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Association & Industry News
Former NRMCA Board of Directors member Bryce Mobley died September 16 at Arkansas Heart Hospital. He was 79. Mr. Mobley was born in Russellville, AR, and joined the Air Force after graduating from high school. He served in Germany and Pakistan and after leaving the military earned a bachelor of science degree at Arkansas Tech University and then graduated from the concrete technology program at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, CO. He then returned to work at Mobley Construction Company, a family business specializing in sand and gravel and ready mixed concrete. Before moving to company headquarters in Morrilton, AR, he worked in the Newport plant for two years as a dredge worker, mixer truck driver, tow boat deck hand and pilot. Mr. Mobley served one term on the NRMCA Board beginning in 2005. He also served on the then Operations, Equipment and Safety Committee and the former Educational Activities Committee. He also was a regular supporter of CONCRETEPAC. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Carol Wolfer-Mobley; one son, J.B. Mobley (Jennifer); one sister, Mary Lynn Roberson (Ronnie) and two grandchildren, Kenley Mobley and Jacey Mobley. A memorial service was held on Friday, September 22. Memorial donations may be made to arcf.org, The Pope County Foundation Giving Tree Program or ARORA, 1300 Wilson Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 or Warriors Keep, an organization that trains service dogs for veterans with PTSD or by mail at 1250 Edwards Rd, Atkins AR 72823. Click here to read more. 
Engineering
The next NRMCA Concrete Durability Course will be offered online from December 11 - 18. There will be 10 sessions offered in two, 2-hour sessions each day from December 11 through December 15. The Level IV certification exam will be administered online on December 18. Course content will be available on the NRMCA training site for attendees to download. Sessions will be recorded for later access by attendees if they choose to access them.
Just ahead of ConcreteWorks 2023, NRMCA’s Member2Member (M2M) benefit program continues to grow, providing better services and more value to all Association members. The newest M2M companies are Associate member Predictive Safety which markets fatigue management/prediction and impairment detection solutions to reduce risk, save money and protect your greatest asset. Predictive Safety's fatigue and impairment technology, named Your People!, addresses safety, risk and performance for almost any company that faces the challenges of ensuring their workers are cognitively fit and safe to work. NRMCA members will receive 10% discount on their annual service charge. The second company is The Energy Group which specializes in bringing solutions to their clients that are focused on five distinct operation cost centers: Energy Supply, Energy Demand, Waste, Water and Procurement. NRMCA members will be able to have their waste contracts audited, resulting in savings ranging from 25 to 45% and members will also be able to have their electricity and natural gas contracts negotiated by the largest broker in the U.S. with $2.8 billion in contracts in place. Neither membership in NRMCA nor participation in the M2M Benefits Program can in any way be construed as an endorsement, explicit or implicit, of any company, product or service by the Association. NRMCA accepts no responsibility in any dispute between supplier and customer. The M2M Benefits Program is intended solely as an informational service. Participating companies are responsible for insuring M2M benefit information is correct. Click here to explore all NRMCA dedicated service offerings. For more information, contact Jacques Jenkins at jjenkins@nrmca.org or Heather Houck at hhouck@nrmca.org. 
On September 20, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, and AIA Rhode Island Chapter President Frank Mruk hosted a Rhode Island design week event at the Moniker Brewery in Providence. Speakers included Kat Simonds of DESIGNxRI, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Adam Chizmar, architect at REX Architecture who discussed the new Brown University Lindemann Performing Arts Center which is slated to open in October with concerts by musicians Jon Batiste, Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma. Brown University says its new Lindemann Performing Arts Center is a "game changer" as it moves to create a multi-disciplinary arts experience for all students. The Lindemann is a "new animal," Mruk said, a radically flexible yet extremely precise arts typology where performance is not the final product, but another piece of vital research in the creation - and pedagogy - of groundbreaking art and arts leaders. The opening heralds a new era in Brown Arts history and arrives in concert with the extensive creative offerings of campus and Providence-based artists and arts organizations, as well as the renewed commitment to the arts by Providence city government. Over 50 architects, designers and community leaders attended the event. The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting innovation at the cutting edge of industry best practices. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org. Buildings
Carbon reduction for concrete is complex - material availability, performance criteria, LCA and EPDs are all factors affecting the ability to reduce carbon footprint. The concrete industry is committed to making the process simpler. This next session of Concrete Innovations wil be held Wednesday, October 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time and will focus on different strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete using novel supplementary cementitious materials, AI and easy-to-use software tools.
Click here to register and visit www.concreteinnovations.com for upcoming sessions. For more information contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.
Pavement
The Florida Concrete & Products Association (FCPA) and Florida Department of Transportation held their fourth annual Pavewise Concrete Conference earlier in September, reports NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Amanda Hult. The conference was opened by Steve Friess, chairman of the American Concrete Pavement Association and Jared Perdue, secretary of Florida DOT (shown here). Attendees learned the advantages of concrete overlays, including the results of Florida's US 1 concrete overlay project which is still performing well after 35 years and close to three million trucks traveling on portions of the road. Competition in the market was also discussed, with attendees told that competition drives down prices and increases quality of workmanship. This event brings together contractors, researchers and agency owners who collaborate in order to improve the performance, sustainability and resilience of our road network. For more information contact Amanda Hult at ahult@nrmca.org or Amy Wedel with FCPA at awedel@fcpa.org. 
2024 February 13 - 15, Denver March 18 - 21, Tampa, FL March 26 - 28, Denver October 10 - 14, Aurora, CO Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. October 11 - 13, Centennial, CO *Sold Out October 17 - 20, Denver *Sold Out October 18, Online Course October 22 - 24, Baltimore November 7 - 9, Charlotte, NC *Sold Out November 7 - 9, Online Course November 14 - 16, Dallas *Sold Out November 15, Free Online Webinar November 28 - 30, Orlando, FL *Sold Out December 11 - 18, Online Course December 12 - 15, Orlando, FL *Sold Out December 12 - 14, Denver December 12, Charlotte, NC December 13, Online Course
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