Concrete Credentials: Transforming the Concrete Industry's Response to the Climate Crisis with Yasemin Kologlu and Eric Long from Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, a firm committed to responding to the climate crisis....
Press Release: Utah Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (URMCA) Announces Annual Scholarship Program
Haro Family Moves into Utah’s First Habitat for Humanity ICF Home Just in Time for Christmas
Building a Habitat for Humanity home takes a village. Suppliers, labor, volunteers, donors, and plenty of sweat equity. For the Haro home, it also took a lot of concrete and insulated concrete forms. Despite delays, the Haro family of 5 moved into their ICF concrete home just in time for Christmas. ...
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF): The Best In Green Building Technology
NRMCA's Gregg Lewis talks with Jerry Reimer, Founder & President of Urban Waters Development, and discuss why he is using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) in upcoming projects....
Concrete Credentials: How Concrete Can Lead in Building a Sustainable Future
NRMCA's Gregg Lewis & President and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council Mahesh Ramanujam, discuss green building standards, environmental sustainability, and LEED certification....
Habitat for Humanity No. Utah Builds 1st ICF Home
Habitat for Humanity Northern Utah, Utah , Geneva Rock, Altaview Concrete, Jack B. Parson , ICF Manufacturers Association, American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA), and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, are all working together to deliver a sustainable and resilient concrete home for a ...
Why Massachusetts Should Build With Safe Building Materials
In this episode, Gregg sits down with Senator Paul Feeney & Representative Dan Donahue of the Massachusetts State Legislature. They discussed H.2449 and S.1589 — An Act Relative to Safe Building Materials which would strengthen the building code & promote the use of non-combustible materials...
Utah Ready-Mixed Concrete Association Concrete Pavement Award Nomination
REGISTER NOW for the 2022 Utah Concrete Conference, hosted by the URMCA and ACI Intermountain Chapter. The Concrete Paving Awards will be announced at the conference, to be held March 9, 2022 at Little America, Salt Lake City....
CONCRETE CREDENTIALS: How Cement and Concrete Are Growing Together
How the cement and concrete industries are working together to drive down the embodied carbon in their products, a conversation with NRMCA's Build with Strength and PCA's Shaped by Concrete executives....
Concrete Credentials: How an Influencer Thinks About Concrete
Andrew Athias, Social Media Coordinator for Silvi Group Companies, discusses with NRMCA’s Gregg Lewis why social media is more important than ever for the concrete industry, and how even small producers can make their mark on the internet. ...
Concrete Credentials: How Concrete is Tackling Embodied Carbon
How Concrete is Tackling Embodied Carbon and the importance of embodied carbon and the strides the concrete industry is making to reduce carbon output....
Why Habitat for Humanity Is Using Concrete
Habitat for Humanity Is building homes with concrete ICFs to construct resilient, affordable, and sustainable housing across the United States. Concrete homes are durable and resilient in regions impacted by severe weather events....
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Partners with NRMCA to Construct Concrete Homes Nationwide
Habitat for Humanity recently partnered with Build with Strength, backed by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), to construct resilient, affordable, and sustainable housing across the United States....
Brad Stevenson, Executive Director of the Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association Receives State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award
Brad Stevenson, executive director of the Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association, was honored with the State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award at The NRMCA 2021 Annual Convention by the president of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Michael Phillips....
Video, Highlights & 2020 Paving Award Winners: Utah Concrete Paving Workshop
Watch the video of the entire Utah Concrete Paving Workshop: Moving the Economy, see the Concrete Paving Award winning projects, industry expert bios, the future of the industry & more. The workshop featured important topics, insights and analysis relevant to concrete paving. ...
Concrete Credentials: Why Perspective Matters in Concrete
Concrete Credentials episode, Why Perspective Matters in Concrete, featuring Jennifer Mitchell, Sr. Manager, Design+Build at LinkedIn with NRMCA Executive Vice President Gregg Lewis, AIA, LEED AP. "The future for the concrete and construction industries is a much more sustainable one..."...
Why Concrete’s Future Looks Green
Concrete Credentials presents a conversation with Jamie Gentoso, CEO-- US Cement at LafargeHolcim and NRMCA Executive Vice President Gregg Lewis, AIA, LEED AP on how the concrete industry is working towards a greener future....
NRMCA Announces Winners of 2020 Excellence in Quality Awards
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has announced the winners of its 2020 NRMCA Excellence in Quality Awards. Winning producers have demonstrated that they followed and exceeded quality management principles over a broad range of activities....
Concrete Credentials: Why We Pave With Concrete
All aspects of pavement engineering, including the applications and use of ready-mixed concrete for streets, local roads and parking areas, including conventional concrete, concrete overlays, roller compacted concrete, and pervious concrete....
New York Times covers how “Concrete, a Centuries-Old Material, Gets a New Recipe”
Every industry is working to decrease their carbon emissions and become more “sustainable.” That includes the construction industry, and in particular concrete. Its long history of innovation has yielded significant results, some of which are discussed in this article in the New York Times. ...