NRMCA e-news

 

 Following is a summary of activity at the ASTM meeting held earlier this month in Washington, DC, on Committees C09 on Concrete and C01 on Cement attended by NRMCA staff.

NRMCA is offering its information-packed, one-day course, Handling Concrete Specifications, Low Strength Problems and Mixture Submittals, intended for concrete producers, contractors, engineers and testing labs. The course will be offered on Wednesday, February 27, in Milwaukee in association with the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association.  

 

 Build With Strength has recently partnered with the Insulating Concrete Forms Manufacturers Association (ICFMA) to launch ICF contractor training to enhance the construction industry's ability to build with Insultated Concrete Forms (ICFs). ICFs are quickly becoming the method of choice for all forms of construction due to ICF attributes such as the speed and safety of construction, operational maintenance and energy savings, resilience, sound control and building insurance discounts. These benefits are creating ICF project demand and the ICF contractor training is delivering a knowledgeable workforce.

 With the prospect of a new, politically divided Congress, infrastructure is getting a bit of attention as a potential bipartisan effort.

 On Monday, the House and Senate agriculture committees released the joint text of the compromise of the five-year reauthorization of the Farm Bill. In a win for the ready mixed concrete industry and the Stop the Timber Innovation Act Coalition led by NRMCA, the conference bill did not include the Tall Wood Building Prize Competition or other mass timber building competitions or programs.