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4/22/2025 The American Concrete Institute (ACI), in collaboration with the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), proudly announces the joint release of ACI/PTI CODE-320-25: Post-Tensioned Structural Concrete—Code Requirements and Commentary in PDF format. Continue Reading »
4/2/2025 The American Concrete Institute (ACI), in collaboration with the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), is pleased to announce the release of ACI/PCI CODE-319-25: Structural Precast Concrete—Code Requirements and Commentary in PDF format. Continue Reading »
2/18/2025 ACI is excited to announce a significant expansion of the ACI PLUS platform, further solidifying its commitment to providing industry professionals with digital, interactive access to critical concrete codes and resources. This update includes the addition of ACI 319 PLUS and ACI 320 PLUS, along with major updates to ACI 318 PLUS and the recently rebranded ACI 562 PLUS Repair Subscription. Continue Reading »
2/5/2025 The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the much-anticipated 2025 Concrete Innovation Forum, formerly known as the Technology Forum. Scheduled from August 12-14, 2025, at the modern and inspirational Hotel Clio, centrally located in Denver, Colorado, this event is a pivotal gathering for inventors, early adopters and other professionals within the concrete industry. Continue Reading »
1/31/2025 In February's President's Memo, ACI President Michael Paul discusses the importance of ACI's guidance in building concrete infrastructure essential to sustainable and resilient urban development. Continue Reading »
3/13/2024 PRO has added Baker Construction, and Cemex as Platinum and Bronze Members, respectively. Continue Reading »
2/13/2024 The ACI Foundation is administering a request for proposal on behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12. Continue Reading »
11/13/2023 More than 2,500 professionals and students from around the world recently convened at the ACI Concrete Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, USA Continue Reading »
4/27/2023 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. 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 »
2/3/2023 The American Concrete Institute has published a brand-new Certificate Program on Concrete Constructability. Continue Reading »
1/23/2023 The ACI Foundation has created a new Fellowship in honor of Kenneth C. Hover. Continue Reading »
11/4/2022 The ACI Concrete Convention held October 23-27, 2022, in Dallas, TX, USA, was bustling with activities and opportunities for both undergraduates, grad students, and young professionals. Continue Reading »
11/3/2022 The Pervious Concrete Cylinder Competition was held on Sunday, October 23, 2022, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Dallas, TX, USA. Continue Reading »
10/27/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the availability of a new series of webinars, the ACI Building Officials Webinar Series. The webinar series will focus on highlighted topics specifically for building officials that have been approved for professional development hours from the International Code Council (ICC). Continue Reading »
8/3/2022 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council's request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2022. 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 »
5/23/2022 The newly opened ACI Resource Center – Chicago/Midwest recently hosted over 70 guests during the ACI Illinois Chapter Concrete Mixer. Continue Reading »
2/3/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has released ACI CODE-562-21 Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures - Code and Commentary in print and digital formats. Continue Reading »
2/3/2022 ACI and the ACI Central Florida Chapter are proud to host the ACI Concrete Convention this spring at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL, United States, March 27-March 31, 2022. Continue Reading »
2/3/2022 ACI President Cary Kopczynski served as an ACI Foundation Trustee in the 3 years preceding his term as president and is proud to support the mission of the ACI Foundation - investing in people, ideas, and research to build the future of the concrete industry. 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 »
10/13/2021 The American Concrete Institute recently participated in the New England Building Officials Education Association (NEBOEA) conference on October 4-6 in Amherst, MA. Continue Reading »
9/24/2021 As part of the event on September 12, 2021, attendees were invited to a series of free Concrete Talks at Middle East Concrete powered by ACI and the ACI UAE Chapter on the topics of high-performance concrete, quality assurance/control for concrete work, new building regulations in the Emirate of Dubai, 3D concrete printing, and more. Continue Reading »
8/3/2021 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce that it will be hosting two free webinars for Building Code Officials. Continue Reading »
6/3/2021 The American Concrete Institute recently exhibited at the Building Officials Association of South Carolina (BOASC) during May 4-5, 2021. The Building Officials Association of South Carolina is an organization dedicated to solving the challenges of administering and enforcing building and related codes. Continue Reading »
4/14/2021 Advancing Organizational Excellence (AOE) has been announced as the Presenting Sponsor for the seventh-annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Gala, scheduled for Monday, October 18, 2021, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Atlanta, GA, USA. Continue Reading »
4/14/2021 A close-up look at the continued education online training options at American Concrete Institute’s ACI University. Published in the March 2021 digital edition of Concrete Contractor. Continue Reading »
4/13/2021 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Resource Center will open on May 1, 2021, in San Bernardino, CA, USA. To carry out and facilitate programming and further access to ACI knowledge, the Institute recently hired Sarah Mauri as Resource Center Manager. Mauri will lead the effort at the Southern California Resource Center, offering regularly scheduled and on-demand certification programs, educational seminars, and hands-on training. 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 »
4/1/2021 Through generous donations from ACI members, and the concrete industry, more than $1 million has been raised for the ACI Foundation. Continue Reading »
2/23/2021 The University of Pittsburgh is conducting a survey to research understanding the complexity in building codes and standards. The survey includes user experience with ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. Continue Reading »
2/1/2021 As ACI President, one of the great honors of the office is representing the Institute at meetings and events, both domestically and internationally. Our symbiotic relationships with other international organizations help us work toward the common goal of improving concrete technology throughout the world. Continue Reading »
1/14/2021 The American Concrete Institute and International Concrete Repair Institute have published an updated “Guide to the Code for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures.” Continue Reading »
12/3/2020 In commemoration of a recent $50,000 donation from Surendra P. Shah., Ph.D., Hon. MACI, the ACI Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of the new S.P. Shah Fellowship. This new fellowship will be open for Ph.D. student applicants in mid-2021 for the ACI Foundation’s 2022-2023 awards cycle. Continue Reading »
11/13/2020 ACI Committee 123, Research and Current Developments announced the winner of the Fall 2020 Concrete Research Poster Contest held during the recent ACI Virtual Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
11/3/2020 ACI President Jeffrey W. Coleman made a special appearance at the Young Professional Networking Event during the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention, October 25-29, 2020. Continue Reading »
9/21/2020 Advancing Organizational Excellence (AOE), an ACI subsidiary, recently received several marketing awards for its crisis communication plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading »
9/3/2020 n lieu of the cancellation of the 2020 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference, the ELA Partners and trainers will be presenting a week-long FREE virtual leadership training for young professionals on September 21-25, 2020. Continue Reading »
8/3/2020 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council seeks to advance the concrete industry through the funding of concrete research projects that further the knowledge and sustainability of concrete materials, construction, and structures. The annual request for proposals is open now through December 1, 2020. Continue Reading »
7/27/2020 In direct response to expressed industry need for building code requirements that address the unique aspects of post-tensioned concrete design, the American Concrete Institute and the Post-Tensioning Institute are pleased to announce a new, expanded partnership to increase efficiency for design of structural post-tensioned concrete structures. Continue Reading »
6/8/2020 Following cancellation of the ACI Concrete Convention this past March due to COVID-19, the American Concrete Institute successfully transformed their popular concrete technical sessions into the ACI Concrete Convention’s Virtual Technical Presentations. Continue Reading »
6/3/2020 Advancing Organizational Excellence (AOE) has been announced as the Presenting Sponsor for the sixth-annual ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Gala, scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2020, during the ACI Concrete Convention in Raleigh, NC, USA. Continue Reading »
4/13/2020 Following cancellation of the ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago due to COVID-19, the American Concrete Institute transitioned its spring convention into a successful virtual convention – preserving the event’s long history as the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete. Continue Reading »
2/13/2020 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is offering a new series of seminars to focus on the new ACI 318-19, Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary. The seminars will feature face-to-face interaction with highly recognized speakers. Continue Reading »
2/13/2020 Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) recently hosted an exam session for the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I Certification program in November 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. Continue Reading »
1/3/2020 The TIU student chapter of ACI organized a Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC) Bowling Ball Competition in cooperation with ACI Iraq Chapter on December 19, 2019 at Tishk International University Erbil Campus, Erbil, Iraq. Continue Reading »
9/27/2019 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the formation of a new committee whose mission is to develop and maintain structural concrete code requirements unique to the design of precast concrete. Continue Reading »
3/29/2019 Through generous donations from ACI members, and the concrete industry, more than $1 million has been raised for the ACI Foundation. ACI President Jeffrey W. Coleman announced the challenge to raise $1 million in October, 2020, during his term as president. To date, over $1,320,000 has been generously contributed to the ACI Foundation. Continue Reading »
1/24/2019 ACI and the Québec and Eastern Ontario Chapter-ACI are proud to host the ACI Convention this spring at the Québec City Convention Centre and Hilton Québec in Québec City, Québec, Canada, March 24-28, 2019. The ACI Convention is the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete knowledge. Continue Reading »
8/3/2018 Thirty-five years ago, ACI’s first certification program was launched - the Concrete Field Testing Technician program. Since that time, more than 550,000 craftsmen, technicians, inspectors, and other concrete professionals have pursued ACI Certifications, Continue Reading »
3/30/2017 Learning and networking events were available for general contractors, project managers, and concrete industry professionals, at the recent Concrete Convention and Exposition, in Detroit, MI, USA. Continue Reading »
11/7/2016 On December 7, 2016 a one-day seminar on the reorganized ACI 318-14 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, will be held in Doha, Qatar, sponsored by Advanced Construction Technology Services, Institution of Civil Engineers, and ACI Qatar Chapter. Continue Reading »
3/12/2015 A strategic initiative to expand accessibility of concrete knowledge is achieved through new translation efforts. Continue Reading »
11/10/2014 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will host a Twitter Chat to answer users’ questions about formwork issues including selecting, designing, and specifying formwork systems for concrete structures, and the new Formwork for Concrete Manual, on Tuesday November 18, 2014. 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 »