CFA Undertakes Industry Survey on Cold Weather Practices
ACI Committee 306 and the Concrete Foundations Association are committed to improving the conditions for directing and implementing state-of-the-art technology for better performance in cold weather concreting. The combination of professional contractor experience and this technology is proving the production of quality concrete at a broad range of placement and curing temperatures and conditions. A […]
CFA Board Drives Forward Towards 2015
Top 10 Current CFA Board and Staff Work Initiatives An energized meeting of the CFA Board took place recently in Washington DC during the Fall ACI Convention. Board members not only participated in afternoon scheduled to steer the next months of the CFA, they also participated in the new ACI committee for Foundation Certification […]
CFA Continues Popular Hotline for Members
CFA Continues Popular Hotline for Members Email hotline offers active CFA members convenient access to a wealth of information resources and experience. Access to technical information and solutions has never been easier. CFA members continue to have access to three levels of support for project, material and system questions. A technical staff member is available […]
Thomas Bradley (Brad) Barnes – (1951-2014)
The CFA loses a strong friend and ally. Thomas Bradley (Brad) Barnes, 63, of Medina passed away suddenly, following complications from surgery on Friday, July 4, 2014. He was born May 29, 1951 in Fairmont, W.Va. to Ed and Dean Barnes. Brad graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in 1969 and received a B.S. and Masters […]
CFA Announces 2014 Annual Convention Theme and Education Schedule
Moving Toward Profitability Mt. Vernon, Iowa (March 12, 2014) – The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – a non-profit industry representing cast-in-place contractors and the recognized authority for residential concrete industry – has announced the theme for their 2014 Annual Convention. To be held at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, the Annual Convention is the […]
CFA Announces Call for Entries for 2014 Projects of the Year Awards
Mt. Vernon, Iowa (October 10, 2013) — The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) – the voice and established authority for the residential concrete industry – has announced the call for entries for the “2014 Projects of the Year” competition. The Projects of the Year is a free, competition for members of the CFA providing evidence of […]
CFA Now Offers Members A Hot Line
CFA adds new member benefit…Hotline You’ve asked and we’ve listened. Although there are two different forums available through LinkedIn, the private CFA Members group and the public Concrete Foundations group, we realize that this may be more difficult to use than you prefer. Following the CFA Board Strategic Planning effort in Minneapolis this Spring, CFA […]
CFA Online News
CFA Continues to grow online presence for Concrete Facts… CFA’s publication Concrete Facts has received a new online presence. We are pleased to announce that current news and an increasing amount of historical articles, press releases and information is now available directly from our homepage. Searchable archives by issue date, keywords and primary subjects or […]
Scott Smith Receives 2010 Robert D. Sawyer Award
During the CFA Summer Convention in Branson, Missouri, Scott Smith of MPW Construction Services was awarded the Robert D. Sawyer Distinguished Service Award. The Summer Convention was held August 4-6, 2010 at the Chateau on the Lake, Branson, Missouri. Last year’s winner, Barry Herbert of Herbert Construction, recognized Smith as this year’s recipient. “Scott is the type of person who makes the CFA such a great organization,” states […]
MEMBERSHIP IS ABOUT CONNECTION In this day and age of recessed (or depressed) economies, reduced margins and management stress, a new era of connectedness and networking has blossomed in the CFA. When the going was really good, members shared openly and frequently about the great new technologies they had acquired or the new process that they were successfully implementing. These were discussions that offered a lot of promise […]
