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Concrete Innovations Session 25, Low-Carbon Concrete Strategies, will be held Wednesday, October 16,  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time. Collaboration and early goal setting can achieve dramatic reductions in carbon footprint by utilizing appropriate specifications, design tools, new technologies and local market realities. This session will discuss strategies for the entire design and build team – owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors and manufacturers – to realize low-carbon concrete. Presentations include: 

  • Action Steps Towards Low-Carbon Concrete - Logan Kelley, senior associate, Mithun
  • The Next Era: EPD Information Management Systems - Chris Erickson, Climate Earth, president and CEO
  • Prologis Nexus: An Innovative and Sustainable Industrial Building - Claudia Tarpin, director of development at Prologis and Alana Guzzetta, national research laboratory manager at Vulcan Materials Company
  • Low-Carbon Concrete: Contractor Challenges and Opportunities - Sarah Rege, senior sustainability director and Eric Peterson, director at Webcor

Click here to register and visit www.concreteinnovations.com for session details. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at llemay@nrmca.org or 847-922-7995.

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Last week, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk moderated a panel discussion at the HUB in Boston for the RMI, NRDC, NRMCA and the White House-sponsored Eastern U.S. Low-Carbon Concrete Convening. The panel, Dispatches from the Front Line - Low Carbon Concrete Solutions in the Northeast, included Ben Myers (BXP), Jim Carreira (Boston Sand and Gravel), Patrick Grasso (Urban Mining), Rouzbeh Savary (C-Crete), Craig Dauphinais (MaCAPA) and Beverly Craig (MassCEC). Other speakers included Anish Tilak (RMI), James Hove (White House CEQ), Justina Gallegos (White House OSTP), Charlie Martin (GSA), Lionel Lemay (NRMCA) and Don Davies (Davies-Crooks Associates).

Show here, from left to right, are Craig Dauphinais, Jim Carreira, Ben Myers, Rouzbeh Savary, Beverly Craig and Patrick Grasso.

The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting project teams in the crafting of high-performance, energy-efficient concrete buildings. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org.

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Last week, NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk and Ohio Concrete Promotions Director Ryan McAleer presented Leveraging the Properties of Concrete in Net Zero Buildings at the 2024 REBUILD Conference at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium (home of FC Cincinnati, a major league soccer team). The REBUILD conference focused on the challenges faced by the design community and included keynote speakers from world class design firms, real world case studies and informative panel discussions.

The conference offered attendees a personal exchange of high performance and sustainable buildings' best practices. More than 250 AEC professionals attended the event.

The Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting AEC professionals in the crafting of high-performance, energy-efficient concrete buildings. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org.

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2025
January 14 -16, Denver
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

January 28 - 31, Albuquerque, NM
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 11 - 13, Antioch, TN *Sold Out
Advanced Dispatch Management Course
Co-located with Tennessee Concrete Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 4 - 7, Tucson, AZ
NRMCA 2025 Annual Convention
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

March 18 - 20, Denver
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 18 - 21, Oklahoma City
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

April 8 - 11, Orlando, FL
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

October 10 - 14, Orlando, FL
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2025
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

Calendar

Please note that links for more information and registration for each entry can be accessed here.

October 10 - 14, Denver
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2024
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

October 15 - 17, Denver
CCSP Module I: Technical Product Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

October 16, 11 a.m. Eastern time, Free Online Webinar
Concrete Innovations Session 25: Low-Carbon Concrete Strategies
Email: Lionel Lemay, 847-922-7995

October 21, McMinnville, OR
Celebrating Concrete's Future and 200 Years of Portland Cement!
Email: Patrick Matsche, 415-672-5275

November 20 - 22, Oklahoma City
Concrete Durability Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

November 21 - 22, Dallas
Dispatcher Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 3 - 5, Orlando, FL *Sold Out
Environmental Course
Co-located with Florida Concrete & Products Association
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

December 10 - 12, Denver
CCSP Module II: Customer Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

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