1/2 Day of Continuing Education – Willmar, Minnesota
February 4 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), Duininck Concrete, Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC) and the Aggregate and Ready Mix Association (ARM) are hosting a half-day of education where each attendee will receive 3 AIA CES LU or 3 PDH.
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Location: Foxhole Brewhouse, Willmar, MN
Cost to attend: $20
Agenda:
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Registration
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM: Presentation on Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs)
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM: Presentation on Concrete Fundamentals
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Lunch
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM: Presentation on Low Carbon Concrete and EPDs.
About: Insulated Concrete Forms
The construction of buildings – residential and commercial, that use less energy to operate, and are long lived is a key part of sustainable design. Insulated concrete forms (ICFs) provide the necessary thermal efficiency, air tightness, resiliency, and durability for all building types Using insulated concrete forms in residential and commercial construction projects offers excellent thermal performance, reduced energy consumption and operation costs, while maintaining a very comfortable and healthy interior environment. This presentation examines the benefits of ICF walls, including materials, components, design flexibility, plus, building science characteristics and construction advantages.
About: Concrete Fundamentals
This presentation educates you on everything concrete – from all the different materials that go into concrete like cement, fly ash, slag, type 1L cement, admixtures, fibers and aggregates. We also cover what causes different issues that can happen to concrete like cracking and scaling. Best practices for concrete like curing and sealing concrete and not exceeding the designed w/c is also discussed.
About: Low Carbon Concrete & EPDs
Why is addressing embodied carbon in concrete important? Explore currently available means and methods contractors and ready-mix producers can take to achieve the project carbon targets set by developers, architects, engineers, and policymakers to reduce the embodied carbon of concrete.
- Understand the need and demand for reducing embodied carbon of concrete.
- Understand what low carbon concrete means for construction and how it affects plastic and hardened concrete properties.
- Evaluate the immediate steps that can be taken to reduce carbon footprint when specifying concrete.
- Understand how to quantify embodied carbon of concrete on a project and reduction strategies available in the local market through the use of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s).