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ADVISORY COUNCIL REPORTS | SPRING 2012
2012Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
SpringConvention
May 20-22, 2012The Greenbrier • White Sulphur Springs, WV
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Northern Virginia Concrete Advisory Council
Chairman: Jeff Slagle, Rowe Materials Secretary/Treasurer: Zack Swanson, Grace
Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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Aggregate Industries 0 0 0 0 0 0BASF 0 0 0 0 0 1Bekaert Corp. 0 0 0 0 1 0Brundage - Bone 0 2 1 0 1 0Crider & Shockey 0 0 0 0 0 0DuBrook Concrete 1 1 1 0 1 2ECS 1 1 0 1 0 1Ennstone 0 0 0 0 0 0Essroc Ready Mix 0 0 1 1 1 1Essroc Cement 1 1 0 0 0 1Grace Construction Products 2 1 2 1 2 1Handy Man Concrete 0 0 0 0 0 0Hard Rock Concrete 0 0 0 0 0 0Holcim 0 0 0 0 0 0Hollerbach-Andrews 1 0 0 0 0 0Lafarge 1 1 1 0 1 1Lehigh Cement 0 1 1 0 1 1Luck Stone 1 0 1 1 1 0Mid Atlantic Concrete Equip 0 0 0 0 0 0Mid Atlantic Pigment 0 0 0 0 0 0Nat. American Bulk Transport 0 0 0 0 0 0Propex 0 0 0 0 1 0Roanoke Cement 1 1 1 0 0 0Rowe Materials 2 2 2 2 1 2Separation Technologies, Pro Ash 1 1 2 1 0 1Swope & Assoc.- SIKA 1 2 1 1 0 0Stalite 0 1 0 1 0 1Tankstar 1 0 0 0 0 0The SEFA Group 0 1 0 1 0 0Titan America 0 2 2 0 0 3VRMCA 1 1 1 1 1 1Vulcan Materials 1 4 0 2 1 4WDP 1 1 0 1 1 1MEETING TOTALS 17 24 17 14 14 22
Member Company Oct Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr
NORTHERN VIRGINIA CONCRETE ADVISORY COUNCILMEETING ATTENDANCE
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Northern Virginia Concrete Advisory Council
LEADERSHIP GROUP
CHAIRMANJeff Slagle, Rowe Materials
SECRETARY/TREASURERZack Swanson, Grace Construction
COMMITTEESJames Murray (Paving), Rowe MaterialsDavid Snider (Residential), Vulcan MaterialsBrian Dulaney (Commercial), Separation TechnologiesMarc Granahan (Educational), Lehigh Cement
ADVISORS TO THE COUNCILHessam Nabavi (Director of Industry Services), VRMCA
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NVCAC Committee Activities
1. Paving• 2Perviousconcretecontractorscertificationcourses
& hands-on demonstrations• Promotingparkinglotconversion• PromotingSLR&identifyingpotentialprojects• Participatingw/VRMCApromotionalactivities
2. Residential• Identifying5largemulti-usedevelopments• Contactingthedevelopersofthese5projects• Providinganin-houseseminaronvariousapplicationsof
concrete to at least one of the developers. • Participatingw/VRMCApromotionalactivities
3. Commercial• Solicitingpoliticalleaders,publicschoolofficials&designfirms withfocusonpotentialschoolproject(s)• IdentifyingprojectsforpotentialuseofTilt-up&ICF• Participatingw/VRMCApromotionalactivities
4. Educational• Supportingpromotionalactivitiesofthecouncil• Golfouting• ACIFieldTestingCertificationProgram• Workshops&trainings• Anyotherupcomingeventsanddemonstrations
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NVCAC Director Activities
1. Design Professionals • ContinuetocallonVDOTNOVADistrict,municipalities,engineeringfirms,
developers & contractors regarding concrete streets. • ContinuetoworkonVDOT6yearimprovementplan• Continuetolookforlargescaledevelopment&sub-divisionprojectsfora
potentialconcretestreetproject.• Continuetoworkw/QuanticoMarineBase&Ft.APHillonconc.parkinglots• Continuetomarkettheuseofperviousconc.tomunicipalstormwater
management departments & to promote parking lot conversion.• Workingw/publicschoolsandtheirarchitectsontheuseofICF&Tilt-up.• Participatingw/USGBCNCR&AIANOVA• Continuerelationshipw/design/constructionprofessionals&officials• Variouseducationalseminarsfordesign&constructionprofessionals
2. Ongoing/Existing Projects• 11,000s.f.ICFadditionstoSt.BridgetChurch• NewICFhomes• SeveralpavingprojectssuchasJohnChampeHS,CedarGreenChurch,
EisenhowerRoadFireStation,LemonRoadE.S.,FortAPHillsprojects,etc.• PromotingSLRtoengineeringfirms• Workingw/thecommitteesontheirpromotionalgoals• ACIGrade1FieldTestingCertificationProgram 3. Completed Projects• LCYouthShelter,LoudounCountyRespiteCenter,BelmontRidgeE.S.,BusServiceDrive,USCustomFacility,LoudounBusinessCenter• NVCACConc.101• Perviousconc.certification&hands-ondemonstration
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NVCAC Next Six Months
Continue to build relationships with the D & C Professionals
Continue to call on:• VDOT,Municipalities,Architectural&EngineeringFirms,
Developers & Contractors
Continue to work with:• VDOTNOVAMaintenanceDepartmentonconcreteoverlay• Municipalengineersonconcretepaving• EngineeringfirmsusingNRMCADPA&CPAforparkinglot
conversion• VDOTprojectsfromthe6yearimprovementprogram• Publicschoolofficials&architectsforTilt-upandICF• Variouspavingprojects• Design&Constructionprofessionalsonvariousconcrete
applications• USGBCNCR&AIANOVA• NOVACouncil
Continue to follow up on existing & upcoming projects:• JohnChampeHS,EisenhowerRoadFireStation,LemonRoadE.S.,
ICFadditionstochurch,ICFhomes,Quantico&FortAPHillparkinglots, Kinkora, Etc.
Presently working with Committees on the following:• Upcoming5thAnnualBuildingGreenwithConcreteWorkshop• Engineers&BuildersWorkshop• Upcominggolfouting,seminars,certificationcourse,
round table, etc.
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Southwest Virginia Concrete Advisory Council
Chairman:RobertO’Brian,LynchburgReadyMixVice-Chairman: Sam Woolwine, Boxley Materials
Treasurer: George Kuhn, Chandler Concrete
Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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Southwest Virginia Concrete Advisory CouncilMEETING ATTENDANCE
BASF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Boxley Materials 1 1 2 1 2 1 1Chandler Concrete 4 3 3 3 4 3 3Conrock 1 0 0 0 1 0 0ECS Ltd. 1 2 1 1 1 1 1Essroc Cement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Felton Bros. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Froehling & Robertson 2 2 2 2 3 2 2Grace 1 1 0 0 1 1 0Lakeside Ready Mix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lynchburg Ready Mix 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Roanoke Cement 1 1 1 1 1 1 2Salem Ready Mix 0 0 0 0 1 0 0ST/Proash 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SEFA Group 1 1 2 1 2 1 1Swope & Associates 0 0 0 0 0 0 1VRMCA 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Guests 0 0 0 0 0 0 1MEETING TOTALS 14 13 13 11 18 12 15
Southwest Member Company Sept Oct Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr
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Southwest Virginia Committee Activities
1. Residential – Chip Scruggs, Chandler Concrete, Chair• Continuerelationshipswithregionalhomebuilder’sassociations
and realtor associations• Identifyandtracknewresidentialdevelopments• Continuerelationshipswithlocaldrivewayandfoundation
installers• WorkwithSLRsub-committeetoidentifynewresidential
developments and potential concrete streets • ContinueresidentialICFpromotion
2. Commercial – Robert Marek, Roanoke Cement Co., Chair• ContinueworkingonperviouspavingforRoanoke-Salem
Greenway• Identifyparkinglotconversionsandpossibleconcretestreets–
25,000 sq. ft. parking lot at Grace Life Baptist Church• Continuetomeetwithlocalengineers/developers• Continuetopromotecommercialperviouspaving• Trackincreasedactivityintilt-upmarket• ContinuerelationshipwithlocalUSGBCChapter• Continueworkingtowardlocalconcreteintersections
3. Education – Sam Woolwine, Boxley Materials, Chair• Follow-uponMacroFibersDinner/SeminaratHotelRoanoke–
attended by 40+ architects, engineers and contractors• Follow-uponRoanokeandLynchburg“WhatContractorsNeedTo
KnowAboutConcrete”breakfastseminarsforGeneralContractors–attended by 60+ engineers and contractors
• ContinuerelationshipswithVa.TechBuildingConstructionandCivilEngineering Departments
• Continuesuccessfulin-houseluncheonseminarsat Councilmeetings–VDOT Materials Engineer David Lee; F&R President Sam Kirby
• Plananddevelopdinner/seminarforA/Esand/orcontractors• Developproposedperviousconcretecertificationclass• Plan(withsub-committeeleadPaulBryan)Octoberfund-raisergolf
outing at Ashley Plantation
4. SLR Sub-Committee – Robert Marek, Roanoke Cement, Chair• Identifyandcontactengineering/designfirmsthatcouldbenefit
from SLR software and/or NRMCA Paving Analyst software • PromoteSLRtomunicipalengineers• WorkwithSalem,LynchburgandBristolVDOTDistrictOfficeto
identifypossibleconcreteprojectsinSixYearImprovementPlan–Route 460/Electric Road (Roanoke)
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Southwest Virginia Director Activities
1. Design Professionals• ContinuetomeetwithSalemVDOTDistrictmaterialsengineers
andBristolVDOTDistrictmaterialsengineers• ContinuerelationshipswithBlueRidgeAIAChapter–annual
Construction Professionals reception, and SW VA USGBC – Lexington and Roanoke Thermal Imaging walking tours
• MetwithBristolVDOTDistrictLandUseEngineerMartyHallowaytodiscussproposedAbingdonconcretestreet– The Heritage residential development
• AttendedandexhibitedatannualGreenLivingExpoinRoanoke.Displayed pervious concrete and heat-island effect demos with Roanoke Cement
• SWVACouncilsuppliedjudgesforregionalASCEConcreteCanoeandConcreteBowlingBallcontestsheldatVa.Tech–eight universities/colleges participated
• WithRobertMarek,gavepresentationonperviousconcretedesign and applications to civil engineering class at Va. Tech
• MetwithNewHorizonsHealthcareowners(Roanoke)todiscusspossible concrete paving
• Hosteddinner/seminarfor22engineers,realtorsandcontractorsto discuss concrete paving
• MetwithDr.ChristineFioritodonatetestspecimencylinderstoVa.Tech Concrete Lab and discuss possible classroom seminars
• WithHillFelton,metBurtonConstructiontovisitanddiscussconverted drive lane and parking area for Woodside Nursing Home
• DiscussedpossibleconcretepavingfornewAuburnHighSchool.Also discussed possible concrete paving at new Backcountry tilt-up distribution center
• TalkedwithBobbyO’BrianofLynchburgReadyMixaboutpossibleconcretepavingfornewUSArmyReserveCenterinBedford
2. Ongoing Projects• SalemGreenwayperviousconcreteparking• MeetingwitharchitectBillWhitetoplanA/Eseminarsand
construction industry reception• Abingdonconveniencestore/gasstationcomplex• Abingdonproposedresidentialconcretepavingfornew
development• LexingtonCitySheetzproject
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Southwest Virginia Next Six Months
• AshleyPlantationGolfOutingtoraisefundsforupcomingseminars–scheduled for October 5
• MonthlybusinessmeetingofSWVAAdvisoryCouncil
• SWVASLRsub-committeemeeting• PCA/USGBCConferenceCall• LunchboxseminarforThompsonLittonA/Ein
Bristol, with Justin Walker of Roanoke Cement• Proposedrenewalofannualdinner/seminarfor
VMI engineering students and faculty• Va.TechCareerFairforBuildingConstruction
students• BristolACIGrade1PerformanceExam• 2012GreenLivingExpo• RoanokeACIGrade1PerformanceExam• VirginiaSchoolBoardAssociationConference• RoanokeCement-sponsoredSustainability
Seminars with architect Steve Sunderman
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Blue Ridge Concrete Advisory Council
Chairman: Buddy Murtaugh, Rockingham Redi-Mix ConcreteTreasurer: Scott Boshart, Superior Concrete
Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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Blue Ridge Concrete Advisory CouncilMEETING ATTENDANCE
Allied Concrete 1 0 2BASF 0 0 0Essroc Cement 0 0 0Essroc Concrete 2 1 0Froehling & Robertson 0 2 1Grace 0 0 0Lafarge NA 1 2 1Lehigh Cement 0 1 1Roanoke Cement 1 0 0RockinghamRedi-Mix 4 5 1RockydaleQuarries 1 1 0SEFA Group 1 1 1Superior Concrete 1 1 1Swope & Associates 0 0 1ST/Proash 0 0 0Vulcan Materials 1 1 1VRMCA 1 1 1Wilson Ready Mix 0 1 1Guests 1 0 0MEETING TOTALS 15 17 12
Blue Ridge Member Company Nov Feb May
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Blue Ridge Committee Activities
1. Residential – Mike Hinegardner, Rockingham Redi-Mix, Chair• Continuetodevelopresidentialdecorativeconcretemarket• WorkwithSLRsub-committeetoidentifynewresidentialdevelopmentsand
potentialconcretestreets–successful 23 year old Harrisonburg residential street• ContinueresidentialICFpromotion
2. Commercial – Jonathan Harrison, Rockingham Redi-Mix, Chair• Continuetomeetwithlocalengineers/developers• Promoteconversionofparkingareastoconcreteusingsuccessfulregional
projectsasexamples–PollyWog Children’s Center • Promotenewtilt-upprojectsusingrecentlocalprojectsasexamples–
Bowman-Andros warehouse• PromoteandtracknewICFcommercialconstruction–
Wellness Distribution Center• Promoteandtracknewperviousconcreteconstruction
3. Education – Todd Fretwell, Wilson Ready Mix, Chair• Continuesuccessfulin-houseluncheonseminarsatCouncilmeetings–VDOT
engineer Jeff Lineberry; F&R President Sam Kirby• Plananddevelopdinner/seminarforcontractors• Developproposedperviousconcretecertificationclass
4. SLR Sub-Committee – Jonathan Harrison, Rockingham Redi-Mix, Chair• Identifyandcontactengineering/designfirmsthatcouldbenefitfromSLR
softwareand/orNRMCAPavingAnalystsoftware–Balzer Associates, VA Rte. 606 proposal
• PromoteSLRtomunicipalengineersusingHarrisonburgconcretestreetasexample–Sunrise Park, Charlottesville
• WorkwithStauntonVDOTDistrictOfficetoidentifypossibleconcreteprojectsinSixYearImprovementPlan–VA Rte. 607 reconstruction
• Wilson Ready Mix access road
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Blue Ridge Director Activities
1. Design Professionals• ContinuetomeetwithStauntonVDOTDistrictengineersand
Concrete Lab personnel• WithJayMcNeelyandHessamNabavi,attendedameeting
withCulpeperVDOTDistrictengineerstodiscusstheRte.607reconstruction and concrete paving in general
• ContinuecontactwithbiddingpartnershipsforRte.29WesternBypass in Charlottesville
• TalkedwithProjectManagerforEdens&AvantaboutTheShopsatStonefield(Charlottesville)todiscussconcretepaving
• MetwithGCforTheLandings(Weyer’sCave),withInnovativeConstruction(Charlottesville),withBowman-Androsproject(Mt.Jackson),withGCforTheSpringsatOsceola(RockinghamCounty)and with Sunnyside Retirement Community (Harrisonburg) to discuss concrete paving
• MetwithBillMoore(BalzerAssociates)todiscussSLRsoftware• TalkedwithProjectManagerCathyAdkinsandengineerLouis
Cortina to discuss extended concrete paving for Pilot Gas Travel Center
• DiscussedproposedICFschoolprojectwithdesignersatVMDOArchitects.
2. Ongoing Projects• Route29WesternBypass(Charlottesville),
revisedbiddate5/8/2012• Route607reconstruction• Route606improvement• RaggedMountainDamproject• PilotGasTravelCenter(RockinghamCounty)
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Blue Ridge Next Six Months
• Route29WesternBypass• VDOTSixYearImprovementPlan• ConcreteParkingLotconversions• BlueRidgeConcreteAdvisoryCouncilmeetings• BlueRidgeSLRsub-committeemeetings• HarrisonburgACIGrade1PerformanceExam• VRMCATechnicalCommitteemeeting• VRMCASafety/HumanResourcesCommittee• VDOT/VRMCAJointCommittee• VDOTConcreteResearchAdvisoryCommittee
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Hampton Roads Concrete Advisory Council
Chairman: Joe Bradshaw, Commercial ConcreteVice-Chairman: Phil Sabo, Branscome Concrete
Secretary/Treasurer: Lee Flemming, Lafarge Cement
Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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Hampton Roads Concrete Advisory CouncilMEETING ATTENDANCE
BASF Admixtures 1 0 0 0Boral Materials 1 1 1 1Branscome Concrete 1 1 1 0Capital Concrete 1 1 1 1Commercial Concrete 1 1 1 1ESSROCCement 1 1 1 0F & R 1 1 1 3Giant Cement 1 1 0 1Lafarge Cement 1 0 1 1Lehigh Cement 1 1 1 0Roanoke Cement 1 1 1 1Schwerman Trucking 1 1 1 1SEFA Group 0 0 0 0Swope & Assoc. 1 1 1 1Tidewater Polysteel 0 0 0 0Titan America 2 3 2 2Vulcan Materials 0 1 0 0VRMCA 2 2 1 1MEETING TOTALS 17 17 14 14
Hampton Roads Member Company Jan Feb Mar Apr
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Hampton Roads Committee Activities
1. Residential Construction-Jim Simons, Capital Concrete, Chairman• TidewaterBuildersAssociationSpringHomearama2012inCulpepperLandinginChesapeake
onJune16-July1.EightHomeswillbefeaturedwiththe30thAnniversaryoftheHomearamaconcept by the TBA.
• TidewaterBuildersAssociationFallHomearama2012inEastBeachinOceanview,NorfolkonOctober13-28.TBAoffering25lotsfrom$150,000to$525,000.EastBeachwillbefeaturedintheThirdHomearama.ThedevelopmentontheChesapeakeBayisa$500milliondevelopment.
• StormwaterManagementSupportwithusageofPerviousConcreteforTidewaterBuilderscompliance in Chesapeake Bay Act Regulations and land usage.
2. Concrete Paving /Local Streets and Roads-Barb Nelson, Titan America, Chairman• SupervisionofVRMCALocalStreetsandRoadsMarketingProgram.• MarketingofConcreteStreetsandRoadstoEngineers,Developers,andMunicipalitieswith
Council Marketing Teams Approach.• EducationoftheValueofConcreteStreetsandRoadstoVDOT,Municipalities,LocalDevelopers,
and pavement Design Engineers.• EducationofACPAStreetPaveProgramapprovedtoVDOT.• ConventionalandPerviousPavingMarketingtoDevelopersforStormwaterManagement.
3. Technical and Education, Bill Dension, Titan America • CoordinatorforVRMCAACIFieldTestingandCertificationProgram.CertificationofExamination
and Testing.• HamptonRoadsTechnicalEducationalSeminarCoordinator.• InstructorforNRMCAPerviousConcreteContractorCertification.ClassroomClassand
ExaminationheldinTidewaterCommunityCollegeinVirginiaBeachinOctober/November.ACIField Testing Examination coordinator for Advisory Council.
4. Special Committees:• Marie Derby, Essroc Cement.Annual“NightattheBallpark”eventformembersandguestsat
theTidewater“Tides”BallparkinNorfolk.• Charles Malbon, Schwerman. Annual Golf Tournament and Scholarship held in Spring at Kiln
Creek Country Club
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Hampton Roads Director Activities
1. Design Professionals• Continuedmarketing,support,andpromotiontoDesignProfessionals,
Engineering, and Architectural Firms.• WorkingDirectlywithEnvironmentalEngineersandDepartment
of Defense Military Installations.• ContinuedWorkingRelationshipwithHamptonRoadsHomebuildersand
Tidewater Homebuilders Association.• MarketingandDevelopmentofVRMCALocalStreetsandRoads
in Greater Hampton Roads area.
2. Ongoing/Existing Projects• DevelopmentofLocalStreetsandRoadsMarketingProgram.• WorkingwithCivilandEnvironmentalEngineersonusageofPervious
Concrete for Chesapeake Bay Regulations Compliance.• DevelopmentofFallNRMCAPerviousContractorTrainingCertificationCourse.• WorkingwithHamptonRoadsConcreteAdvisoryCouncilandProjects.• WorkingwithFortEustisonSustainabilitySeminarforCorpsofEngineersto
be held in July.• FortEustisHomelandSecurityPavingforEducationalFacilitiesandSchools.• WorkingwiththeTidewaterBuildersAssociationonHomearama2012.• HamptonRoadsAnnual“NightattheBallPark”Event.• VDOTRoute58ConcretePavingDemonstration
3. Completed Projects• LocalStreetsRoadsGeotechnicalPresentation,SamKirby,F&R• HamptonRoadsGolfTournamentandScholarship.• HamptonRoadsVRMCAACIConcreteCertificationClasses. 1. Titan America January Class 2. Branscome April Class
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Hampton Roads Next Six Months
• VRMCALocalStreetsandRoadsMarketingtoDevelopers,Builders,andMunicipalities.Developmentof“Target”MarketingPlanforLocal Streets and Roads.
• ContinuedMarketingofConcreteParkingLotswithusageofConventional and Pervious Concrete.
• ContinuedParticipationwiththeTidewaterBuildersAssociation.• DevelopmentofEnvironmentalSeminarsforHamptonRoads
Military Installations.• ContinuedDevelopmentofAdvisoryCouncilEducationalSpeakers
and Programs for 2011.• NRMCAPerviousConcreteContractorCertificationinTidewater
Community College, Virginia Beach. Fall Session.• VDOTRoute58ConcretePavingDemonstration.Conventional,
Whitetopping;BondedandUnbonded.AVDOTMaterialsandVDOTResearchproject.
• SustainabilitySeminarofCorpsforEngineersFortEustis.• VirginiaBeachCoxHighSchoolScholarshipforEngineering,
Architectural, and Building Construction.• CommonwealthofVirginiaRoute460Suffolk-PetersburgHighway
plansandbidding.Newfourlaneroadwaytollroadfortrucktrafficpart of the new VA economic development department marketing effortforthenewPortsmonthPort.Ahigh-priorityprojectofGovernorBobMcDonnell.TheprojectisalsopartofHomelandSecurity for Hampton Roads.
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Central Virginia Concrete Advisory Council
Chairman: Steve Kerr, GreenRock MaterialsVice-Chairman: Glenn Webb, S. B. Cox Ready Mix
Secretary/Treasurer:AndrewOwens,AEConsultants
Virginia Ready-Mixed Concrete Association
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Central Virginia Concrete Advisory CouncilMEETING ATTENDANCE
AE Consultants 1 0 1 1BASF Admixtures 1 1 0 0Creative Building Products 1 1 0 1Essex Concrete 1 1 0 1ESSROC 0 0 0 0F & R 1 1 0 1Giant Cement 1 1 0 0GRACE 0 1 1 0GreenRock Concrete 1 1 1 1Lafarge Cement 1 1 0 0Lehigh Cement 1 1 1 1Luck Stone 0 1 0 0Powhatan Ready Mix 1 1 1 0Ready Mix Concrete 0 0 0 0Roanoke Cement 2 1 1 1S. B. Cox Concrete 2 1 1 1Schwerman Transportation 1 1 1 1SEFA Group 1 1 0 1Separation Technologies 1 1 0 1Swope & Assoc. 1 1 0 1VRMCA 1 1 1 1Vulcan Materials 2 1 0 1MEETING TOTALS 21 18 8 16
Company Jan Feb Mar Apr
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Central Virginia Committee Activities
1. Residential Construction – James Wallis, Powhatan Concrete• RichmondHomebuildersAssociationHomearamaApril21-May6inSummerlake,Chesterfield
County• PresentationbyHomeBuildingAssociationbyRichmondExecutiveDirectorCraigToalsonto
Concrete Advisory Council in June.• StormwaterManagementCompliancewithPerviousConcretewithLocalGovernmentsto
BenefitsHomebuilders.
2. Concrete Paving/Local Streets and Roads-John Lockett, Roanoke Cement• SupervisionofVRMCALocalStreetsandRoadsMarketingProgram.• MarketingofConcreteStreetsandRoadstoEngineers,Developers,andMunicipalitieswith
Council Marketing Teams.• EducationoftheValueofConcreteStreetsandRoadstoVDOT,Municipalities,LocalDevelopers,
and Pavement Design Engineers.• EducationofACPAStreetPaveProgramapprovedbyVDOT.• ConventionalandPerviousPavingMarketingtoDevelopersforStormwaterManagement.
3. Technical & Education-Steve Kerr, Greenrock Materials, Chairman• VRMCAACIFieldTestingCertificationProgramParticipatingEngineer.• VRMCABuildingCodeprogramtoMunicipalitiesbyBobNeal,P.E.,LehighCement.• ConcreteTestingLaboratoriesCo-opmeetingandRoundRobinTesting.• F&RPresidentSamKirbypresentationonGeotechnicalEngineeringforLSR’s.
4. Special Committees and Projects:• Science Museum of Virginia Stormwater Management Scientific Study. Ten Regulatory
Agencies involved in Study. Pervious Concrete with Series of Seminars included in Study. Council Paving Committee advising Commonwealth of Virginia on the three-year study.
• Annual Golf Tournament and Scholarship, Glenn Webb, S. B. Cox Concrete, Chairman • Golf Tournament and Scholarship to Architectural, Engineering, or Building Management
StudentinCentralVirginiaAreatobeheldinOctober.• NRMCA Pervious Concrete Contractors Certification, Bill Denison, Instructor, Titan America, to
be held in June, Innsbrook.
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Central Virginia Director Activities
1. Design Professionals • ContinuedMarketingandPromotiontoDesignProfessionals,
Engineering and Architectural Firms.• ContinuedMarketingofLocalStreetsandRoadsinCentralVirginia.• WorkingDirectlywithFortLeeCorpsofEngineersand
Environmental Engineers.• ContinuedRelationshipwiththeJamesRiverGreenBuilding
Council.• ContinuedWorkingRelationshipwithFortLeeGeneralContractors
and Military Engineers.
2. Ongoing/Existing Projects• ScienceMuseumofVirginiaPerviousConcreteStormwater
Management Study.• DevelopmentofLocalStreetsandRoadsMarketingProgram.
Development of Target Markets for Local Streets and Roads.• WorkingwithVDOTMaterialsapprovalonproposedchangesto
SecondaryRoadSpecifications.SpecificationtobenefitLocalStreets and Roads program.
• CityofColonialHeightsNewCourthousePerviousConcreteProject.• WorkingwithFortLeeCommandonUp-GradedDesign/Build
Specifications.• VDOTRte29BypassprojectinCharlottesvillecontactstofirms
biddingproject.• CityofColonialHeightsRte144(TempleAve)Round-A-BoutProject• ICFOpenHouseandVRMCAAirCannonwithBuilder$1.5million
innovative home.• WorkingwithBobNeal,LehighCement,ondevelopmentofGuide
to Secondary Streets and Roads in Virginia. This very important documentformarketingLSR’swithinformationforthedesignofconcreteroadways.WorkingforVDOTapprovalforGuide.
• VDOTRte460project(SuffolktoPetersburg).Specialnewroadway
projectbyVirginiaDepartmentofEconomicDevelopmentforroadway from Port of Norfolk to Newly Established Business TriangleforOfficeparks.ProjecttobeDesign/Build/PPTA.VirginiaGovernorpromotingproject;projectinpartofHomelandSecurity.
3. Completed Projects• FortLeeBaseandRealignmentandClosureActExpansionwhich
doubledFortLeeinsizeatacostof$1.4BillionDollars.FortLeewill train 40 percent of all military and is the Logistics Capital of the World. Six new schools and universities have been completed.
• VRMCAACIConcreteCertificationCoursesinRichmond.• VirginiaConcreteConferenceMarch8-9heldinRichmond.Record
attendanceof385attendees.Movingtolargersitefor2013.• VDOTHeadquarters,Richmond.SpecialmeetingonLife-cycle
CostAnalysisandinformationofVDOTStateofPavementsinCommonwealth.
• PerviousConcreteplacementinScienceMuseumofVirginiaforstormwater study of 3-years.
• SpecialPresentationbyRichmondBoardofRealtorsonHousing2012MarketbyScottRuth,PresidentandLauraLafayette,CEO.
• VRMCAConcreteTechnicianCertificationFebruaryClassinRichmond.
• EngineersStreetpaveWebinarforLocalStreetsandRoads.
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Central Virginia Next Six Months
• WorkingwiththeScienceMuseumofVirginiawiththestudy of the Pervious Concrete and Developing a Plan of Education for Stormwater Management to Virginia Regulatory Agencies.
• ContinuedDevelopmentandExecutionoftheLocalStreets and Roads Marketing Plan
• ContinuedMarketingandDevelopmentwithFortLeePavements (Pervious and Conventional)
• CentralVirginiaGolfTournamentandScholarship• CouncilprogramwithRichmondHomebuildersExecutive
Director on 2012 Building market and new homes forecast.
• EstablishmentofchangestotheVDOTConcreteSpecificationandplacementofSecondaryConcreteSpecificationsworkingwithVDOTMaterials.
• PublicationofGuidetoSecondaryRoadsinVirginiadeveloped by Bob Neal, Lehigh Cement. Important GuideforLSR’smarketingprogram.
• NRMCAPerviousContractorCertificationCoursetobeheld in June in Innsbrook. The class sponsored by the VRMCA.