 ConcreteWorks
Education offerings are STEPS-eligible
and
can lead towards
CCPf
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Certified Concrete Professional.
The top career designation in the industry.
Between
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Show years, get
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Education Sessions
at ConcreteWorks:
The education experts at
NRMCA collaborate with
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
to provide a quality, ready-mixed concrete-specific platform for
learning every year – whether it’s at
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
or
ConcreteWorks.
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24-Volt Wiring for Batch Plants
Monday,
3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: John Rabchuk, Systech, Inc.
What are
the advantages of running batch plant controls and accessories on
24-volt DC versus 120-volt AC current? There are plenty, including
improved safety, reduced maintenance, lightning-damage resistance and
more.
Accident Investigation Techniques
Monday,
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Speakers: Thomas
Quinn & Kyle West, Indiana State Police
Hi-tech
and low-tech, hear how the Indiana State Police investigate accidents
along with all the tools of the trade. Pick up tips you can use with
your fleet.
Accounting and Tax Update: An Overview of Fast-Paced Changes in
Accounting Pronouncements and Tax Laws Impacting the Ready Mix Producer
Tuesday,
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Speaker: Mike
Pottratz, KPMG LLP
Do you
present your financial statements to stockholders or lenders? Come hear
how recent Financial Accounting Standard Board pronouncements and the
convergence of International and US accounting standards will affect
your bottom line. Learn about the opportunities and potential pitfalls
presented through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and
other recent tax law changes to the Ready Mix Producer.
Aggregate Industries Approach to Environmental Management Systems
and Green-Star
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Speaker: Joel
Nickel, Aggregate Industries
Hear from one of the leading
concrete producers with a proactive environmental management system.
Aggregate Industries has integrated their EMS into an operating culture.
Many of Aggregate Industries EMS elements mirror the NRMCA Green-Star
Program.
Biggest Loser, Part 3
Monday,
3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Speaker:
This
session is packed with the data about wellness programs that one ready
mixed concrete producer used. This is now a mature wellness program
running for over 3 years. Learn about both the pros and cons about the
wellness program of this producer.
Carroll Concrete Safety Point System
Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Speaker:
Victoria Tyminski, Carrol Concrete Co.
This final OES-specific
seminar may be the best of all. Hear how a concrete producer was able to
lower incident rates and raise morale.
Central Valley Water Discharge Requirements
Monday,
3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Speaker: Steve
Azevedo, Knife River Corporation
Hear how a
group of ready mixed producers engaged in productive dialogue with a
state agency that demanded impossible water run-off controls.
Compressed
Natural Gas Engines in Truck Mixers
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Speakers: Terry
Green, US Concrete and Paul Moore, CalPortland Co.
How does a
regular diesel engine modified to burn CNG work in a truck mixer? Find
out from a producer who demo-ed a prototype machine. Capturing enough
government rebate and incentive dollars to justify the costs of
operating a CNG fleet will also be discussed.
Concrete for Durable Infrastructure
Monday,
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Jason
Weiss, Purdue University
This
session will cover the fundamental concepts to understand the durability
of concrete in a variety of service conditions. The presentations will
include requirements in codes and specifications pertinent to durability
and discuss case studies.
Concrete Whitetopping Overlays for Asphalt Parking Lots
Monday, 2:45
p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Jon Hansen, NRMCA
PCA
estimates that parking lot new construction is a 90 million cubic yard
ready mixed concrete opportunity every year — and the consensus is that
the reconstruction parking lot opportunity is several times that large.
Whitetopping is a key application to get a portion of that
reconstruction market. Attending this session is a great way to quickly
learn the fundamentals about the application and how to promote and sell
it.
The Environment in a Down Economy – Opportunities and Challenges
Tuesday,
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Speaker: Douglas
Ruhlin, Resource Management Associates
This
seminar will focus on environmental issues confronting the ready mixed
concrete industry in a down economy from the business/management
perspective. It will include both those that present new and emerging
challenges (enforcement, regulations, etc.), as well as those new
emerging opportunities that cannot only help a concrete company survive
the economic downturn, but also be ready to thrive when the economy
turns around. This seminar will also cover those critical steps that
concrete management should be doing now in order to move their company
forward and set it apart from the competition.
Green Concrete for Performance
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Speakers: Nancy
Whiting, Purdue University and Karthik Obla, NRMCA
This
session will discuss the options for using recycled materials and
mixture optimizing for proportioning concrete mixtures for performance
and to support sustainable development. It will address the impact of
materials on concrete properties and criteria in codes and
specifications.
Green-Star: Strategies for effective Implementation
Monday,
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Speaker: Ryan
Sewell, Redi-Mix Inc., A US Concrete Company
More than
a dozen plants are now nationally certified, learn what these cutting
edge ready mixed concrete facilities have accomplished. You may decide
it’s time to certify your plant.
Indiana InSafe Program
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Speaker: Sean
Keefer, Indiana Department of Labor
A joint
presentation by Indiana OSHA and the Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete
Association on how the ready mixed concrete industry is working with
Indiana OSHA proactively to eliminate and reduce occupational injuries.
Will this work in your state?
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
Monday,
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Speaker: John
Hulbert, Ernst Enterprises
Come and
listen to how one ready mixed concrete producer used Job Hazard Analysis
to analyze tasks at a ready mixed concrete plant to eliminate and reduce
occupational injuries. Safety professionals and managers of all
disciplines should not miss this presentation on breaking down a job
into individual tasks and minimizing employee potential to injury.
Labor and Employment Law Update: Timely Topics, Tough Times
Monday,
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Speakers: Ryan Poor
and Mike Boldt, ICE MILLER, LLP
This session
will hit on the current legal issues of most importance to your
business, including: legislative updates and coverage of passed, pending
and potential legislation and its impact on you (including the EFCA);
collective bargaining in difficult times (to reopen or not to reopen);
and "what in the world is happening with my pension plan?"
Managing Diesel Emissions Requirements
Monday,
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Speaker: Paul Moore,
CalPortland Company
Strict air
pollution guidelines in California are impacting more than just cars and
trucks. Hear from a large construction materials firm manager about
what they are going to have to do to keep their fleet of vehicles in
compliance over the next several years.
Minimizing Maintenance Costs in a Down Economy
Monday,
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Greg
Elliott, Wear Products, Inc.
A thorough
analysis of a ready mixed plant’s wear areas and material waste and
spillage is always a good idea. Following up with a targeted action
plan could save a lot of money, and no time is better to do this than
when concrete production is slow.
No Water Mixer Washout
Monday,
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Speaker: Mike
Taylor, Lafarge NA
Hear from
a California producer who was not going to be able to renew his plants
operating permits if he didn’t get creative with his water management.
Pervious Concrete Value: Eye of the Beholder
Tuesday,
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Speaker: Matthew Offenberger,
Grace Construction Products
Pervious
concrete’s fundamental appeal is its stormwater mitigation ability, but
different audiences have different reasons for valuing this attribute.
This session focuses on why pervious concrete is so valuable to
different audiences and how this knowledge can be taken into account to
help make the sale.
Promoting and Selling Concrete Parking Lots
Monday,
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Speakers: Jon Hansen and Phil
Kresge, NRMCA
This session
focuses on the practical information and techniques needed to
successfully win new concrete parking lot business and parking lot
reconstruction projects. Learn from experts who will share their
knowledge and experience and also provide an understanding of the
outstanding tools available to promote and sell concrete parking lots.
Promoting Green Concrete: What You Need to Know About LEED 2009
Monday,
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Doug O'Neill, NRMCA
The LEED
rating system is driving environmental construction awareness and
practices across North America. This session recaps the basics about
LEED 2009 and the green construction trends gaining momentum.
Promotion/Sales Lunchtime Roundtable Topics
Monday, 1:15
p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Speakers: Amy Miller and Jon
Hansen, NRMCA
Topic
experts lead open discussions with attendees on subjects such as those
listed below. Two sets of discussions will be conducted— with dessert
and coffee, attendees are invited to change tables for a second topic.
Space is limited (reservations will be accepted in advance).
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Reflections on Promoting the Benefits of Concrete Albedo
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Measuring Promotion Results
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Making the Grade: Promoting Concrete for Smart Schools
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If Four Inch Pavement is Good, Is Five Inches Better?
Re-Creting
Your Way to Increased Profits
Monday,
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Speaker: Erin
Christie, Ready Mix USA, Inc.
How about
making some money on returned concrete…what a concept! Let’s take a
look at how one large southeast producer “re-cretes”!
The Results of the 2009 NRMCA Industry Data Survey... and an Outlook for
the Recovery
Monday,
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Speakers: William
Allen and Pierre Villere, Allen-Villere Partners; Michael Olivarri,
NRMCA
This session will review the results of the NRMCA 2009 Industry Data
Survey with actual 2008 data. The discussion will include a review of
the most significant changes from the 2008 survey, and will once again
project the results for the current year. This session will cover the
trends of critical sales and cost data over the last few years, along
with key metrics for productivity and financial sensitivity analyses, a
review of financial data in the current lower volume environment, and
tips on how to deal with smaller jobs and longer distances.
Return-to-Work Program
Monday,
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.
Speaker: Tim
Kauzlick, Cemex, Inc.
This
session will cover how one ready mixed concrete producer gets employees
back to work after an occupational injury. A must-see for anyone
dealing with workers compensation.
State
of the Art Techniques for Measuring Sustainability
Monday, 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Speakers: Lionel Lemay and Erin Ashley, NRMCA
This
session will discuss several key methods for measuring sustainability of
structures and building materials. Environmental Life Cycle Analysis and
Carbon Footprinting will be presented. Test methods and calculations
used in green building rating systems, including LEED, will be
discussed.
State of the Ready Mixed Concrete Industry
Monday,
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Monday,
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Speaker: Robert A.
Garbini, P.E., NRMCA
The
economy and other factors have converged to change the business of
business now and moving forward. How has government’s deepening
involvement in business changed our marketplace? Will the trend of
consolidation continue, stabilize, or begin to unravel, and what will
that mean for our industry? What kind of impact has our industry seen
from the Federal stimulus package, and what might yet be coming our way
as sustainability increases in importance? NRMCA’s President Robert
Garbini will give his insights of where the industry and NRMCA are, and
where we can go if we face our challenges head-on and embrace the
opportunities presented to us.
Sustainability Initiatives and Plant Guidelines
Tuesday,
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Speakers: Rodney
Grogan, MMC Materials Inc. and Bill Twitty, Cemex, Inc.
Hear from
the industry leaders on concrete’s role in construction sustainability
initiatives and on the new guidelines for sustainable ready mixed
concrete plants.
Wear Products for Truck Mixers
Monday,
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.
Speaker: Greg
Elliott, Wear Products, Inc.
Why are
liner systems for wearing surfaces readily accepted throughout ready
mixed plants, but not on truck mixers? Find out how and why this trend
may be changing from a concrete producer who runs mixers in a region of
the country with very harsh aggregates.
Weathering
the Storm
AND
Preparing for Calmer Seas
Monday,
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Speaker: Brian
Moore, FMI Corporation
It's been
a rough year to say the least. "Batten down the hatches and prepare for
the storm" was good advice, a year or two ago. But what do you do now
that you're in the middle (or hopefully near the end) of rough seas?
This session will give you a five point plan which will help you focus
on the basics of managing your business in tough times, as well as the
good times that are inevitably going to return.
Wellness Programs
Monday,
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Speaker: Jane
Ellery, Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
Is the
health of your employees costing you money? You bet it is! A wellness
expert will discuss the benefits of implementing a company wellness
program along with the associated cost savings.
What Works in Concrete Promotion & Sales
Monday, 9:30
a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Speaker: Dan Huffman, NRMCA
This session
features a series of short presentations by attendees about eye-opening
promotion and sales successes with an explanation about the keys to that
success.
What Works
was the most popular session year after year at the
Professional Promoters Workshop
Winning the Project: It’s a Team Sport
Monday, 3:35
p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Speaker: Jason Kruger, PCA
North Central Cement Council
Just as
successful construction projects depend on the teamwork and integration
of various specialties, winning projects in the first place is more
likely when sales people, promoters, contractors and designers work
together—to the benefit of all. This session focuses on strategies to
gain cooperation and approaches for making the most of it.
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