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SUMMARY:Concrete Learning Forum: Advancing Performance\, Innovation & Partnerships - August 25\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:CRMCA Concrete Learning Forum: Advancing Performance\, Innovation & Partnerships\n\nLocation: Greenville\, SC\n\nDate: August 25\, 2026\n\nEducational Program: 1:00 PM   4:00 PM\n\nNetworking Reception: 4:00 PM   5:00 PM\n\nEvent Description\n\nThe Concrete Learning Forum brings together industry leaders from design\, production\, academia\, and standards development to explore innovation and collaboration in the evolving concrete landscape. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how codes and testing standards influence material performance\, the critical role of producers in delivering quality and consistency\, and how design leadership drives successful project outcomes. Perspectives from higher education will highlight emerging research and workforce development shaping the future of the industry. This program emphasizes interdisciplinary alignment to advance resilient\, efficient\, and high-performing concrete solutions.\n\n\n\n\nEducational Schedule\n\n1:00   1:10 PM\n\nWelcome & Program Overview\n\n1:10   1:35 PM\n\nACI: Codes for Innovation and Testing Implications\n\n\n	Overview of evolving standards and their impact on material innovation\n	Testing requirements and performance-based design considerations\n\n\n1:35   2:00 PM\n\nProducer Perspective: The Role of the Concrete Producer as Concrete Consultant\n\n\n	Quality control\, mix design\, and supply chain coordination\n	Supporting performance\, durability\, and sustainable project outcomes\n\n\n2:00   2:25 PM\n\nProject Team Perspective: The Role of Design Leadership\n\n\n	Integrating material knowledge into design decisions\n	Coordination across disciplines to meet project goals\n\n\n2:25   2:35 PM\n\nNetworking Break\n\n2:35   3:00 PM\n\nHigher Education Perspective: The Role of Research in Innovation\n\n\n	Emerging research\, innovation\, and partnerships\n\n\n3:00   3:45 PM\n\nRoundtable Discussion: Aligning Project Teams\n\n\n	Cross-sector insights on collaboration\, innovation\, and performance outcomes\n\n\n3:45   4:00 PM\n\nClosing Remarks & Key Takeaways\n\n4:00   5:00 PM\n\nNetworking Reception\n\n\n\n\nAIA Learning Objectives\n\nUpon completion of this program\, participants will be able to:\n\n\n	Explain how evolving ACI codes and testing standards influence concrete material innovation\, performance\, and compliance in the built environment.\n	Evaluate the role of the concrete producer in ensuring quality control\, durability and sustainability to support project performance and occupant safety.\n	Analyze how design leadership within AEC teams integrates material knowledge and interdisciplinary coordination to achieve resilient and efficient project outcomes.\n	Identify emerging research\, technologies\, and workforce development trends from higher education that impact the future of concrete design and construction practices.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38\; margin-top: 12pt\; margin-bottom: 12pt\;">\n<h1><span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;">CRMCA Concrete Learning Forum:&nbsp\;Advancing Performance\, Innovation &amp\; Partnerships</span></strong></span></h1>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Location:</strong> Greenville\, SC<br />\n<strong>Date:</strong> August 25\, 2026<br />\n<strong>Educational Program:</strong> <strong>1:00 PM &ndash\; 4:00 PM</strong><br />\n<strong>Networking Reception:</strong> <strong>4:00 PM &ndash\; 5:00 PM</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<h2><strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Event Description</span></span></strong></h2>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">The <strong>Concrete Learning Forum</strong> brings together industry leaders from design\, production\, academia\, and standards development to explore innovation and collaboration in the evolving concrete landscape. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how codes and testing standards influence material performance\, the critical role of producers in delivering quality and consistency\, and how design leadership drives successful project outcomes. Perspectives from higher education will highlight emerging research and workforce development shaping the future of the industry. This program emphasizes interdisciplinary alignment to advance resilient\, efficient\, and high-performing concrete solutions.</span></span></p>\n\n<div contenteditable="false">\n<hr /></div>\n\n<h1><strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Educational Schedule</span></span></strong></h1>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>1:00 &ndash\; 1:10 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Welcome &amp\; Program Overview</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>1:10 &ndash\; 1:35 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>ACI: Codes for Innovation and Testing Implications</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Overview of evolving standards and their impact on material innovation</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Testing requirements and performance-based design considerations</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>1:35 &ndash\; 2:00 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Producer Perspective: The Role of the Concrete Producer as Concrete Consultant</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Quality control\, mix design\, and supply chain coordination</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Supporting performance\, durability\, and sustainable project outcomes</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>2:00 &ndash\; 2:25 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Project Team Perspective: The Role of Design Leadership</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Integrating material knowledge into design decisions</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Coordination across disciplines to meet project goals</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>2:25 &ndash\; 2:35 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Networking Break</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>2:35 &ndash\; 3:00 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Higher Education Perspective: The Role of Research in Innovation</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Emerging research\, innovation\, and partnerships</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>3:00 &ndash\; 3:45 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Roundtable Discussion: Aligning Project Teams</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul data-spread="false">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Cross-sector insights on collaboration\, innovation\, and performance outcomes</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>3:45 &ndash\; 4:00 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Closing Remarks &amp\; Key Takeaways</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>4:00 &ndash\; 5:00 PM</strong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Networking Reception</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<div contenteditable="false">\n<hr /></div>\n\n<h1><strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">AIA Learning Objectives</span></span></strong></h1>\n\n<h1><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Upon completion of this program\, participants will be able to:</span></span></h1>\n\n<ol data-spread="true" start="1">\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Explain</strong> how evolving ACI codes and testing standards influence concrete material innovation\, performance\, and compliance in the built environment.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Evaluate</strong> the role of the concrete producer in ensuring quality control\, durability and sustainability to support project performance and occupant safety.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Analyze</strong> how design leadership within AEC teams integrates material knowledge and interdisciplinary coordination to achieve resilient and efficient project outcomes.</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Identify</strong> emerging research\, technologies\, and workforce development trends from higher education that impact the future of concrete design and construction practices.</span></span></li>\n</ol>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Hyatt Greenville - Redbud Room Greenville\, SC
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URL:http://crmcanc.memberzone.com/events/details/concrete-learning-forum-advancing-performance-innovation-partnerships-august-25-2026-2695
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