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11/13/2024 The ACI Concrete Convention has numerous educational opportunities for younger members to learn how to use ACI documents and practices in the real world. During the most recent fall convention, held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, there were two sessions designed to help young members understand the value of ACI resources on the job. Continue Reading »
4/18/2024 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2024-2025 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
11/20/2023 ACI Contractor Members now have access to annual subscriptions that allow free access to all ACI University webinars and on-demand courses, plus unlimited access to the Institute’s 200+ practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and symposium volumes. Continue Reading »
8/1/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses his recent travels to Morocco, Turkey, and Italy, and stresses the importance of sharing knowledge and learning from others. Continue Reading »
3/13/2023 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at the ACI Concrete Convention April 2-6, 2023: Continue Reading »
1/2/2023 The January issue of Concrete International is always themed “Admixtures,” and having spent my career working for a specialty construction chemicals company, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about admixtures, with a particular focus on their use in enabling sustainable concrete construction. Continue Reading »
8/16/2022 The American Concrete Institute has released an updated version of ACI PRC-211.1-22: Selecting Proportions for Normal-Density and High-Density Concrete—Guide. This guide to concrete proportioning provides background information on, and a procedure for, selecting and adjusting concrete mixture proportions. The update is a significant and timely major revision of the guide. Continue Reading »
7/12/2022 The American Concrete Institute presents Engineering Greatness – a brand new podcast series created for young professionals by young professionals in the concrete industry. Continue Reading »
7/5/2022 In Part 1 of this President’s Memo published last month, I noted that proven supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as fly ash, slag cement, silica fume, and high-reactivity metakaolin, are available and are being used to meet carbon-neutral goals of owners and the design community. This month, I’ll explore other options that are available or emerging but are not readily accepted for various reasons. Continue Reading »
6/17/2022 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) will host its next Technology Forum on August 30- September 1, 2022, in St. Paul, MN. Continue Reading »
6/1/2022 In this month's President's Memo, ACI President Charles Nmai discusses “The Quest for Carbon-Neutral Concrete” with the common options available to design professionals as they try to meet the carbon-neutral goals of owners and the design community. While most goals for achieving carbon neutrality are earmarked for 2050, some are as early as 2030! Continue Reading »
5/3/2022 I’m truly honored and blessed to be the next ACI President—and for history buffs, the 99th and the first from the continent of Africa and, specifically, Ghana. I sincerely appreciate the trust that has been placed in me by the membership, and I humbly pledge to continue and build upon the excellent leadership provided by my immediate predecessors, Past Presidents Cary Kopczynski and Jeff Coleman, the “COVID-19-era Presidents.” Continue Reading »
4/20/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2022-2023 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
12/3/2021 ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Developments, recently announced the winners of their bi-annual poster competition held in conjunction with the ACI Virtual Convention. Continue Reading »
7/1/2021 I would like to use the July President's Memo to set the stage for a topic you will hear more about over the coming year. I will begin with a sports analogy because sports are useful for clarifying abstract ideas. Continue Reading »
6/23/2021 Master Builders Solutions, the ACI Georgia Chapter, and the ACI Ontario Chapter have generously funded three new awards through the ACI Foundation. The awards will further the ACI Foundation’s mission of funding students and nurturing the future of concrete. Continue Reading »
4/13/2021 ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Developments announced the winners of the Spring 2021 Concrete Research Poster Contest. A total of 16 graduate students entered the two-part virtual session on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 during the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
4/2/2021 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2021-2022 president, vice president, and four board members. Cary S. Kopczynski has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2021-2022, Antonio Nanni has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Charles K. Nmai is now the Institute’s senior vice president. Continue Reading »
2/15/2021 The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention – known as the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete – will be held virtually from March 28-April 1, 2021, and will feature 45 total sessions. Continue Reading »
2/15/2021 This 2-part featured session titled Impact of Hot Weather Conditions on Concrete Repair is moderated by Tarek Khan and Michael Faubel, and will assist contractors, material suppliers and specifiers with practical information on planning, constructing, and designing successful concrete repairs in hot weather. Continue Reading »
4/2/2020 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2020-2021 president, vice president, and four board members. Jeffrey W. Coleman has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2020-2021, Charles K. Nmai has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Cary S. Kopczynski is now the Institute’s senior vice president, which is also a two-year term. Continue Reading »
3/31/2020 We’re sharing our ACI Top 10 Digital Products and Digital Subscriptions – so that you can get the tools you need to stay ahead, and keep advancing your concrete knowledge. Continue Reading »
9/26/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will host a hot-topic discussion titled: “Do We Have a Sustainable and Scalable Material to Address Carbon Steel Corrosion Once and for All?” at the upcoming ACI Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
6/27/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently sponsored and gave presentations at the Future Concrete Conference hosted by Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) and the ACI Kuwait Chapter in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Continue Reading »
4/2/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently introduced its 2019-2020 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Quebec City, QC, Canada. Continue Reading »
3/26/2019 The “Research in Progress” session showcased presentations on several topics including marine concrete; geopolymers; admixtures; cementitious materials; and service life assessment. Continue Reading »
3/28/2018 Attendees at Contractors’ Day at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City, UT, had several sessions to choose from including a special session about the restoration of the pioneer-era Provo Tabernacle after a fire in 2010. Continue Reading »
3/27/2018 A two-part session featuring presentations of original, unpublished results from ongoing research projects and leading-edge concrete technology and research throughout the world took place at The Concrete Convention and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, on Monday March 26, 2018. Continue Reading »
1/24/2018 Unveiled today at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV, the new 12-month subscription option includes all ACI monthly webinars and ACI’s 175+ on-demand courses. Continue Reading »
5/31/2017 Prof. David A. Lange, ACI Vice President, gave a keynote lecture as an ACI Ambassador Speaker at the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials & Civil Engineering Systems (ASCMCES-17) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, on 18-20 April 2017. Continue Reading »
4/28/2017 Hot weather concreting can be a challenge – to minimize the disadvantages, and make your next hot weather concreting project a success, use ACI’s resources, including ACI University online courses, free online education presentations, publications, and journal articles. Continue Reading »
3/3/2017 The American Concrete Institute announces a new webinar on chemical admixtures for concrete has been scheduled for April 4, 2017, 1:00 pm EDT. “An Overview of Chemical Admixtures for Concrete,” will be presented by Dr. Charles Nmai, PhD, PE, FACI, Manager of Engineering Services at BASF Corporation. Continue Reading »
2/27/2017 ACI’s 2017 program of monthly webinars will have topics of interest for all concrete industry professionals, and this year features a special Presidents Series of Webinars. This new concept aims to provide concrete industry professionals with the knowledge they need, presented by industry experts. Continue Reading »
1/3/2017 ACI President Mike Schneider focuses on ACI's global endeavors, Industry Critical Technologies, and how ACI is truly committed to an "envisioned future where everyone has the knowledge needed to use concrete effectively to meet the demands of a changing world." Continue Reading »
10/18/2016 Waste tires used in self-compacting concrete. Oil industry waste used as a partial replacement of cement. Ground granulated blast furnace slag used in place of natural coarse aggregates. These concepts are just a few examples of current research into sustainable technologies in the concrete industry, available through ACI’s Materials Journal. Continue Reading »
9/27/2016 The American Concrete Institute is honored to welcome Andreas Tselebidis to the ACI Fall 2016 Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA, as the International Lunch Guest Speaker. Continue Reading »
5/25/2016 Admixtures have long been recognized as important components of concrete used to improve its performance. More recently chemical admixtures have been used to help concrete producers meet sustainability requirements often included in modern construction. Continue Reading »
2/3/2016 The American Concrete Institute expands its Concrete Craftsman Series with two new books for concrete industry professionals—Concrete Fundamentals and Placing and Finishing Decorative Concrete Flatwork. Continue Reading »
1/28/2016 In direct response to feedback from members and customers, the American Concrete Institute has published two new books as part of its Concrete Craftsman Series to provide guidance and best practices to concrete contractors. The new Concrete Fundamentals and Placing and Finishing Decorative Concrete Flatwork books provide concrete industry professionals with indispensable information. Continue Reading »
8/17/2015 The ACI Rocky Mountain Chapter has created an exceptional technical and educational program for The Concrete Convention and Exposition, Denver, CO, USA, November 8-12, 2015. Continue Reading »
7/14/2014 If you’re in the business of saving money and time, while increasing your productivity and competitiveness, the American Concrete Institute is the right place to find the answers you need. Continue Reading »
If you’re in the business of saving money and time, while increasing your productivity and competitiveness, the American Concrete Institute is the right place to find the answers you need.
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