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4/3/2025 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2025-2026 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
4/1/2025 In this month’s President’s Memo, ACI Executive Vice President Fred Grubbe discusses how ACI is carrying out its global commitment to share knowledge on all things concrete, and exactly how ACI is continuing to expand its international outreach, programs, and services. Continue Reading »
3/21/2025 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on five individuals at the ACI Concrete Convention, March 30 - April 2, 2025. Continue Reading »
11/5/2024 The 10th annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards showcased dozens of innovative concrete projects from around the world. The "Overall Excellence” award was presented to TSX Broadway - Palace Theater, located in New York City, NY, USA. The winning concrete project also received first place in the Repair and Restoration Structures category during the ACI Concrete Convention on Monday, November 4, 2024. Continue Reading »
7/1/2024 We are fortunate to live in an era with innovations occurring every day. We are surrounded by opportunities in product design and improvements…and, yes, innovation in all things concrete. Continue Reading »
4/18/2024 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2024-2025 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
3/27/2024 The 13th ACI International Workshop on Structural Concrete took place at the ACI Concrete Convention, in New Orleans, LA, USA. Continue Reading »
3/18/2024 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on five individuals at the ACI Concrete Convention March 24-28, 2024. Continue Reading »
3/4/2024 ACI President, Dr. Antonio Nanni, recently visited several countries in Central America to meet with industry leaders, connect with ACI Members and Chapters/Partners, and host and attend various seminars and technical symposiums. Continue Reading »
11/1/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses his recent travels to Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Bangladesh. “ACI is an international organization with a reach and influence (and with that a responsibility) that go way beyond what many may think. We must strengthen our international position not to dominate or impose but, on the contrary, to be a trustworthy and competent contributor to the betterment of our industry for a safer and cleaner world. 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 »
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 »
5/22/2023 The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. Continue Reading »
4/1/2023 In his last Guest President’s Memo, ACI Executive Vice President Ronald G. Burg talks about his relationship with ACI, and his term as Executive Vice President. “My sincere wish is for everyone to take full advantage of being part of the ACI community—it’s the place to be for you and me!” 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 »
3/1/2023 My term as ACI President ends at the conclusion of the Spring Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA, on April 6, 2023. What a year it has been in living up to the Institute’s tagline of “Always advancing!” Continue Reading »
2/9/2023 In my first President’s Memo, I stated that expediting the acceptance and use of qualified new technologies for the built environment would be a primary objective of my presidency. Subsequently, I highlighted several technologies in a number of President’s Memos last year. This month, I’ll focus on what it takes to bring a new technology to market—based on my active involvement for over 35 years with technology transfer activities for innovative Continue Reading »
2/6/2023 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to host the ACI Concrete Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA, on 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 »
11/30/2022 The American Concrete Institute, through the work of ACI Committee 440, has released ACI CODE-440.11-22: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete Reinforced with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars Continue Reading »
6/27/2022 Registration is now open for the Fall ACI Concrete Convention in Dallas, Texas, USA. Continue Reading »
4/20/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2022-2023 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
4/4/2022 According to some studies, the concrete industry is responsible for approximately 7% of greenhouse gases worldwide. Therefore, concrete must play a significant role in a sustainable future. Consistent with its vision, ACI is uniquely positioned to take on this challenge. Continue Reading »
3/1/2022 ACI President Cary S. Kopczynski directs his thoughts to the future: "because envisioning the future is more important than dwelling on the past. What’s done is done. But what’s yet to be created originates from our vision and our willingness to pursue it. So instead of writing about what the Institute has accomplished, as impressive as it is, I decided to explore where it’s going." Continue Reading »
9/9/2021 Engineers, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives will convene virtually from October 17-21, 2021, at the ACI Concrete Convention, the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete. Originally scheduled as a hybrid event in Atlanta, GA, and online, the event will now be fully virtual. 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 »
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 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 »
6/1/2020 The ACI Board of Direction and Technical Activities Committee (TAC) have been reviewing how codes are processed within the Institute. Over the past year, the Board has been discussing how ACI can change to accomplish our Vision to provide the knowledge needed to use concrete effectively for a changing world. 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 »
3/9/2020 ACI has announced its 2020 ACI Honorary Members. 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 »
3/27/2019 For the 50th Anniversary of the local Chapter, a collective team of more than 100 persons has been assembling, during four years, the information on several important projects that by their scale and their innovation represent important milestones. Continue Reading »
1/30/2019 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Québec City, QC, Canada, March 24-28, 2019: Continue Reading »
1/2/2019 ACI has a responsibility for ensuring public safety in concrete construction, but this goal requires that ACI aggressively meets marketplace demands for emerging technologies that improve quality and performance. Continue Reading »
12/14/2018 The American Concrete Institute (ACI), Farmington Hills, MI, and the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, announce the fourth edition of their best-selling Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction will be available in late January 2019. Continue Reading »
10/10/2018 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce Ahmad Mhanna as the Institute’s Middle East Regional Director. In this new staff position, Mhanna will focus on ACI’s comprehensive plan to increase knowledge-sharing throughout the Middle East. 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 »
5/3/2018 The American Concrete Institute has formed a new committee to develop and report information on the use of alternate cements in concrete. Continue Reading »
2/7/2018 "Concrete Elevated" is the theme for The Concrete Convention and Exposition, taking place at the Grand America and Little America Hotels in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, March 25-29, 2018. Continue Reading »
2/1/2018 ACI President Khaled Awad discusses how ACI is working diligently through codes, standards, and guides to integrate sustainability. Continue Reading »
1/30/2018 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Salt Lake City, UT, USA, March 25-29, 2018. Continue Reading »
11/1/2017 Long before Joseph Aspdin, a British bricklayer, patented portland cement in 1824, the Romans had built some of the most durable concrete structures civilizations have ever seen. But, as we look back at concrete production and delivery through the centuries and decades, it is difficult to claim that concrete has undergone radical innovation cycles. Continue Reading »
10/18/2017 The 10th Anniversary Sustainability Forum recently took place at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Anaheim, CA, USA. The forum was sponsored by ACI Committees 130, Sustainability, 201, Durability, 236, Material Science of Concrete, and 349, Concrete Nuclear Structures. Continue Reading »
7/28/2017 More than 2,000 engineers, architects, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world are expected to convene at the Disneyland® Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier® Hotel, Anaheim, CA, USA, October 15-19, 2017, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications and standards. Continue Reading »
7/1/2017 It is clear ACI has been omnipresent in Asia and has very solid cooperation platforms throughout the continent. ACI's challenge is to further capitalize on and engage with the concrete community in this region to advance concrete construction and learn about and codify the best practices used there to cope with the exceptional and unparalleled growth in concrete use and production. 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 »
11/1/2016 The genesis of ACI's current emphasis on sustainability and resilience goes back to the "Concrete Summit on Sustainable Development," which was held March 29-30, 2007, in conjunction with the ACI Foundation Strategic Development Council's Session #21 in Washington, DC. Continue Reading »
4/20/2016 “Avoiding Problems through Sound Prevention Methods.” This session at Contractors’ Day on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Milwaukee, WI, USA, saw four speakers presenting information that focused on various proactive methods, techniques, and technologies that help identify and prevent problems from occurring with projects. Continue Reading »
4/17/2016 On Sunday, April 17, 2016, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) recognized over 100 professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. Awards were presented during The Concrete Convention and Exposition Opening Session and Awards Program, in Milwaukee, WI, USA. Continue Reading »
11/11/2015 Concrete industry professionals had multiple choices on Contractors’ Day at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Denver, CO, USA, November 10, 2015. Experts shared their knowledge with attendees as part of a well-attended Contractors’ Day Session titled “Constructability.” Continue Reading »
11/8/2015 All recycled materials starting from recycled water and recycled waste by-product materials could be implemented in the concrete industry. This was the theme of “Concrete with Recycled Materials,” a two-part session at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Denver, CO. Continue Reading »
6/25/2015 As a student or young professional in the concrete industry, wouldn’t it be great to access the knowledge of experts who have worked in the industry for years? Now you can. Continue Reading »
5/13/2015 As the weather heats up, concrete construction professionals start to think about hot weather concreting strategies. Hot weather concreting can be a challenge – make your next hot weather concreting project a success by taking advantage of ACI’s learning tools. 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 »
4/15/2015 Concrete industry professionals had multiple choices on Contractors’ Day at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, USA. Featuring sessions, a lunch presentation, and an evening networking event, it's always a hit with general contractors, project managers, and concrete industry professionals. Continue Reading »
3/27/2014 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) introduced its 2014-2015 president, vice president, and four board members during the ACI Spring 2014 Convention in Reno, Nevada this month. Continue Reading »
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