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4/15/2025 The industry once again reunited at the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete – the ACI Concrete Convention. From March 30 to April 2, 2025, over 2,500 professionals and students from around the world gathered in Toronto, Canada for the Spring 2025 ACI Concrete Convention. Continue Reading »
3/3/2025 In his final President's Memo, ACI President Michael Paul reflects on his time as president, as well as his ACI career. Continue Reading »
10/7/2024 The ACI Georgia Chapter held its second annual young member flagship event on September 25, 2024, in downtown Atlanta, GA, USA. Continue Reading »
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 »
5/21/2024 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. Continue Reading »
4/18/2024 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2024-2025 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
4/5/2024 The concrete community has once again reunited at the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete – the ACI Concrete Convention. 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 »
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 »
1/9/2024 The 2023 People’s Choice Award was presented to Vermosa Land Development Project, located in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. 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 »
5/22/2023 The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. Continue Reading »
4/18/2023 The concrete community once again reunited at the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete in April at the ACI Concrete Convention. 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 »
8/1/2022 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 »
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. Continue Reading »
4/20/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2022-2023 president, vice president, and four board members. Continue Reading »
4/14/2022 For the first time in two years, the concrete community reunited at the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete – the ACI Concrete Convention. The convention was held in Orlando, Florida, USA and was attended both in-person and virtually by over 2,300 students, concrete professionals, and industry leaders. Continue Reading »
4/7/2022 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the launch of NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, at its Spring convention in Orlando, Florida, USA. NEU aims to collaborate globally to drive research, education, awareness, and adoption of carbon neutral materials and technologies in the industry. 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 »
11/1/2021 The annual ACI Chapter special section in Concrete International is an opportune time to show our appreciation for the work and effort that local members of ACI chapters contribute to the mission of the Institute. Continue Reading »
6/1/2021 We look forward to your help in embracing the younger generation of designers, builders, and engineers. Your involvement will contribute toward expanding knowledge over broad areas of concrete construction, propelling research in new and innovative areas of concrete, and informing some of the world’s most important building codes and standards. Continue Reading »
5/24/2021 The ACI Foundation’s Strategic Development Council (SDC) will host its next virtual Technology Forum on August 24-26, 2021. This 50th forum will include technology showcases that highlight new materials, industry research needs and examine collaborative research models that have the potential to advance the industry. Continue Reading »
4/21/2021 The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council (CRC) selected eight research projects to receive grants this year. The ACI Foundation is committed to progress in the industry by contributing financially to necessary and worthy research. 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 »
1/15/2021 Over the last six years, the ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards has grown into the Institute’s premier international project awards program. Celebrating concrete excellence from around the world, the awards provide a platform to recognize concrete projects at the forefront of innovation and technology. 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 »
9/24/2020 Jeffrey W. Coleman, ACI 2020-2021 president, chats about the upcoming ACI Virtual Concrete Convention, October 25-29, 2020. “I’d like to see us achieve the highest attendance ever,” says Coleman, “and I think that’s possible” Continue Reading »
5/26/2020 The American Concrete Institute – India Chapter successfully conducted its “2020 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards”, in March, 2020. Continue Reading »
3/31/2020 The 2019 ACI Concrete Construction Competition winners solved the construction problem: “Scheduling of a Residential Development in Extreme Weather Conditions.” Continue Reading »
11/4/2019 ACI Certification courses, seminars, and exams will be offered this coming February during World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV, USA. ACI also offers the lowest-available rate of $25 exhibits-only admission plus discounts to seminars when you register using code A21. Continue Reading »
11/1/2019 Where is ACI going to find its next generation of members? This question about where to find workers is asked in all types of businesses in the construction industry. There is no easy answer, but ACI and the construction industry must continue to develop membership and leadership for the next generation. Continue Reading »
3/1/2019 What a wonderful year I have had! I've frequently described the job as being an ambassador for ACI—spreading goodwill and interacting with our chapters, international partners, and student groups. 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 »
11/12/2018 ACI courses, seminars, and exams will be offered this coming January during World of Concrete in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Find out more about World of Concrete along with ACI’s discounted registration. Continue Reading »
11/1/2018 In keeping with its central mission and vision to disseminate knowledge needed to use concrete effectively to meet the demands of a changing world, ACI has made its extensive knowledge base of concrete information even easier to access—available 24/7, and always totally up-to-date. Continue Reading »
6/1/2018 ACI President David Lange discusses ACI's vision for the future, and how ACI codes for building and construction must keep pace with advances. Continue Reading »
5/1/2018 ACI President David A. Lange discusses ACI's noble cause that draws us together as a community with common purpose. It is noble because at the end of the day, we are all working to advance the quality of life of people all around the world. Continue Reading »
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 »
1/4/2018 Based on feedback indicating preference for immediate, digital access to information, ACI has structured its improved individual membership benefits around immediate digital access to ACI’s practices, while providing substantial discounts to add digital access to ACI’s codes and specifications, too. Continue Reading »
1/3/2018 The American Concrete Institute is pleased to announce new individual membership benefits. With these new additions to ACI’s individual membership benefits, members can join the ACI community while also getting more of the tools they need to stay informed, learn, and do their jobs. Continue Reading »
11/22/2017 World of Concrete will take place January 23-26, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. ACI will be exhibiting at the event and speaking specifically about ACI certification and membership. 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 »
10/16/2017 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced the winners of the 2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, who were honored during the Institute’s Concrete Convention & Exposition, October 16, 2017 in Anaheim, CA, USA. Continue Reading »
10/16/2017 Global concrete excellence was celebrated at the American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, on Monday, October 16, 2017. The highest “Excellence” award was presented to R·torso·C located in Tokyo, Japan. Continue Reading »
10/2/2017 The Americas are the larger home for ACI, not only because of geography but also due to many other synergies, namely cultural and linguistic ones. The Americas inject our membership with youth, a strong interest in our publications, and great recognition of ACI as the global authority in concrete. It is only fitting for ACI to invest resources in its second home. Continue Reading »
5/4/2017 ACI President Khaled Awad talks about his path so far, and his expectations for the upcoming year. Continue Reading »
4/4/2017 ACI Executive Vice President Ron Burg talks about some recent organizational activities undertaken and research conducted under the auspices of the ACI Foundation that need to be—and should be—recognized. Continue Reading »
3/1/2017 Mike Schneider reflects on his year as ACI President, including his presidential objective "to strengthen the relationship between chapters, Institute members, and staff," and the workforce of the future. Continue Reading »
1/26/2017 The American Concrete Institute’s two masonry testing certification programs are now cited in the new TMS 402/602-16: Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures. Details were unveiled at a press conference at the recent World of Concrete show in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Continue Reading »
1/18/2017 The American Concrete Institute’s two masonry testing certification programs are now cited in TMS 402/602-16: Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures. Published in December 2016, the newly updated Masonry documents include language referencing certification in accordance with the Masonry Field Testing Technician and Masonry Laboratory Testing Technician programs. Continue Reading »
12/6/2016 The design, detailing, and execution of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, abrasion, and other processes of deterioration over its intended service life determines its durability. The new ACI 201.2R-16 Guide to Durable Concrete discusses the important mechanisms of concrete deterioration. Continue Reading »
4/19/2016 The American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Concrete Convention & Exposition provides its members and concrete industry professionals an avenue to meet with committees, make important decisions, learn about industry updates during technical sessions, and network with peers. This year’s spring convention in Milwaukee, WI also played host to the Slag Cement Association (SCA) 2015 Project of the Year Awards. Continue Reading »
4/1/2016 Some of you may be wondering why this memo is from the Executive Vice President rather than the Institute’s President. Traditionally, there is not a President’s Memo the month the Institute transitions to a new President. Recognizing that, I am going to take this opportunity to update the membership on an important initiative that impacts how the Institute conducts its business. Continue Reading »
7/1/2015 As ACI increases its ties to international chapters and expands global outreach efforts, the possibility of reducing risks to natural disasters is greatly enhanced. Developing sustainable, resilient, and affordable options for residential construction is a grand challenge—and one that we should undertake. Continue Reading »
4/23/2015 The recent Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, USA, provided concrete professionals with numerous learning and social events. Continue Reading »
4/14/2015 Session attendees have a wide range of sessions to choose from at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Kansas City, MO, and many of those presentations have a core theme of resilience. Session attendees are discussing everything from the impact of climate change on concrete structures to resilience as a design objective. Continue Reading »
4/3/2015 A focus on resilience and sustainability is needed to mitigate the financial, environmental, and community impacts from natural threats and aging infrastructure. Continue Reading »
10/27/2014 The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has presented its Distinguished Achievement Award to the Maryland Ready Mix Concrete Association (MRMCA). MRMCA is a proactive trade association that represents every ready mixed concrete producer in Maryland in the areas of promotion, government relations, technical matters, training, and education. The award was presented at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention in Washington DC, October 26, 2014. 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 »
9/1/2014 As part of ACI’s new strategic plan, an objective ACI wishes to achieve is to collaborate on a global basis with other concrete organizations to share technology. In keeping with our goal to be one of the sources of concrete knowledge, we should be open to sharing knowledge from other organizations that develop concrete information. Continue Reading »
6/2/2014 Sessions at the ACI Fall 2014 Convention October 26-30, 2014 in Washington DC, USA, will highlight the legacy and distinctive work of architectural concrete and ACI pioneer John J. Earley. Continue Reading »
5/1/2014 To be named the 91st President of ACI and appointed to represent the extraordinary people who make up the Institute and concrete professionals around the world is an honor beyond words. Continue Reading »
4/11/2014 Take a look at all the excitement that took place at the ACI Spring 2014 Convention in Reno, Nevada, March 23-27, 2014. Continue Reading »
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 »
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