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Pavement

California Contractor/Engineering Firm Features Web site for Parking Lot Overlays

A concrete contractor/engineering firm in California is showing the capabilities of the firm by featuring concrete overlays of asphalt parking lots on its Web site, reports Jon Hansen, NRMCA senior vice president, local paving.

"I was introduced to Mark Bogh by Tom Tietz with the California Nevada Cement Association a couple of years ago," related Hansen. "During a visit, I told Mark I was going to send him a copy of the Guide to Concrete Overlays of Asphalt Parking Lots. A few months later Mark told me he did his first overlay project, so during a trip to California Tom took me by the project. It was textbook perfect. When I asked Mark how he accomplished such a perfect job on his first project, he simply replied, 'I just read the book.' Since that now famous quote, NRMCA’s industry rallying cry for parking lot overlays has become, 'Just read the book'."

Click here to download a PDF copy of the Guide to Concrete Overlays of Asphalt Parking Lots, developed in part by the RMC Research & Education Foundation. Printed copies are available from the NRMCA book store. For more information, contact Jon Hansen at jhansen@nrmca.org.

Government Affairs

NRMCA Advocacy News Roundup Updated Through August 12

Media articles on Congress, transportation infrastructure, regulation, taxes and other subjects, each of which relate to the ready mixed concrete industry, are updated each week by NRMCA's Government Affairs staff. To access the most recent compilation of articles for August 8 - 12, 2016, please click here.

If you would like to receive this weekly updated link in a separate e-mail, or if you have questions or comments about the roundup, contact NRMCA’s Jill Landry at jlandry@nrmca.org.

CONCRETEPAC Seeks Feedback on 2017 Planning

CONCRETEPAC staff is working on plans for fundraising at this fall’s ConcreteWorks and future planning for 2017. The events around ConcreteWorks and NRMCA's Annual Convention next year are the largest gathering of NRMCA members and the biggest fundraisers of the year for CONCRETEPAC. To that end, we want your feedback on what you liked this year, what you didn’t like and how we can improve in the future. Please consider completing a brief survey (five questions) and thank you in advance for your comments.

For more information, contact Cara Gavagan at cgavagan@nrmca.org.

Buildings

UL Launches New Comprehensive Chemical Disclosure Tool

To address the needs of architects and designers seeking more transparency about the impacts of chemicals in products, there are many organizations that are developing tools or services to meet demand. Much of this demand is driven by green building standards and the need for improving the approach of disclosing hazards.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/nrc-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=394809&issueID=44469 to view the full article online.

MIT Experts Tout Cost Effectiveness of Disaster Mitigation

More hazard-resistant buildings produce broad social benefits. If a community can recover from a disaster more quickly, the disaster’s negative impact on the economy and vital systems like health care and education can be reduced. Importantly, hazard resilience means lives can be saved. The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, funded by the RMC Research & Education Foundation and the Portland Cement Association, is creating life cycle cost analysis models to include the costs and benefits of mitigation efforts alongside operational costs such as utility bills and maintenance.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/nrc-nwl/articles/index-v3.asp?aid=394841&issueID=44469 to view the full article online.

Calendar

A Look Ahead

*Please note that e-mail and direct links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's Web site.

August 24, Little Rock, AR

Concrete Value and Innovations Seminar

Email: Brandy armca@att.net, 501-663-8335

August 24, Orlando, FL

NRMCA Gulf Coast Regional ConcreteWorks

Email: twaugh@nrmca.org, 240-485-1132

September 18 - 20, Nashville, TN

NRMCA's ConcreteWorks 2016