ABOUT THE MCC
The Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1989. MCC is dedicated to advancing education, technical practice, scientific investigation and research into cast-in-place construction by organizing the efforts of its members for a non-profit public service. MCC’s membership base represents design, construction and support industries associated with reinforced and post-tensioned concrete construction. MCC is proud of its growing and diverse membership. Its broad-based membership rivals that of any other local or regional association in the cast-in-place concrete industry. MCC is made up of representatives from the design, construction and support industries related to the reinforced and post-tensioned concrete construction industry.
Education & Events
Presenters are brought in to address items of specific interest and need pertinent to the local area. Monthly breakfast meetings, half-day symposiums and hands-on educational opportunities are offered throughout the calendar year. MCC isn't only about excellent educational opportunities. Two scholarship fundraising events our held every year. Join us in August for our sell-out golf outing and in September for our wildly popular sporting clay shoot.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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ICF Project Site Tour - Part 2
Learn more434 ICF Project Site Tour - Part 2 2023-02-08 15:00:00 2023-02-08 16:00:00 #262626The Minnesota Concrete Council’s Build with Strength Committee invites you to a site tour of the Emerald Greens Event Center for Part Two of the construction process when using Insulated Concrete Forms. Located in Hastings, MN. This 28,000 sq. ft. - two story building is now up and ready for electrical work, window installation and eventually interior and exterior finishes. During this site tour, you’ll be able to witness some of these activities as well as hear from the construction team as to how the construction is going.
A sponsored happy hour will follow the site visit.
PPE WILL BE REQUIRED PLEASE BRING - HARD HAT, SAFETY VEST, CLOSED TOED SHOES AND SAFETY GLASSES
Thanks to our GC Partner: TLS Companies
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Breakfast Meeting - Strategies to Address Workforce Retention and Recruiting Challenges
Learn more411 Breakfast Meeting - Strategies to Address Workforce Retention and Recruiting Challenges 2023-02-09 07:30:00 2023-02-09 09:30:00 #f57921The COVID pandemic has added a new urgency to an already existing complex labor market to recruit and retain workers. This presentation will report and then extend the results from a recently completed Local Rural Roads Board and MnDOT study that explored and examined possible causes and organizational response strategies of the workforce shortage in Minnesota’s transportation industry. Data from other recent research as well as current and emerging trends on human resource planning and practice will be presented. Discussion will focus on appropriate human resource and workforce planning from strategic, financially sustainable, and developmental approaches will be highlighted.
The presenter will be Dr. Ken Bartlett, PhD (University of Minnesota).
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Build With Strength Committee Meeting
Learn more431 Build With Strength Committee Meeting 2023-02-10 08:00:00 2023-02-10 09:00:00 #778286 0 -
Webinar: PLC One Year Later: Demonstrating Progress
Learn more429 Webinar: PLC One Year Later: Demonstrating Progress 2023-02-15 12:00:00 2023-02-15 13:00:00 #f57921Everywhere you look, the interest in sustainability is strong. This presentation will review how cement and concrete continue to evolve a year after the release of Portland Cement Association’s Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality. Many cement producers have announced a shift toward production of portland-limestone cement, or PLC, to reduce their own carbon footprint; many designers have embraced its use. We’ll highlight some recent examples of PLC projects and look at how lower carbon cement fits into the broader efforts of the construction industry to chip away at the environmental footprint associated with creating resilient infrastructure. After this program, participants will have increased knowledge on achieving more sustainable concrete as they understand how to use PLC and other emerging technology and how to quantify impacts associated with them.
The presenter will be Jamie Farny (Portland Cement Association)
This webinar is the first of five webinars in the 2023 Sustainable Structures Webinar Series
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History
Prior to the Minnesota Concrete Council, there was not a good local, single-source of unbiased information on how we can do a better job of designing and building with cast-in-place concrete.
MCC was created to bring proven methods and new ideas together, to educate its members on how to improve the quality and use of concrete in our structures, and to educate decision-makers on the benefits of quality concrete construction.
Initial meetings regarding the concept of a cast-in-place concrete group occurred in the fall of 1988. The construction industry was quite robust and other organizations were actively promoting their delivery systems as being the best in terms durability, speed, economics and schedule. Many felt the advantages of cast-in-place concrete outnumbered and outweighed those other systems and the group was formed in early 1989.
The founders had a multifold vision as to the shape and needs of the industry and setup the organization to meet those future needs. Several areas were ear-marked for development:
1. Continuing education for professionals was coming and MCC could be the organization that could readily provide training and education for these new requirements. Similar training requirements now apply to construction superintendents.
2. Technical advances in the concrete industry were occurring and a forum was needed to present the results and educate the stakeholders of the industry.
3. An organization was needed to design and undertake future research projects related to CIP.
4. Environmental impacts on the construction industry were eminent and the organization could address the purposeful reuse of waste-stream materials.
5. Conservation of energy was coming to the fore and green thinking has now overtaken the industry in conjunction with Item 4 above.
MCC's first educational meeting consisted of about 20 people. MCC educational meetings now currently average 125 people including architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, ready-mix producers, testing labs, attorneys and materials suppliers!
MCC has been a major force in training, improving and evolving the technical practices and the competence of the CIP industry. All and all, the organization has been quite successful and has tremendous potential for even more success in the future. New technology develops quickly, and the organization provides a forum for presentation, review and evaluation of the pros and cons of these new developments.
