – Nicole R. Maher, chief operating officer, NRMCA Immediate Past Chairman – Mike Schneider, vice president, chief people officer (CPO), Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. 
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) has produced version 3.0 of its Life Cycle Assessment Calculator for slag cement; it is now available on the SCA website. The SCA commissioned the Athena Institute to produce its Ready Mixed Concrete Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Calculator for Slag Cement - Version 3.0 to show the environmental impacts of using slag cement in ready mixed concrete. The LCA calculator allows users to enter custom concrete mixes and then substitute varying amounts of slag cement through a simple dashboard interface. By selecting a preset mix or entering the details of a custom mix, the calculator allows users to increase or decrease the percentage of slag cement and calculate LCA results in real time. The tool also allows users to compare custom mixes against region-specific industry average mixes and substitute these mixes into a generic whole building to calculate cumulative whole-building results. The calculator can be accessed on the SCA website. The growing need to reduce the carbon impact of concrete led the SCA to create an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for slag cement. The recently updated EPD provides quantifiable environmental data on the materials, transportation and processing impacts in the production of slag cement. Click here to view the full EPD. For more information, contact Janice Clines at 248-848-1120 or Janice.Clines@slagcement.org.
SEO
 NRMCA’s Think First monthly safety initiatives feature different industry-specific safety items relevant to seasons, current topics or industry concerns. The initiatives are meant to be shared, used as a training tool, printed, posted or distributed; all of which are encouraged. This month’s issue is titled, Eye Safety – Those In Favor, Say Eye, pictured here: Registration for NRMCA’s fall in-person Safety Course is now open. It takes place October 18 - 20 in Charlotte, NC and teaches participants about OSHA safety compliance. It begins 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. The staff contacts are Gary Mullings and Kevin Walgenbach. 
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. You may also contact Gary Mullings or Kevin Walgenbach. 
Buildings
A new course titled State of the Art of Insulating Concrete Forms has been added to the Architectural Records Concrete Academy, sponsored by Build With Strength and NRMCA. ICFs have become popular for a variety of commercial applications and multifamily housing projects, including college dormitories, apartment complexes, office buildings and schools, allowing those building types and more to take advantage of the design, performance, safety and energy-efficient benefits that ICF construction provides. This recording of a live event that aired on June 28 was presented by three ICF experts, Colin Drake, Amy Upton and Kenny Stanfield, all architects who have adopted ICFs for a variety of commercial projets. Register here for the course. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995. Learn how the concrete industry is improving manufacturing practices through the Concrete Sustainability Council’s responsible sourcing certification program during Session 4 of Concrete Innovations to be held on Wednesday, July 13, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. • Master X-Seed Admixtures: The Solution for Carbon Reduction in Concrete - Product Spotlight sponsored by Master Builders Solutions, presented by Tyler Grissom, product manager – Admixture Systems North America, Master Builders Solutions • Responsible Sourcing and the Concrete Sustainability Council - Presented by Katie Poss, NRMCA director of sustainability initiatives, Matthew Lemay, NRMCA manager, codes and sustainability programs, and Lori Tiefenthaler, senior director of marketing, Lehigh Hanson • Initiatives and Technologies to Expand the Supply of Fly Ash - Presented by Rafic Minkara, PhD, chairman, Technical Committee, American Coal Ash Association Register here for the above session. There are sessions scheduled each month throughout 2022; visit www.concreteinnovations.com for upcoming sessions. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.
Pavement
Members of the Pave Ahead team recently attended the National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP) Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s I.CON East Industrial Conference in Jersey City, NJ. NRMCA Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge and Senior Director, Local Paving, Luke McHugh participated in the two-day event where Pave Ahead was an exhibitor and a Silver Sponsor. NRMCA also participated in what was termed CRE Talk Sessions as part of the conference. These were low-AV, no PowerPoint style sessions designed to maximize audience interaction. Kresge hosted the session titled The Environmental Impacts of Building Materials. The event was reportedly the largest ever held by NAIOP with over 1,100 registrants; McHugh and Kresge were able to connect with several key developers and engineering firms. For more information, contact Phil Kresge at pkresge@nrmca.org. 
Learning & Development
Registration is continuing for NRMCA’s financial performance education course, Think Like an Owner, scheduled for August 1 - 2 in Denver. This course is intended to empower participants to understand the drivers of financial performance and improve their management with an eye to profitability of their business center. Participants will learn how to read financial statements, measure performance, examine elements of profit and loss, and think in terms of economic profit. This course is a must-attend for industry participants, from plant managers to company presidents, who want to run their operations profitably. Additional course information is available here and registration is available here. The staff contact is Andrew Tyrrell at atyrrell@nrmca.org. Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's Web site. July 14, Lino Lakes, MN August 1 - 2, Centennial, CO September 14, Little Rock, AR September 29 - October 3, Aurora, CO October 18 - 20, Charlotte, NC October 18 - 21, Dallas November 8 - 10, Louisville, KY November 15 - 17, Phoenix November 29 - December 1, Orlando, FL December 6 - 8, Dallas December 13 - 16, Kansas City, MO 
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