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Chapters, Partners, and Roundtables
10/3/2022
ACI now has nearly 100 chapters worldwide, helping fulfill ACI’s mission through activities ranging from certification programs to educational sessions. ACI also has over 250 student chapters that offer opportunities to develop leadership skills, network, and learn more about concrete.
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Strengthening the Foundation and Our Future Leaders
9/1/2022
ACI President Charles Nmai discusses the ACI Foundation - ACIF is a not-for-profit organization established in 1989 to support research and innovation in concrete and, more importantly, students’ education using donations from supporters. The work of ACIF is carried out through its three councils: the Concrete Research Council (CRC), Scholarship Council (SC), and Concrete Innovation Council (CIC).
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Fiber in My Diet Concrete
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?”
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The Quest for Carbon-Neutral Concrete – Part 2
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.
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The Quest for Carbon-Neutral Concrete – Part 1
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!
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