Concrete researchers, contractors, cement plant workers, consulting firms, builders, government agencies and others will gather at the School of Mines this week for the 45th annual Concrete Conference, "Concrete's Role in Sustainability."
The conference begins at 8 a.m. Friday, March 6, in Room 252 of the Electrical Engineering/Physics Building and continues until 4:30 p.m.
The schedule:
8-8:05 a.m. Welcome
Robert A. Wharton, Ph.D., School of Mines President
8:05-8:15 a.m. Introductions and Moderator
Dr. M.R. Hansen, School of Mines
8:15-9:05 a.m. Sustainable Sites
Erin Ashley and Lionel Lemay, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
9:05-10 a.m. LEED Points for Concrete Buildings
Emily Lorenz, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
10-10:30 a.m. Break
10:30-11:15 a.m. Pervious Concrete Application
Dale Ludens, S.D. Army National Guard
11:15-11:45 a.m. Cement and Sustainability
Shogren, Lafarge N.A.
11:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. SDRMCA and Green Concrete
Jody Titze, South Dakota Ready Mix Concrete Association
12:05-1:20 p.m. Lunch (Surbeck Ballroom)
ACI News
Dick Stehly, American Concrete Institute
1:30-2:15 p.m. Thermal Mass, Insulated Concrete
Erin Ashley and Lionel Lemay, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
2:15-3 p.m. Construction Safety
Ed Weaver, Arizona State University
3-3:30 Break
3:30-4 p.m. QC Testing, Materials and Sustainability
Dick Stehly, American Engineering Testing
4-4:30 p.m. Construction, Waste and Sustainability
Mike Schneider, Baker Concrete
4-4:30 p.m. Open discussion
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