NEx and the CFA Partner to Advance the Use of Nonmetallic Building Materials in Concrete Foundations
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Farmington Hills, MI – NEx, an ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, is excited to announce a new partnership with the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) aimed at advancing the use of nonmetallic building materials in concrete foundations. NEx is a leading research center focused on the […]
Carbon Zero Youth Initiative Launches to Empower Youth to Support Green Building Practices
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Youth can help make buildings more carbon-conscious–if they know what – and who – makes a building “green”. That’s the core idea behind the Carbon Zero Youth Initiative (www.carbonzeroyouth.org), founded to engage students ages 12-18 in the rapidly growing movement to decarbonize the built environment. While currently responsible […]
Concrete Foundations Association Announces Partnership With Informa Markets at WOC 2023 for Inaugural Wall Foreman Qualification Certificate
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Mount Vernon, IA – Concrete Foundations Association is excited to announce that sixteen individuals received recognition in the first year of a new industry professional development program titled “Wall Foreman Qualification Certificate.” This newly established education effort pairs management skills with technical development education to fill a void […]
Out of Plumb may not Mean Damaged and Unsafe
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Question: The foundation for my new home has one wall showing two vertical cracks and the top of the wall is not even with the base of the wall. I’m concerned the backfilling has pushed the wall in and the building inspector wants an engineer to certify the […]
Knowledge Management is a Member-Only Benefit
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Year after year, event after event, company leaders who risk time away from their business to work on their business are rewarded by arguably the number-one acquisition of their professional careers: knowledge. This holds true whether they are actually participating themselves or having others in the company participate […]
Want a Change in Recruiting Performance? Let’s do Something Different
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA What happens when your company experiences the same problem continuously? The problem could be curb and gutter forms that constantly need to be repaired. The problem could be concrete formwork for walls that somehow fail. It may be a critical vendor who never makes their deadline – and […]
Euclid Chemical Completes Environmental Product Declaration for Fiber Reinforcement Products
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 18, 2023) – Euclid Chemical, a leading manufacturer of concrete and masonry construction products, is pleased to announce the completion of its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). The EPD reports on the impacts of four microfibers and one macrofiber used as concrete reinforcement. An EPD is a communications document that provides transparent and third-party verified […]
Dennis Purinton: An Abrams’ Law Story
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA “When work becomes work and not enjoyable, it’s time to retire. Most businesses are you and some equipment. The only real value to your business without ‘you’ is the equipment.” – Dennis Purinton Dennis Purinton, an outstanding foundational figure in the concrete industry, recently retired after an impressive […]
Planning Your Submittals
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA The Call for Entries for 2023 is already up at www.cfaconcretepros.org, where you are encouraged to download the submittal form for completion. Entries are open to any member of the Concrete Foundations Association, and it is free to submit an entry. Not yet a member? There is a […]
2022 Projects of the Year Inspire 2023 Competition
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA Setting a Culture of Pride One more outstanding project from 2022 leads off this invitation to the only annual industry awards program recognizing concrete work that, for the most part, is long forgotten once the project is completed. We are preparing for the 24th year of the program. […]
