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Important Events
In light of recent federal recommendations to limit gatherings to 10 people or less, the North Dakota Ready Mix & Concrete Products Association has decided to postpone its upcoming events. These include:
For those of you who paid for the ACI Flatwork Finisher class, you will retain your spot when the class is rescheduled. If you choose to request a refund, your spot will be released in the class. Please contact Savannah Schmidt at sschmidt@agcnd.org only if you prefer to request a refund.
Thank you for your understanding of this matter.
- Grand Forks Area Spring Workshop (April 8th)
- Minot Area Spring Workshop (April 16)
- ACI Flatwork Finisher - (Fargo, April 14-15)
For those of you who paid for the ACI Flatwork Finisher class, you will retain your spot when the class is rescheduled. If you choose to request a refund, your spot will be released in the class. Please contact Savannah Schmidt at sschmidt@agcnd.org only if you prefer to request a refund.
Thank you for your understanding of this matter.
NRMCA Offers Two, FREE Webinar Series
– AIA, PDH Credits Available
Membership Directory. - Pave Ahead Series – Focuses on Concrete Pavements & Concrete Pavement Promotion
- Build with Strength – Focuses on Design and Construction of Concrete Structures
Pave Ahead Webinar Series
Beginning April 2, NRMCA, through its Pave Ahead program, will be offering a weekly webinar series on Concrete Pavement and Concrete Paving Promotion. The Concrete Pavement Series will focus on technical topics related to design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of concrete pavements and will conclude with a webinar on concrete trails. Webinars in this series will offer AIA Elective Learning Units, Professional Development Hours or Continuing Education Units through the AIA continuing education system. The intended audience for this series includes architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners and product manufacturers.
The Concrete Paving Promotion series will demonstrate how to use two guides, one for concrete overlays and the other for concrete trails, for sales and promotion activities with an emphasis on increasing bottom line profits for concrete producers and related product manufacturers. An additional session will discuss how partnering with contractors and engineers to pursue paving projects can lead to improved success rates and closing the deal. The intended audience for the paving promotion series includes concrete suppliers, concrete and cement industry associations, concrete contractors and concrete-related product manufacturers.
Instructors for all webinars will include NRMCA local paving experts. The webinar schedule is as follows: (please note that all times below are Eastern). Click on the link to register for any of the classes.
Concrete Pavement Webinar Series
• Thursday, April 2, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Designing Concrete Parking Lots and Streets
• Thursday, April 9, 2 - 3 p.m., Designing Concrete Industrial Pavements
• Thursday, April 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Soils 101: What to Know for a Successful Paving Project
• Thursday, April 23, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Pavement Jointing and Details
• Thursday, April 30, 2 - 3 p.m., Materials and Construction Specifications for Concrete Pavement Projects
• Thursday, May 7, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Street and Parking Lot Maintenance and Repair
• Thursday, May 14, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Overlays of Existing Asphalt Surfaced Streets and Parking Lots
• Thursday, May 21, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Trail Design
Concrete Paving Promotion Webinar Series
• Tuesday, May 12, 2 - 3 p.m., Understanding the Guide to Concrete Overlays of Asphalt Parking Lots
• Tuesday, May 19, 2 - 3 p.m., Overview of Guide to Concrete Trails
• Tuesday, May 26, 2 - 3 p.m., Partnering With Contractors & Engineers For Pursuit Of Paving Projects
Build with Strength Webinar Series
Build with Strength, along with NRMCA, is launching a webinar series on the design and construction of concrete buildings. The first webinar, scheduled for April 1, is titled Concrete Innovations; there will be a webinar each week on various topics from resilience to fire safety to life cycle assessment. Instructors include NRMCA experts along with guest instructors. Each webinar will offer 1 HSW LU, 1 PDH or 0.1 CEU through the AIA continuing education system.
(Please note that all times below are Eastern.)
Concrete Structures
Wednesday, April 1, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Innovations
Wednesday, April 8, 2 - 3 p.m., Specifying Sustainable Concrete
Wednesday, April 15, 2 - 3 p.m., Pathway to Resilience
Wednesday, April 22, 2 - 3 p.m., Zero-Energy Schools: How Innovative Concrete Systems Are Making It Possible
Wednesday, April 29, 2 - 3 p.m., The Business Case for Building Multifamily Buildings with Concrete
Wednesday, May 6, 2 - 3 p.m., Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Buildings
Wednesday, May 13, 2 - 3 p.m., The Balanced Design Approach to Fire Safety: How Concrete Building Systems Can Help Reduce Risk
Wednesday, May 20, 2 - 3 p.m., The Environmental Impacts of Building Materials: A Primer for Comparing Concrete, Steel, Wood and Asphalt
- Build with Strength – Focuses on Design and Construction of Concrete Structures
Pave Ahead Webinar Series
Beginning April 2, NRMCA, through its Pave Ahead program, will be offering a weekly webinar series on Concrete Pavement and Concrete Paving Promotion. The Concrete Pavement Series will focus on technical topics related to design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of concrete pavements and will conclude with a webinar on concrete trails. Webinars in this series will offer AIA Elective Learning Units, Professional Development Hours or Continuing Education Units through the AIA continuing education system. The intended audience for this series includes architects, engineers, contractors, developers, owners and product manufacturers.
The Concrete Paving Promotion series will demonstrate how to use two guides, one for concrete overlays and the other for concrete trails, for sales and promotion activities with an emphasis on increasing bottom line profits for concrete producers and related product manufacturers. An additional session will discuss how partnering with contractors and engineers to pursue paving projects can lead to improved success rates and closing the deal. The intended audience for the paving promotion series includes concrete suppliers, concrete and cement industry associations, concrete contractors and concrete-related product manufacturers.
Instructors for all webinars will include NRMCA local paving experts. The webinar schedule is as follows: (please note that all times below are Eastern). Click on the link to register for any of the classes.
Concrete Pavement Webinar Series
• Thursday, April 2, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Designing Concrete Parking Lots and Streets
• Thursday, April 9, 2 - 3 p.m., Designing Concrete Industrial Pavements
• Thursday, April 16, 2 - 3:30 p.m., Soils 101: What to Know for a Successful Paving Project
• Thursday, April 23, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Pavement Jointing and Details
• Thursday, April 30, 2 - 3 p.m., Materials and Construction Specifications for Concrete Pavement Projects
• Thursday, May 7, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Street and Parking Lot Maintenance and Repair
• Thursday, May 14, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Overlays of Existing Asphalt Surfaced Streets and Parking Lots
• Thursday, May 21, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Trail Design
Concrete Paving Promotion Webinar Series
• Tuesday, May 12, 2 - 3 p.m., Understanding the Guide to Concrete Overlays of Asphalt Parking Lots
• Tuesday, May 19, 2 - 3 p.m., Overview of Guide to Concrete Trails
• Tuesday, May 26, 2 - 3 p.m., Partnering With Contractors & Engineers For Pursuit Of Paving Projects
Build with Strength Webinar Series
Build with Strength, along with NRMCA, is launching a webinar series on the design and construction of concrete buildings. The first webinar, scheduled for April 1, is titled Concrete Innovations; there will be a webinar each week on various topics from resilience to fire safety to life cycle assessment. Instructors include NRMCA experts along with guest instructors. Each webinar will offer 1 HSW LU, 1 PDH or 0.1 CEU through the AIA continuing education system.
(Please note that all times below are Eastern.)
Concrete Structures
Wednesday, April 1, 2 - 3 p.m., Concrete Innovations
Wednesday, April 8, 2 - 3 p.m., Specifying Sustainable Concrete
Wednesday, April 15, 2 - 3 p.m., Pathway to Resilience
Wednesday, April 22, 2 - 3 p.m., Zero-Energy Schools: How Innovative Concrete Systems Are Making It Possible
Wednesday, April 29, 2 - 3 p.m., The Business Case for Building Multifamily Buildings with Concrete
Wednesday, May 6, 2 - 3 p.m., Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Buildings
Wednesday, May 13, 2 - 3 p.m., The Balanced Design Approach to Fire Safety: How Concrete Building Systems Can Help Reduce Risk
Wednesday, May 20, 2 - 3 p.m., The Environmental Impacts of Building Materials: A Primer for Comparing Concrete, Steel, Wood and Asphalt