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5/7/2024 This year’s event will be held in three stages on July 15, 23, and 24 Continue Reading »
4/18/2024 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2024-2025 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
1/9/2024 The 2023 People’s Choice Award was presented to Vermosa Land Development Project, located in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. Continue Reading »
12/1/2023 ACI President Tony Nanni discusses constructability, and shares opinions from concrete industry professionals Continue Reading »
10/31/2023 The ninth annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world. Continue Reading »
9/28/2023 The American Concrete Institute along with the ACI Saudi Chapter will co-host the ACI Concrete Conference of Codes, Standards, and Best Practices in Riyadh, Saudi Arabi on November 28-29, 2023. Continue Reading »
5/22/2023 The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. Continue Reading »
4/27/2023 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
4/4/2023 Registration for the 2023 ACI Professors’ Workshop is now open. The Professors’ Workshop is designed to provide instructors in civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, materials science, and construction management programs the latest tools and teaching techniques to effectively engage students in courses that cover structural concrete design, construction, materials, and pavements. 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 »
12/6/2022 Starting on October 24 and ending on November 30, 2022, followers of ACI’s social media channels judged and voted for their favorite concrete project entered in the 8th Annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards to win the People’s Choice Award. Continue Reading »
10/25/2022 Chau Chak Wing Museum receives the Institue's Overall Excellence award. Continue Reading »
8/1/2022 Fibers are transforming the industry and gone are the days when phrases like “it doesn’t hurt my concrete” were used to describe fibers. So, what’s going on in the “fiber world?” Continue Reading »
6/10/2022 The American Concrete Institute announces the 2022 Professors’ Workshop, July 18-19, 26-27, 2022, is returning to an in-person format at ACI’s World Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. Continue Reading »
2/14/2022 The American Concrete Institute has recently approved a new position statement on the topic of civil/architectural/structural engineering curricula. Continue Reading »
1/3/2022 Simplicity is golden. And in a nutshell, that’s the essence of constructability—making designs as simple and straightforward as possible, consistent with meeting other design objectives. Continue Reading »
10/19/2021 The "Overall Excellence” award was presented to Aldilonda promenade around Bastia fortress, located in Corse-du-Sud, France. Continue Reading »
7/14/2021 Registration is now open for the ACI Concrete Convention. Select programming will also be available live or on-demand to attendees who choose to attend virtually. Highlights Include 55+ Technical Sessions, ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, Concrete Mixer, and Exhibit Hall. Continue Reading »
5/5/2021 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to be sponsoring the International Code Council’s 41st annual Building Safety Month. Building Safety Month is an international campaign celebrated in May to raise awareness about building safety. Continue Reading »
4/26/2021 The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the election of a new trustee — Jeffrey Coleman, and the re-election of two existing trustees — Michael J. Paul, and William E. Rushing. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. Continue Reading »
4/20/2021 The American Concrete Institute will be hosting the 2021 Professors' Workshop virtually on July 19-21, 2021. The workshop is designed to provide instructors in civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, materials science, and construction management programs the latest tools and teaching techniques to effectively engage students in courses that cover structural concrete design, construction, materials, and pavements. 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 »
3/3/2021 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on six individuals at the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention March 28 – April 1, 2021. ACI is grateful to all its Honorary Members for their extraordinary contributions. Continue Reading »
2/15/2021 The featured session titled Productivity in the Concrete Industry – Why Has it Stagnated and How Can ACI Help?is moderated by Cary S. Kopczynski, and asks why productivity in the U.S. construction industry has been flat for 50 years, while productivity of U.S. industry in general has nearly doubled in that same time frame. Why? And what can ACI do about it? Continue Reading »
1/19/2021 The ACI Foundation has established the Robert F. Mast Memorial Fellowship. This new fellowship, created through a very generous legacy donation, honors ACI Past President Robert F. Mast, who died July 13, 2020. Continue Reading »
1/15/2021 Over the last six years, the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards has grown into the Institute’s premier international project awards program. Celebrating concrete excellence from around the world, the awards provide a platform to recognize concrete projects at the forefront of innovation and technology. Continue Reading »
12/4/2020 Starting on October 25 and ending on November 30, 2020, followers of ACI’s social media pages judged and voted for their favorite concrete project entered in the 6th Annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards to win the People’s Choice Award. Continue Reading »
10/27/2020 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Virtual Concrete Convention, on October 26, 2020. Continue Reading »
10/27/2020 The "Overall Excellence” award was presented to the Kennedy Center Expansion Project, located in Washington, DC, United States. The winning concrete project was recognized at the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards during the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention on Monday, October 26, 2020. Continue Reading »
6/15/2020 The American Concrete Institute – Virginia Chapter recently conducted its “2020 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards,” with the award presented at the Virginia Concrete Conference in February 2020. Continue Reading »
6/15/2020 The American Concrete Institute will be hosting this year’s Professors' Workshop virtually on July 27-29, 2020. This virtual event will consist of one four-hour time block for each of the three days. Continue Reading »
4/30/2020 The ACI Quebec and Eastern Ontario chapter is proud to announce the winners of the first edition of their Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. Continue Reading »
4/14/2020 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the International Code Council’s 40th annual Building Safety Month. Building Safety Month is an international campaign celebrated in May to raise awareness about building safety. Continue Reading »
3/9/2020 ACI has announced its 2020 ACI Honorary Members. Continue Reading »
10/22/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2019 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored at a Gala event during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 21, 2019, in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Continue Reading »
7/31/2019 Information on proven teaching methods and instructional resources was presented, in addition to updates on the latest industry technical information and trends. Continue Reading »
6/19/2019 ACI and the Greater Miami Valley Chapter – ACI are proud to host the ACI Convention this fall at the Duke Energy Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Cincinnati in Cincinnati, OH, USA, October 20-24, 2019. 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 Committee 564: 3-D Printing with Cementitious Materials met recently at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Quebec City, QC, Canada, March 25, 2019. Continue Reading »
10/15/2018 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Continue Reading »
9/4/2018 Recent headlines suggest that three-dimensional (3-D) printing technologies for concrete construction are coming fast. The trajectory for an emerging industry may be impressive, but time will tell how the market response unfolds. Continue Reading »
7/2/2018 ACI draws expertise from around the world to advance concrete durability, performance, efficiency, and constructability. Our advocacy is not arbitrary, but rather is based on demonstrable advantages that make concrete the material of choice. Continue Reading »
6/1/2018 ACI President David Lange discusses ACI's vision for the future, and how ACI codes for building and construction must keep pace with advances. Continue Reading »
4/12/2018 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2018-2019 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, last month. Continue Reading »
3/27/2018 The Architectural Walking Tour of Salt Lake City, sponsored by ACI Committee 124, Concrete Aesthetics, and led by the ACI Intermountain Chapter, proved a great success at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, March 26, 2018. Continue Reading »
12/5/2017 Phase 3 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge is now open, and ACI is excited to be a sub-sponsor of the Challenge. Continue Reading »
10/17/2017 General contractors, project managers, and concrete industry professionals gathered for sessions, a lunch presentation, and an evening networking event, as part of Contractors’ Day at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Anaheim, CA. Continue Reading »
10/16/2017 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 16, 2017 in Anaheim, CA, USA. Continue Reading »
10/16/2017 Global concrete excellence was celebrated at the American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, on Monday, October 16, 2017. The highest “Excellence” award was presented to R·torso·C located in Tokyo, Japan. Continue Reading »
8/30/2017 Phase 2 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge took place August 17-19, 2017, in Peoria, Illinois, USA, and ACI was on hand to speak to students and public about the institute, and the use of concrete in 3-D printing and extraterrestrial concrete. Continue Reading »
7/31/2017 A delegation from Vietnam led by Dr. Le Quang Hung, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction, recently visited ACI Headquarters, which resulted in the signing of an agreement to translate the ACI 318 Building Code and several other ACI technical documents into Vietnamese. Continue Reading »
3/31/2017 Attendees to the ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit on March 25-29, 2017, learned about the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) multi-phase challenge to build a 3-D printed habitat on Mars. Continue Reading »
3/31/2017 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2017-2018 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, this month. Khaled W. Awad has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2017-2018. Continue Reading »
2/27/2017 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Detroit, MI, USA, March 26-30, 2017 - David W. Fowler; Luis E. García; Satyendra K. Ghosh; and Koji Sakai. Continue Reading »
10/24/2016 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2016 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the ACI Awards Gala at the Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 24, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Continue Reading »
9/1/2016 ACI President Michael Schneider discusses how Building Information Modeling (BIM) use is increasing in all sectors of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry, government agencies (both foreign and domestic), and institutional-type owners. ACI's goal is to assist the Cast-in-Place concrete industry in moving forward with BIM. Continue Reading »
7/22/2016 The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of two important new documents for concrete industry professionals: ACI 301-16 Specifications for Structural Concrete, and the ACI Field Reference Manual. ACI 301-16 complements the completely reorganized ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Continue Reading »
4/25/2016 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2016-2017 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, this month. Continue Reading »
4/19/2016 The American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Concrete Convention & Exposition provides its members and concrete industry professionals an avenue to meet with committees, make important decisions, learn about industry updates during technical sessions, and network with peers. This year’s spring convention in Milwaukee, WI also played host to the Slag Cement Association (SCA) 2015 Project of the Year Awards. Continue Reading »
1/27/2016 The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) has announced a donation matching campaign to support funding for the next phase of developing industry standards for Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems. SDC will commit up to $100,000 for this project by matching dollar-for-dollar commitments in support of Phase 3 of ongoing research to develop industry standards for exchanging digital information for cast-in-place concrete. Continue Reading »
11/9/2015 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2015 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the ACI Awards Gala at the Concrete Convention & Exposition, November 9, 2015 in Denver, CO. Continue Reading »
9/10/2015 The American Concrete Institute announces key staff promotions aimed at increasing alignment and flow from ACI’s technical documents to educational products. Michael L. Tholen has been named the Institute’s new Managing Director of Engineering and Professional Development, Claire A. Hiltz has been named Manager of Professional Development, and Matthew R. Senecal has been named as Manager, Engineering. Continue Reading »
8/26/2015 The new ACI Chapter Awards Guide is a planning tool that will help ACI Chapters run an awards program from start to finish—increasing the chapter’s exposure and standing within the local construction community, and helping build new ties with other allied organizations. Continue Reading »
4/16/2015 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2015-2016 president, vice president, and four board members during The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, this month. Continue Reading »
2/23/2015 The American Concrete Institute hosted the first ACI 318-14: Reorganized for Design seminar on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 in Detroit, MI. Approximately 70 people braved the weather to pack the seminar room. Continue Reading »
1/7/2015 Self-Consolidating Concrete has many advantages for concrete applications where flowing concrete is beneficial to concrete placement. Properly proportioned and placed self-consolidating concrete can result in both economic and technological benefits for the end user. Continue Reading »
10/15/2014 Formwork design and construction challenges like those faced at Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA, USA, are discussed in ACI's formwork resources. Continue Reading »
9/15/2014 As ACI prepares to meet for the Fall Convention Washington D.C. don’t miss out on learning more about these notable examples of concrete architecture. Continue Reading »
7/28/2014 Special Lunches and Tours are on the agenda at the ACI Fall Convention in Washington D.C. in October 2014. Continue Reading »
6/2/2014 Sessions at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention October 26-30, 2014 in Washington DC, USA, will highlight the legacy and distinctive work of architectural concrete and ACI pioneer John J. Earley. Continue Reading »
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