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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 »
4/3/2025 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2025-2026 president, vice president, and four board members. 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 »
1/22/2025 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is excited to announce the release of the 2025 edition of its flagship document, ACI CODE-318-25: Building Code for Structural Concrete – Code Requirements and Commentary. This updated edition is now available to ACI 318 PLUS platform subscribers and will be offered for purchase in print and digital formats through the ACI Store in early Spring 2025. Continue Reading »
10/17/2024 The Michel Bakhoum International Collaboration Award, founded in 2024, honors the memory of Prof. Michel Bakhoum, ACI Member, and internationally known structural engineer, researcher, and educator. 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 »
2/27/2024 The American Concrete Institute recently exhibited at The Precast Show in Denver, CO, to share knowledge on ACI products and services relevant to the precast concrete industry. Continue Reading »
2/1/2024 The commitment and continuous presence of ACI in the MENA Region is part of the Institute’s strategic vision that started with the opening of the office in Dubai and is intended to provide technical and educational support to the thriving construction industry that has no parallel in the world. It is a multifaceted approach that includes critical components, such as the establishment of local chapters (students and professionals), training of the Continue Reading »
7/21/2023 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently hosted the third 24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge Conference along with ACI international chapters and partners. Continue Reading »
6/1/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses international outreach, the spring ACI Concrete Convention, and the importance of sustainability to ACI and the industry. Continue Reading »
5/1/2023 ACI President Antonio Nanni discusses new member recruitment and retention, as well as his goal as President: “To Make Concrete Better for Society and Its Industry,” and this means that we all, as professionals and as an organization, must take sustainability seriously. Continue Reading »
4/27/2023 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. 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 »
8/15/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. 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 »
4/20/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2022-2023 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
3/17/2022 ACI will bestow its highest honor – ACI Honorary Membership – on the following individuals at the ACI Concrete Convention March 27 – 31, 2022 Continue Reading »
12/1/2021 Life is competitive. According to biologists, our very existence depends on our ability to successfully compete. And our species has survived largely because we have chalked up more victories than defeats. Continue Reading »
5/5/2021 The ACI Foundation has established the Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 Fellowship. This new fellowship is funded through a generous $75,000 donation from Ronald G. Burg, ACI Executive Vice President, and Jeffrey W. Coleman, ACI President, 2020-2021. 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 »
3/2/2021 Bibo Zhong, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the winner of the 2020 James Instruments Student Award for Research on Nondestructive Testing of Concrete. 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
3/25/2020 The American Concrete Institute recently attended The Precast Show in Fort Worth, TX, to promote the ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade I and Self-Consolidating Concrete Testing Technician certification programs. Continue Reading »
3/9/2020 ACI has announced its 2020 ACI Honorary Members. Continue Reading »
2/24/2020 In direct response to expressed industry need for building code requirements that address the unique aspects of precast concrete design, the American Concrete Institute and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute are pleased to announce a new, expanded partnership to increase efficiency for design of structural precast concrete structures. Continue Reading »
10/19/2019 The International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) technical committee 71 on “Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, and Prestressed Concrete” and it’s subcommittees met in Birmingham, Michigan, USA, near ACI’s World Headquarters on October 14-17, 2019. Continue Reading »
10/15/2019 ACI is pleased to announce that Trey Hamilton joined the staff as Senior Engineer on October 1, 2019. In this new position, Hamilton will assist with the development of technical resources, educational programs, and the adoption of ACI’s consensus-based standards. 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 »
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 »
3/27/2019 ACI honored Sami Rizkalla, FACI, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, with a reception and two-part session at The Concrete Convention and Exposition, held in Québec City, QC, Canada. Continue Reading »
3/25/2019 Undergraduate students were invited to submit an abstract describing their concrete related research on concrete materials, structural design, construction, or other concrete related issues. 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 »
1/30/2018 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 The winners of the ACI Concrete Projects Competition were announced at the recent Concrete Convention and Exposition in Anaheim, CA, USA. 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 »
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 »
8/31/2016 The American Concrete Institute announces the availability of a new three-day webinar series: Guide to ACI 562-16 Repair Code: Design Examples. The webinar series will review design examples, and speakers will demonstrate how to use the ACI 562-16 Code Requirements for Assessment, Repair, and Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures and Commentary. Continue Reading »
4/17/2016 Attendees gathered at the International Forum at The Concrete Convention and Exposition in Milwaukee, WI, USA, to meet and learn with other industry professionals from around the world. Continue Reading »
2/1/2016 ACI President Sharon Wood discusses how ACI is focusing on eliminating language barriers for its members and customers from around the world. The common language of ACI will always be "concrete," and through translations ACI is striving to make that language universal. Continue Reading »
8/5/2015 It is with great sadness that the American Concrete Institute mourns Daniel W. Falconer, ACI Managing Director of Engineering who passed away peacefully on July 29, 2015, at age 59, in his Hartland, MI, home surrounded by his family, after a 26-month battle with colon cancer. 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 »
10/22/2014 On Sunday, October 26, 2014, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) presents six awards and delivers the next presentation of the Katharine and Bryant Mather Commemorative Lecture Series during the ACI Fall 2014 Convention Opening Session. 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 »
8/5/2014 In its quest to align donors, researchers, and funders with concrete research projects, the ACI Foundation has united with several industry partners by formal Memoranda of Agreements to form the Concrete Research Network (CRN). Continue Reading »
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