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“Always advancing” Concrete in Projects of All Shapes and Sizes

8/1/2024
As ACI expands and deepens its international reach, the need greatly increases for solid, relevant, and user-friendly concrete knowledge and good practices for small, ordinary projects that are fundamental and critical in emerging economies. Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Establishes New Center of Excellence for Concrete Industry Productivity

1/16/2023
PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Concrete Industry Productivity has been launched by the American Concrete Institute (ACI). As a catalyst for solving the barriers of constructability to advance concrete construction productivity, PRO will collaborate with designers, materials suppliers, and contractors to identify and resolve issues that negatively impact productivity in concrete construction. Continue Reading »

Donate and Impact Our Industry

12/1/2020
December is the final month of the ACI Foundation's annual appeal campaign! By contributing to the ACI Foundation's annual campaign, you can help the brightest students in the concrete industry reach their career goals with scholarships and fellowships, provide funding for a research project that will benefit our world, or support strategic innovation that will make a lasting difference in advancing the industry. Continue Reading »

ACI Journals—Premier Publications of the Institute

9/3/2019
ACI President Randall Poston discusses possible improvements to the ACI Structural Journal and the ACI Materials Journal. Continue Reading »

A Short History of the ACI 318 Structural Concrete Building Code

7/1/2019
ACI President Randall Poston discusses the work and history of ACI Committee 318 over the last 100 years. Continue Reading »

Beyond the Farewell

3/1/2018
Writing this, my last presidential memo, is bittersweet. As your outgoing ACI President, I would like to reflect on the major milestones our Institute crossed this year—accomplishments that I believe will have a great impact on its future and on the future of our industry. Continue Reading »

ACI’s New Honorary Members

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 »

Reduced Price on ACI TechNotes

8/4/2017
TechNotes are now available in the ACI store at a reduced price. TechNotes are brief, narrowly focused, single-topic guides -- are usually practice oriented and present specific direction on a particular issue, and may contain pictures, figures, tables, and numeric examples. Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Announces Recipients of the ACI Certification Award and ACI Construction Award at World of Concrete 2017

1/18/2017
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the recipients of the ACI Certification Award and the ACI Construction Award at a press conference during World of Concrete, Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 18, 2017. Continue Reading »

ACI Website Wins Top 20 Position in Website Survey

12/16/2016
The American Concrete Institute is excited to announce that its website (www.concrete.org) was recently recognized in the Top 20 Civil/Structural Engineering Websites of 2016, by The Global Grid, an architecture, engineering, urban planning, and related news organization Continue Reading »

Successful Cold Weather Concreting

12/6/2016
Cold weather need not be a deterrent in producing strong, durable concrete, if properly proportioned, produced, placed, and protected. The new ACI 306R-16 Guide to Cold Weather Concreting guides specifiers, contractors, and concrete producers through the selection processes that identify methods for cold weather concreting. Continue Reading »

Learn Online at ACI University

8/1/2016
In my 40+ years in the construction industry, I have come to understand the value and importance of lifelong learning. ACI University is a training resource that provides online access to a wide range of concrete topics and the opportunity to earn CEU/PDH credits. The content of ACI University has greatly increased since its launch. Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Announces New Structural Concrete Specifications

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 »

Maintaining our Technical Progress

6/1/2016
The mission of ACI is to develop and disseminate consensus-based knowledge on concrete and its uses. How does this happen? Here is a brief summary of a very daunting task. ACI is a Standards Developing Organization (SDO), which means we must follow generally accepted consensus guidelines. The Technical Activities Committee (TAC) is the group that manages these consensus guidelines and therefore manages ACI's mission. Continue Reading »

Thank You...

3/1/2016
It has been my honor to represent the American Concrete Institute as its 92nd President during the past year. I have interacted with members from across the Institute and met people from around the world, and they all shared a vision for improving our infrastructure, and the overall quality of life, through the use of concrete. Continue Reading »

Remembering Dan Falconer

9/1/2015
Like many ACI members, I was deeply saddened to learn of Dan Falconer’s passing following his battle with cancer. Dan was an ACI Fellow and he served with distinction as ACI’s Managing Director of Engineering for over 17 years. Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Launches ACI University and New Certificate Program

2/2/2015
The American Concrete Institute (ACI), announces the launch of ACI University – a global, online learning resource, providing on-demand access to a wide range of topics on concrete materials, design, and construction, appealing to everyone from testing technicians to practicing engineers. Continue Reading »

Always Advancing Education

1/5/2015
In the fall of 2009, Dick Stehly, in anticipation of his upcoming presidency of ACI, went to the Educational Activities Committee (EAC) and challenged them to provide more "tools" for the concrete professional. He wanted EAC to create more "touches" to the educational offerings of ACI. EAC responded to the challenge in a number of ways. Continue Reading »

American Concrete Institute Opens Public Discussion for ACI 318-14

5/1/2014
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the opening of public discussion for its completely reorganized ACI 318-14, “Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary.” Continue Reading »

ACI's Accomplishments

3/1/2014
In April of 2013, I began my term as ACI President with great aspirations as outlined in my Presidential objectives. These objectives reflected the aspirations of our membership and staff: Go Global, Be Relevant, and Celebrate Our Legacy. There is a risk when one puts objectives on the table, but I did so with confidence in the amazing community known as ACI. Collectively, we undertook an ambitious work plan. Continue Reading »