American Concrete Institute

Join us for a webinar on "Utilizing ACI Code 323 – Low-Carbon Concrete: Real World Implementation and Examples" In this presentation, Nathan Forrest PE, Technical Director at California Nevada Cement Association will briefly review the ACI 323 Code requirements and then walk through specific examples of how the code can be utilized on projects of varying size and scope. 📆February 26, 2026, 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) ➡️Register today! https://ow.ly/bwyM50Y7SZK

Help Young Professionals Attend ACI Conventions! Young professionals often don't have the monetary support from their companies to attend conventions and conferences, but their involvement and ideas are important to our industry. To support young professionals who want to engage with the industry and their peers at ACI conventions, you can donate to offset the convention registration cost. Donations will boost the current Women in ACI Young Professional Registration awards, enabling more young professionals to attend ACI Conventions. Donate Now: https://lnkd.in/dVUBxMP

The February 2026 issue of Concrete International is now available!🌟 Concrete International is the magazine of the #concrete community, published monthly by ACI. This month’s free preview article is, "Reframing the Narrative of the Concrete Skyscraper: A deep dive into the curation of The Modern Concrete Skyscraper exhibition."🎉 Other articles include: 👉What’s Next After Type IL Cement and How Can We Use Blended Cements Successfully? A summary of a panel discussion at the Fall 2025 Hot Topic Session. 👉 2025 PTI Project Awards: Exceptional projects in post-tensioned concrete design and construction. 👉 Top-of-Column Concrete Elevation Tolerance: Considerations for constructability and productivity. 👉 Concrete Q&A: GFRP Misconceptions—Part 3: Common questions and misconceptions about GFRP reinforcing bars. 👉And much more! ➡️Download the February 2026 Issue Here: https://lnkd.in/eFWe9U7P

In this month's President's Memo, our guest authors Mary Beth Deisz Hueste, Andrea Schokker, and Mike Tholen share the latest information regarding an initiative to envision the future of ACI codes.🌟 "To support the continued evolution of the ACI Suite of Codes, the ACI Board of Direction, under the leadership of President Maria Juenger, recently appointed a Board Task Group on Envisioning Streamlined and Coordinated Concrete Code Development. The Task Group’s mission is to “Develop a long-term strategic vision for the coordination and streamlining of concrete codes to facilitate use and innovation in an increasingly complex concrete industry.” Key to this effort is focusing on user needs to ensure codes are coordinated, streamlined, and easy to navigate, while continuing to promote innovation and standards that meet present needs and anticipate future needs. This Task Group will rely on interfacing with the stakeholder groups involved in code development and the use of ACI codes to develop a vision for the future of ACI codes." ➡️ Read the Full Memo Here: https://lnkd.in/g7vfHuSb

Call for Presenters: Young Member Poster Showcase.📢 The purpose of this session is to allow Younger Members an open forum to present their current and completed projects, and to network and discuss with industry experts and peers in related fields. ⌛Applications are due February 15, 2026⌛ 📅 Tuesday, March 31, 2026 📍 ACI Concrete Convention | Rosemont/Chicago, IL, USA ⏰ 11:30 AM EST – 1:30 PM EST ➡️ Learn More & Apply Here: https://lnkd.in/gCdNdyip

ACI’s 2025 Global Impact Report is now available! 🌟 The Global Impact Report is an annual review containing highlights of Institute achievements and key milestones. The Institute’s 2025 activities were heavily guided by our updated Strategic Plan, which was unveiled early in the year. The plan outlines five primary goals to guide ACI’s initiatives over the coming years: advance expertise, disseminate knowledge, engage globally, advance resiliency and sustainability, and enhance the ACI experience. Through these efforts, ACI will harness innovation, expand its global reach, and contribute to a more resilient and sustainable world. Download the Global Impact Report to see how ACI brought these goals to life in 2025.🎉 ➡️ Download the Full Report Here: https://lnkd.in/gRax5KjC ACI Foundation | PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity | NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete | NEx: An ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials | Advancing Organizational Excellence (AOE)

Join us next week for the ACI Webinar, "E-3(25): Cementitious Materials for Concrete – Part 2."🌟 Presented by Larry Sutter. 📅 DATE: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 🕰️ TIME: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT ➡️Register Here: https://lnkd.in/gG4NeG9k This webinar continues the overview of cementitious materials used in concrete construction, focusing on supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), blended hydraulic cements, and other constituents addressed in E-3(25), Cementitious Materials for Concrete. This webinar explains how SCMs and blended cements contribute to fresh and hardened properties, durability, and sustainability of concrete. The webinar summarizes commonly used materials such as coal ash, slag cement, silica fume, natural pozzolans, and limestone additions, and highlights the key specifications, performance mechanisms, and test methods associated with each.

UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR 📢 Join NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete and guide author Mary Christiansen, Ph.D., LEED AP, for a webinar on NEU's new publication, The Low-Carbon Concrete Guide: Materials.🌟 The guide examines concrete’s role in global carbon emissions, life-cycle thinking and carbon quantification tools, as well as a full spectrum of binder-level strategies, including SCMs, mineral fillers, blended cements, low-carbon portland cements, and alternative cements. 📅 Thursday, January 29, 2026 ⏰ 2:00 PM EST ➡️ Join the discussion and learn how this important resource can help you! Register for FREE here: https://lnkd.in/gbBx72HN The guide also introduces aggregate, reinforcement, and water-level pathways, along with supporting concepts such as mixture optimization and durability, and advanced concrete technologies to illustrate how material choices interact with long-term performance. The resource is designed to inform stakeholders about current market options and emerging and experimental technologies for decarbonizing the concrete industry through low-carbon materials.

Registration is OPEN for the Spring 2026 ACI Concrete Convention, March 29 – April 1, 2026, in Rosemont/Chicago, IL, USA.🎉 Known as the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete, the event will bring together engineers, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives to discuss and collaborate on concrete codes, specifications, and practices.🌟 #ACIConvention The convention boasts a comprehensive schedule with over 300 committee meetings, more than 60 technical sessions, an industry trade exhibition, networking events, and much more.👏 Committee meetings are open to all attendees, and select programming will be accessible on-demand for remote participants. Convention highlights include: 👉Opening Session: The Opening Session is the official start to the ACI Convention and will begin with a welcome address by ACI President Maria Juenger. Next, the emcee for the night will recognize new Honorary Members, Fellows, and 50-Year Members for their contributions to the concrete industry. Immediately following the Opening Session, attendees are invited to the exhibit hall for the Opening Reception. Congratulate ACI Awardees, reunite with colleagues, network with new acquaintances, and learn about the products and services offered by the exhibitors. 👉FRP Composites Student Competition: This competition challenges student teams to design, construct, and test an FRP-reinforced concrete structure that achieves the lowest cost-load ratio. Teams must consider material, fabrication, transportation, and sustainability factors, and submit a presentation detailing their design approach, calculations, predicted failure mode, and ultimate load in compliance with contest rules. Winners will be announced at the Student Awards Program on Monday, March 30. For more information on the competition, please visit the student competitions webpage. 👉Concrete Mixer: Join ACI attendees and guests for the Concrete Mixer, an evening of networking, entertainment, and great food. An assortment of food and beverages will be available. 👉Student and Young Professional Networking Event: The Student and Young Professionals Activities Committee (SYPAC) invites all students, young professionals, and convention mentors to a casual networking exchange following the Opening Reception to establish connections with fellow young members. 👉President’s Reception: ACI President Maria Juenger invites all convention attendees to the President’s Reception, where you’ll have the opportunity to network with committee chairs, chapter presidents, and international attendees. An assortment of food and a hosted bar will be available. ➡️ Registration is now open online, with discounted rates available until March 27, 2026. Learn more & register here: https://lnkd.in/gYgAAkmM

Registration for the ACI FRP Composites Student Competition is OPEN & closing on February 3, 2026!⌛ The competition will take place during the ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago on March 29 – April 1, 2026. The objective of this competition is to design, construct, and test a concrete structure reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement to achieve the lowest cost-load ratio. 🌟 First-, Second-, and Third-Place entries will each be awarded with a certificate of recognition, will be recognized on ACI's website, and will be recognized in Concrete International magazine if space allows. In addition, the First-Place team will receive a $750 award, the Second-Place team will receive $500, and the Third-Place team will receive $250. ➡️ Learn More & Register Here: https://lnkd.in/dsgEDFR