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NRMCA’s Lionel Lemay will give an update regarding the $9.63 million EPA grant awarded to NRMCA during Concrete Innovations Session 23, August 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. The session will include three additional speakers who will explore how the concrete industry is measuring its progress to carbon neutrality while maintaining in-place performance and constructability. Lemay will be the fourth speaker on the program and will provide an update to NRMCA's carbon reduction programs and the tools available for concrete producers and design professionals to measure the carbon footprint of concrete and concrete products and how the EPA grant will help accelerate the industry’s drive to carbon neutrality. Register for free here or visit www.concreteinnovations.com. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org. 
NRMCA’s Lionel Lemay will moderate an online panel on Concrete Mix Optimization during the Portland Cement Association (PCA) Sustainability Summit on August 13. This expert panel will discuss the concept of mix design optimization as one way to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint. It will highlight the tremendous CO2 saving opportunities of reducing the total paste volume of concrete while simultaneously using high performance, low‐clinker cements. The panel will discuss the use of SCMs, admixtures and aggregate gradation among other strategies. It will also discuss methodologies and tools used to conduct plant-level analytics, including EPDs to optimize mixtures for performance and carbon footprint. The panel of experts are:
The PCA Sustainability Summit takes place from August 13 - 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time and includes topics on cement, concrete, construction, carbonation and carbon capture. Register for free here. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org. 
 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 topic, seen here, is Safety & Health Programs. Click here to view this month’s and all previous issues. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. SEO
Seats are limited for NRMCA’s 2024 Fall Safety Course scheduled for September 10 - 12 in Sacramento, CA. This 2.5-day course teaches 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 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 and much more. Click here for location details and registration information. The staff contact is Kevin Walgenbach.
Don’t miss out on the sponsorship opportunities for NRMCA's 18th National Mixer Driver Championship to be held in October during ConcreteWorks. Review what’s available and lock in your spot today. For more information, contact Jacques Jenkins at jjenkins@nrmca.org. 
Pavement
Representatives of the ready mixed concrete industry recently participated in a public outreach effort hosted by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) that focused on Low Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) and held in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration’s LCTM program team providing training to DDOT officials. NRMCA Senior Vice President, Local Paving, Phil Kresge joined NRMCA members Jan Holt, Chaney Enterprises; Tek Chua, Vulcan Materials; and Rene’ Marais and Henry Prenger, both from Holcim. A prime focus for DDOT is to incorporate Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s) into its projects. Kresge shared that the ready mixed concrete industry has been very proactive regarding sustainability, explaining that NRMCA has been on the leading edge in producing EPD’s. He also cited the work of the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH) at MIT, the Reduced Carbon Concrete Consortium (RC3) and the Concrete Advancement Foundation. DDOT is due to receive at least $22 million, and possibly as much as $30M-$40M, through an LCTM grant from FHWA to implement low carbon materials strategies. Kresge offered the services of NRMCA, CSH and the Foundation to assist in education, outreach and implementation. For more information, contact Phil Kresge at pkresge@nrmca.org. Engineering
NRMCA in conjunction with the Concrete Promotional Group of Kansas is presenting the one-day course, Improving Concrete Quality, intended for concrete producers, ingredient material suppliers, engineers, and testing labs, on September 25 in Lenexa, KS. Improved concrete quality can benefit all stakeholders in a concrete construction project. This course will address the following topics:
Calendar
Please note that links for more information and registration for each entry can be accessed here. August 27, Los Angeles September 9 - 13, Baltimore *Limited Seating Left September 10 - 12, Sacramento, CA September 25, Metro Kansas City October 2, Concrete Council of St. Louis October 10 - 14, Denver October 15 - 18, Denver November 20 - 22, Oklahoma City December 3 - 5, Orlando, FL December 10 - 13, Charleston, SC *Sold Out December 10 - 12, Denver 2025 January 28 - 31, Albuquerque, NM February 11 - 13, Antioch, TN March 4 - 7, Tucson, AZ March 18 - 20, Denver March 18 - 21, Oklahoma City April 8 - 11, Orlando. FL October 10 - 14, Orlando, FL 
Learning & Development
For two decades NRMCA’s Developing Industry Leaders program has fostered cohorts of talented and knowledgeable leaders in the concrete industry. The Association aims to ensure that this program continues to provide members with value and the tools that they need to push themselves and the entire industry forward. To achieve this goal, NRMCA’s Learning and Development Team has decided to temporarily pause this year’s Developing Industry Leaders program so that it can be improved and revitalized for its return in 2025. The driving force behind this reimagining of the program will be the voice of the members. On Sunday, October 13, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time during ConcreteWorks, members can participate in the Future Leaders Reimagined workshop to express their desires and suggestions for the future of the program. Click here to attend this workshop. Members may also contact Senior Vice President, Learning and Development, Jeannette Munroe at jmunroe@nrmca.org or 703-706-4864 to discuss the program. Members are encouraged to attend the Learning and Development team’s Educational Offerings Highlight session at ConcreteWorks on Saturday, October 12, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mountain time. This event will permit an exchange of information and ideas between NRMCA’s members and its education specialists who are currently designing the Association’s new curriculum. During this session, speakers will discuss upcoming educational offerings in 2025 and the ways in which the overall NRMCA learning and development program is evolving. This session will be hosted by Senior Vice President, Learning and Development, Jeannette Munroe. Member insight and clear communication are the highest priorities of the Association’s Education Department in designing the future of its courses and content. This ConcreteWorks session is one of many chances in which members will be able to provide feedback and learn about the ongoing reimagining of the educational programs. Members are also welcome to reach out directly to Senior Vice President of Learning and Development, Jeannette Munroe by phone or email to discuss their thoughts on the Association’s educational content. The Learning and Development Team looks forward to a productive and enlightening dialogue with the members. Click here to attend the event. The staff contact is Jeannette Munroe at jmunroe@nrmca.org or 703-706-4864. 
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