Chairman’s Message · dramatic reduction of fuel costs would allow a small increase in fuel tax to be all but invisible. Each single cent increase in fuel tax raises a billion dollars,

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ADMINISTRATIVEChairman’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MARKETING / COMMUNICATIONSNational Marketing Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSLegislative Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

REGIONAL REPORTSRegion by Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

TECHNICAL / ENGINEERINGEngineering Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Bridges/Transportation Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Epoxy Interest Group Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MEMBERSHIP / MEMBER SERVICESSpring Technical Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15World of Concrete Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16World of Concrete Highlights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Detailer Training Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Shop Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Annual Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

EVENTSEvents Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

CRSI HEADQUARTERSStaff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chairman’s Message

Volume 3, Issue 1

Greetings All –

What a difference a few months can make in the pricing of commodities. Few of us would have anticipated a forty percent decline in the price of oil, or the similar pressure on steel prices. I think most experts feel this will be a short-lived phenomenon and prices will soon return to the levels we’ve come to expect. However, I am often reminded that economists have successfully predicted eight of the last five economic recoveries.

At the risk of appearing like a broken record, I want to again discuss one of the more serious challenges facing us.

The funding system by which we design, construct, maintain and repair our highways and bridges is still not sound. The patch applied by Congress in July 2014 only postponed trouble until May 2015. It is now the responsibility of the 114th Congress to develop a solution for the Highway Trust Fund, and there is an opportunity that they have not recently enjoyed. The dramatic reduction of fuel costs would allow a small increase in fuel tax to be all but invisible.

Each single cent increase in fuel tax raises a billion dollars, and while it would only cost the average motorist around $0.50 per month, once again fear of the term “tax increase” paralyzes our Congress.

Our entire reinforcing steel industry has a significant stake in the outcome of this political issue, even if your firm is not one that produces or fabricates reinforcing bars for roads and bridges. The impact of the infrastructure industry is wide and far reaching from the bridge designers to the accountants and even the manufacturers that produce things like ready mix trucks and rebar machines. Our Congress needs to hear this.

Please remind your elected representatives of the impact our industry has on their district and state. Members of Congress are especially likely to visit mills and plants. If you extend an invitation to your rep you may be surprised to find how quickly they accept.

The ARTBA website, artba.org, has a great page of FAQ’s that you can share. Better yet, join us in Washington D.C. on April 14 -15. The Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is a well-orchestrated event sponsored by many of us who need good roads. Visit the CRSI Goverment Affairs page for more information. With gasoline prices at twenty year lows, and the tax unchanged for almost the same length of time, now is a perfect time to invest in our infrastructure.

Scott StevensCRSI Chairman of the Board

Scott StevensDimension Fabricators, Inc.

FEBRUARY 2015: INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Delivering Even More Value

As barometers of the concrete construction economy go, attendance at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas is probably a fairly accurate one. Judging by the

number of exhibitors and crowded hallways we experienced in early February, things seem to be good - and getting better. I’m glad I got to see so many members at the show, and feel even better about what we heard: things are pretty upbeat for 2015.

Things are definitely upbeat at CRSI as well, with many, many projects and programs under way on all fronts: membership services, marketing, technical, and government affairs. As you read through this issue of CRSI Insider, I hope you’ll see all the valuable programs your membership in CRSI brings.

We began 2015 with the launch of one of the more anticipated membership products in years – the update to the Detailer Training Program. The new program went live on the CRSI website on

January 19. If you are fabricator member this unique program is available to you as a value for membership. How much value? We estimate that almost $800,000 (in 2014 dollars) has been spent on this one-of-a-kind training tool for the industry. Thanks again to the Detailing Committee members and staff who helped make this happen. If you haven’t yet signed up, contact our Director of Member Services, Aiyana Lopez, to get your company and detailers registered in the program.

On the promotional front, CRSI’s new e-learning project is in full swing. Two webinars have already been launched and are available for PDH credit hours on the CRSI website. Speaking of the website, the Marketing Committee and staff are working hard on a new look and cleaner experience on our website, due to be launched in mid-2015. Your Region Managers are hard at work attacking our target markets in your area.

On the technical front, the CRSI technical committees and staff have just published a new series of design guides. Adding to the content of the Design Handbook are new guides on voided slabs, the first-of-its-kind guide on vibration in concrete structures, revised guides for footings and retaining walls, and a newly revised and updated design guide for pile caps. In addition, the Institute and our members

continue to work on the evolution of high strength reinforcing steel. Please try to attend the upcoming meetings in Tempe, where the final ATC 115 Roadmap report on high strength rebar will be reviewed and next steps discussed for the Institute and the industry.

Finally, I’d like to echo Chairman Stevens call for action in the transportation bill due to run out on May 31. CRSI’s emerging government affairs efforts in this area are important to all CRSI members. Please get involved by contacting your members of Congress, planning to attend the DC fly-in April 14-15. Need help in getting started? Check out the Government Affairs section of the CRSI website for information on how to identify your representatives and Senators, see talking points on the issues, and information about the fly-in and the new CRSI Political Action Committee- REBAR PAC.

Already states have delayed billions of dollars of projects due to the funding uncertainty. Let your voice be heard that part of our continuing economic recovery is a strong well-funded infrastructure program.

As always, thank you for supporting the industry and CRSI. Please let us know how we can continue to add even more value to your membership.

President’s Message

Bob RisserConcrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

A State-Of-The-Art, Online Detailer Training Program Is HereCRSI’s new online course teaches learners about key people, project requirements and deliver-ables, provides an introduction to industry ter-minology and standards, and prepares trainees for a successful detailing career. CRSI’s Detailer Training Program is designed to train and retain efficient reinforcing steel detailers in Members’ fabrication shops.

Submit Enrollment Forms to Aiyana Lopez at [email protected]. Enrollment forms can be found in the Members Only Section at www.crsi.org.

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Steady Growth Projected in Consensus Construction Forecast

The impending recovery in the construction of institutional facilities expected to push up spending levels, both this year and next according to AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker.

Last year finished stronger than expected for the nonresidential building construction market. While severe weather conditions in many parts of the country got construction activity off to a slow start, a strong finish pushed spending on buildings up an estimated 6 percent in 2014. Commercial construction spending increased by nearly 15 percent, and growth in industrial construction increased by almost as much. However, the institutional sector continued to disappoint, as spending declined again for the year, although it appeared to be nearing a bottom.

For the coming year, prospects look to continue to improve, with overall growth projected to increase almost 8 percent. Commercial and industrial activity will again pace the upturn, with both sectors projected to grow at a double-digit pace. However, institutional activity is expected to return to the positive column, with spending gains of 5 percent. Next year is projected to be almost a carbon copy of 2015, with overall spending gains around 8 percent, commercial/industrial growth again in double digits, and institutional activity improving by another 5 percent.

These are some of the key findings from the American Institute of Architect Consensus Construction Forecast conducted in December 2014. Based on projections from some of the country’s leading nonresidential construction forecasters, the consensus is that this will be the year that the construction recovery finally reaches all of the major building sectors.

For a graphical overview of AIA’s Consensus Construction Market Forecast visit: http://info.aia.org/AIArchitect/2015/charts/feb2014/ccf_020615.html

Early Rebar Consumption Estimates

While the December 2014 Import data is

not yet available, all indications are that December 2014 Imports will be in the 125K to 150k range. Thus, the 2014 year-end “Apparent Domestic Consumption” should be approximately 8,250,000 tons.Currently PCA is projecting that Portland Cement will grow at the following rates, factored to suggest the following forecast rebar tonnages:

Estimates:- 2014 Apparent Domestic Consumption: 8,250,000 - Portland Cement Growth Rates (PCA): *2015: 8.0% *2016: 7.9% *2017: 7.7%- Forecast Rebar Consumption (Tons): *2015: 8,910,000 *2016: 9,613,890 *2017:10,354,160

(Estimates based upon preliminary data supplied by the Portland Cement Association (PCA). This information is licensed for distribution to CRSI Members only.)

CRSI Webinars Finding A Growing Audience

Two pilot webinars conducted recently have already proven themselves nearly self-sustaining as participant fees and

related publication sales are essentially covering the cost of conducting these sessions. These sessions provided design and construction participants with an introduction to, and interactive discussion of, important steel reinforced concrete opportunities:

• New Voided Slab Floor Systems• Vibration Considerations for Concrete

Structures

It’s a huge step in creating interest in our distance learning and kudos to Mike Mota and Dave Mounce for their professional presentation of these first two very successful live webinars! Recordings of these interactive sessions are now available for unlimited audiences 24/7/365 – further extending the payback potential of these programs. Plans are to extend this series with at least 5 more of these webinars in 2015 including popular technical topics such as:

• Timesaving Design Aids For Architects and Engineers (Series)

• Long-Life Transportation Solutions• High Strength and Corrosion Resistant

Reinforcing Steels

These webinar offerings are supported by new CRSI Technical Guides that provide detailed information for design and construction professionals. They also directly support our strategic marketing objectives by enabling project teams in target markets to efficiently investigate steel reinforced concrete approaches that may be the best solution for their current projects.

Marketing UpdateBy Steven R. Hawkins, Sr., AIA, Vice President of Marketing, and Dave Mounce, Director of Communications

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A New Promotion-Focused CRSI Website Is On The Way

An essential component of our marketing strategy is the tactical use of our website as a central promotional tool. To be effective our site must attract, welcome and retain the interest of our promotional audiences. We will accomplish that with an emphasis on simplicity and clarity – separating information primarily of interest to our members from information of interest to structure owners, architects, engineers, contractors and university students.We began this re-development process with an in-depth review of user surveys and website analytics over the past year and we are now working to implement changes that will make the site more friendly to our promotional audiences and more streamlined for our members as well.

Here are a few highlights:• A new “Landing Page Strategy” will organize information and resources into areas of interest and will enable us to present a simplified homepage, reduce duplication and maintenance, and attract greater interest in our promotional messages. • A simplified homepage will highlight mission-critical continuing education and technical resource libraries. • A dedicated Members-Only site – one click away from the homepage – will gather the information members expect like meeting details, committee resources, industry training materials and our Marketing Dashboard – all in one convenient location.

Look for updates and previews for members only in the weeks ahead of the new site launch.

CRSI’s Promotional Reach Is Rapidly Expanding

CRSI’s Region Professionals are very active collaborating as subject matter experts on the diverse collection of blended learning courses to be launched late this spring.

This carefully developed collection of courses are designed to attract a wide audience and deliver content design and construction teams need to fully leverage

the potential of steel reinforced concrete structures. The initial offering of online courses will include:

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Essentials (The basics)

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Best Practices

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Construction (Building economically)

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Resilience Strategies

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Net-Zero Strategies (Energy efficiency)

• Steel Reinforced Concrete Voided Slab Floor Systems

• Introducing CRSI Explorer and CRSI Concept (Tools)

By leveraging each other’s knowledge and experience our professional staff teams are developing strong educational courses that will serve our promotional mission and prepare college students to become knowledgeable users of steel reinforced concrete. Equally important, our messaging will speak with a unified voice and hopefully inspire our allied partners to do the same.

While all Region Managers are involved in course collaboration, some to be more engaged very soon, special thanks are due Tony Johnson and Dave Pfanmiller for the huge effort they have contributed in the first round of courses in development.

Two More Design Guides Hit the Market, More Publications Near Completion

The past several months have seen our stalwart publication, the CRSI Design Handbook, divided into a series of Design Guides covering both contemporary information as well as new topics of industry interest. CRSI is pleased to announce two new titles to add to the Design Guide compendium; Cantilevered Retaining Walls and Square Spread Footings for Individual Columns. These new guides join the previously released titles, Vibrations of

Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems and Voided Slabs, in what will be offered as a completely updated alternative to the CRSI Design Handbook.

A fifth guide, Pile Caps, is currently undergoing final revisions and will be available in mid-March. This all-new publication will provide a comprehensive overview of pile cap design, detailing, and analysis methodologies meeting current codes and standards. It will also contain design tables as well as a link to downloadable spreadsheets for “live” computations.

Another flagship publication, the Reinforcing Bar Detailing Manual, is nearing completion. The new edition boasts completely revised content and new drawings. The binding will remain the same with the pages inserted in a 3-ring binder and will be available in the CRSI web store by April.

The new year also brought the completion of the manuscript for the Canadian version of CRSI’s popular Placing Reinforcing Bars. This first edition is the result of a collaborative effort between CRSI and the Reinforcing Steel Institute of Canada (RSIC). The book is scheduled to be available in April for the start of the construction season.

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Registration Now Open

APRIL 14-15Hyatt Regency Washington

400 New Jersey Ave.NW Washington, D.C.

To make hotel reservations, please contact the Hyatt Regency (800) 421-1442 or (202)

737-1234. Ask for the TCC Fly-In rate of $315 per night.

Legislative UpdateBy Barbara Burchett, Government Affairs Representative

The 114th Congress is underway and transportation reauthorization and funding for is high on the agenda in both the House and Senate. The current authorization and solvency “patch” of the Highway Trust Fund expires at the end of May. Both Congress and the Obama administration must decide how to address this challenging national issue.

There are several proposals under consideration, including an increase in the user fuel tax and a repatriation of off-shored corporate taxes. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Rep. Bill Shuster, Republican from Pennsylvania with Ranking Democrat Peter Defazio of Oregon, held its first hearing February 11 “Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: Laying the Foundation for U.S. Economic Growth and Job Creation Part I.

Business and states cannot continue with the uncertainty of funding that has been the federal highway and transit policy in recent years. In the last decade, there have been nine short-term extensions of highway and transit programs. This kind of uncertainty and status-quo funding impedes economic growth and makes

it difficult for our country to fulfill its competitive potential.

CRSI will continue its efforts in Washington D.C. for Congress to pass a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill and to develop a long-term sustainable revenue source to support much needed economic growth. Your involvement in sending this message to Congress is encouraged. CRSI’s Government Affairs Committee has information for your assistance/direction – http://www.crsi.org/content/government-affairs/index.cfm#. You are welcome to participate in conference calls or to be on the email list to receive periodic information of actions and issues. Contact Ray Bauer, Chairman, regarding your interest, [email protected].

Another way to make your voice heard is directly meeting with your representatives. Please consider coming to Washington D.C. to participate in the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-in April 14-15 and to be part of the CRSI contingent. A CRSI participant group briefing and lunch will be held on the 14th at the National Association of Manufacturers office prior to the TCC

legislative conference. A reception on Capitol Hill follows, and then Hill meetings will take place on the 15th. Details for the Fly-in can be found on CRSI’s website, For more information/questions - please contact Barbara Burchett at [email protected] or (202) 641-1665 and please let her know if you are planning to attend.

To find out who represents you in the U.S. Congress – your Congressman/woman and Senators – please contact Joe Roestek at [email protected], who has developed a congressional matrix for CRSI members or you can go to CRSI’s Government Affairs webpage.

The Steering Committee of CRSI’s Political Action Committee - RebarPAC - met to determine budget and guidance for contributions. While nascent, the Committee is looking forward to growing interest by CRSI members in this important political tool for our industry. For more information on RebarPAC contact Ray Bauer at [email protected].

REGIONAL REPORTS


Greater Southwestern RegionBy John Turner, PE, Region Manager

CRSI Honors Program Recognizes Martin/Martin

The CRSI Honors program recognized Martin/Martin (Lakewood, CO) for the integration of reinforcement detailing into the design process. In the specific project for which the award was given, Martin/Martin construction services personnel performed reinforcement detailing as a means of refining the design and better understanding material quantities. As designers recognize the value of considering reinforcement details prior to issuing final construction documents, we hope to get CRSI members involved with projects early enough that they can assist in the design phase. As this happens, engineers and contractors can realize benefits in leveraging the experience of detailers in the industry and avoid unnecessary complications after drawings are issued.

Voided Slabs: Time-tested Innovation

John Turner presented Voided Slabs: Time-tested Innovation to about 30 engineers at the Fort Worth Chapter of the Structural Engineers Association. As we continue promoting this technology, there is increasing awareness of how owners can benefit, specifically in residential,

healthcare, hospitality, and commercial applications. In all regions, architects are more frequently looking for exposed concrete surfaces and this method is poised to fill the need, particularly in multistory residential, educational, and hospitality construction. Along with formwork innovations aimed at the traditional voided slab systems (pan joist, waffle slab), technologies like in-slab hollow void systems (such as produced by CRSI member Cobiax) help owners get larger clear floor space using economical construction.

University Visits

John made CRSI’s first visit to the construction engineering program at Texas A&M University - Commerce (formerly East Texas State University). This program teaches students about construction management and structural engineering as a means of training them for a career working in both fields and in the middle ground, helping to shape projects and get them completed on time and in budget. As one of only a handful of ABET-accredited programs in this discipline, students will be prepared to address the concerns CRSI is currently addressing through our Optimizing Economy economical concrete design

presentations. Currently the program has 85 undergraduate students and it is poised to both increase enrollment and expand to a graduate curriculum at the TAMU-C Rockwall campus, near Dallas. During this successful visit, John was asked to serve on the program’s Industry Advisory Board, helping to shape the curriculum for both the undergraduate and graduate programs.

Optimizing Economy

The Fort Worth office of Jaster-Quintanilla (jqeng.com) hosted Optimizing Economy, presented by John Turner. This program discusses how design decisions affect constructibility and speed of construction, which in turn makes concrete construction a better option for owners. Whether the project is a low-margin commercial occupancy or a healthcare project where time-to-completion is the primary concern, more engineers are choosing materials and methods that are proven to add value to the project. CRSI is uniquely positioned to guide the design community on this topic. Contact your region manager if you know of a group that might benefit from attending a presentation of Optimizing Economy.

Midwest RegionBy Tony Johnson, PE

CRSI Honors Presentations

In December, several CRSI Honors presentations were made around the Midwest Region. On December 4th, while in Minneapolis for University of Minnesota Concrete Conference, Tony Johnson made an Honors award presentation to Ryan Companies for the 222 Hennepin building. This mixed-use project in downtown Minneapolis contains 286 luxury apartments and is anchored by the first Whole Foods Market in downtown Minneapolis. The corner is one of the most prominent downtown,

CRSI Honors Awards made to Baton Malow (left to right) Matt Frederick, Tony Johnson, Matt Hedke, Steve Freed and Bill Couturier

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and development challenges had kept it vacant for more than five years.

On December 15th, while meeting with Barton Malow Construction in Southfield, MI, to discuss potential projects for the CRSI Case Study initiative, Tony Johnson presented two Honors Awards to staff at Barton Malow, a CRSI member company. On December 15th, while meeting with Barton Malow Construction in Southfield, MI, to discuss potential projects for the CRSI Case Study initiative, Tony Johnson presented two Honors Awards to staff at Barton Malow, a CRSI member company. Barton Malow Company received an Innovation Honors Award for “Technology Implementation throughout Barton Malow’s Reinforced Steel Process”. Matt Hedke received a Special Citation Award in the Leadership category for “leadership in the design and construction of steel reinforced concrete structures through

his guiding emphasis on workplace safety and the use of Building Information Modeling to improve reinforcing steel detailing, visualization and fabrication”. Congratulations !

Members of the building design, construction and ownership team gathered at the Energy Sciences Building on the Argonne National Laboratory campus on December 18th for the presentation of a CRSI Honors Award. The structure was recognized for excellence in design by leveraging the vibration resistance, modular adaptability and sustainable qualities of steel reinforced concrete to create a uniquely attractive, flexible and durable research space. The structure also utilized a significant amount of exposed concrete surfaces both as architectural elements and to capture and store thermal energy.

Honors awards were also presented to SDI Structures for the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum project at Michigan State University, and to Rangaswamy & Associates, Inc. for The Nucleus in Louisville.

Working Towards Common National Goals

Over the past several months, Tony Johnson has worked with other CRSI staff members to assist in the development of our new E-Learning programs, the updated process of reporting market data, identifying and refining Case Study projects, and on the CRSI Mill Database. These important initiatives are important to helping CRSI obtain its objective of increasing the market share of reinforced concrete structures.

CRSI Honors Award for 222 Hennepin is presented to (left to right) Mitch Kittle, Tony Barranco, both with Ryan Companies by Tony Johnson

In the lobby of the Energy Sciences Building, Tony Johnson presents a CRSI Honors Award to members of the building’s design, construction and ownership team

REGIONAL REPORTS


Southeast RegionBy David Pfanmiller, Region Manager

Northeast RegionBy Mike Mota, Ph.D., PE, FACI

Regional Activity

On December 3-5, David Pfanmiller attended the National Accelerated Bridge Conference in Miami. It was attended by many regional DOT’s and DOT’s from across the country. It was a good venue to attend to increase our understanding of the accelerated bridge construction concept and how reinforced concrete can be an integral part of it.

The first “sub regional” meeting was held on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Orlando Airport Marriott Lakeside, Orlando, FL. We got a robust crowd that learned about the great progress CRSI has made in developing the E-Learning program and expanding the national target markets. There will also be an opportunity at the business meeting to get involved in formulating the future of our region.

The following are the dates for the “sub region” meetings in other areas of the region. The agenda will be similar at each location.

Monday, April 20, 2015 - CharlotteFriday, June 26, 2015 - AtlantaFriday, September 25, 2015 - Nashville

Make plans now to attend one in your neck of the woods.

National Target Markets

David Pfanmiller will be attending the ASHE (American Society of Healthcare Engineers) national convention in San Antonio in March. Numerous Architect, Engineering and General Construction companies that focus on the healthcare markets attend this conference. Last year a significant amount of valuable contact information was gleaned from this convention.

David Pfanmiller has trips on the radar to Birmingham, AL and Nashville, TN in the first quarter to pursue professionals in the healthcare industry.

Regional Travels

Office Visit – Potential Case Study – Kevin Casey, PJ Ford Engineers, Orlando, FL. David Pfanmiller met with Mr. Casey and discussed the Florida Women’s Hospital, which will be one of the first case studies used in the E-Learning Modules. Vibration was a big design consideration

in the project due to the requirements of robotic surgery and the site being adjacent to a live railroad track. Also, using a flat plate floor design saved 1 vertical foot for each of the 8 floors.

Several educational presentation dates are currently being negotiated within the region.

University Visits

On January 29, David Pfanmiller visited the campus at Virginia Tech. He met with Mehdi Setareh at the School of Architecture. Mr. Setareh was interested in new trends in reinforced concrete as he begins revisions to his concrete building text book. While on campus, David Pfanmiller also met with Vickie Mouras in the Structural Engineering Department. The undergraduate curriculum was discussed and how CRSI can supplement it’s content.

The Reinforced Concrete Sculpture project at the School of Architecture at Georgia Tech is under way. Construction is scheduled to start in March.

Search for Region Manager

The leadership of the Northeast Region will be interviewing within the next months a prospective Regional Manager for the region. The prospective candidate has a strong background in engineering and marketing. Additional information will be made available as soon as the interview process moves along.

Pile Cap Design Seminars

CRSI Pile Cap design seminars based on the new CRSI design Guide on Pile Caps are coming to a location near you.

The seminars will be conducted by Dr. Tim Mays PE with The Citadel in South Carolina in partnership with CRSI and the CRSI Regional Manager network. The highly anticipated guide features new design guidelines for very large pile

capacities including new design tables for service loads up to 400 tons (800 tons in place). The half-day seminars will be held in at the following locations:

• Philadelphia, PA (March 26)• Additional events will be held around the United States from April through August with dates and locations to be determined.

Vibration of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems Design Seminars

Mike Mota will be conducting a half-day seminar on Vibrations of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems on:

• February 25 at the office of Jacobs Engineering in Philadelphia in conjunction with the Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers. • March 26 at Kostas Research Center

for Homeland Security (Northeastern University), Burlington, MA

Save the Date:

• East Coast Foundation Outing Hosted by the Knickerbocker Chapter and the Limbardo Family will be held at the Knickerbocker Country Club on Monday June 8, 2015.• Northeast Regional Meeting will be held September 16-17 at the Cranwell Resort and Golf Club in Lenox, MA.• The Pilgrim Chapter Holiday Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at the International.*• The Knickerbocker Chapter Holiday Luncheon will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Knickerbocker Country Club.*

*Note these events will be held one week later than in previous years.

REGIONAL REPORTS


Western RegionBy Greg Halsted, PE, Region Manager

Structural Forum Silver Anniversary

February 7, 2015 marked the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Student Chapter’s 25th annual Structural Forum!

Once again, the event proved to be a unique combination of technical industry lectures and company expositions. Some 170 junior and senior Civil and Architectural engineering students and industry professionals were given the chance to interact in a personal and educational setting.

Pacific Southwest Manager Jose Mendoza was given a unique opportunity to introduce CRSI to students and discuss with them the role the association plays in the academic, design, and construction fields. CRSI information and publications were distributed as part of the event, with numerous questions about the reinforced concrete industry being asked. Ms. Nicole O’Hearne, SEAOC Cal Poly Chapter President, was so impressed with CRSI that her Chapter is coordinating with Jose to tour a rolling mill later this spring.

The theme of this year’s Forum, “World Stabilization,” was chosen to call attention to the importance of structural engineering on a global scale. CRSI was there to assist these future target market decision-makers in finding the best reinforced concrete solutions for their projects.

CRSI December Chapter Meetings

On December 4th, the Pacific Southwest Chapter held their Holiday Meeting at the Pacific Palms Resort in City of Industry, California. 24 members turned out to hear Charlotte Wong, P.E., from Degenkolb Engineers and Matt Lagusis from Rebar BIM Consulting Inc. discuss BIM applications and the new RFI and submittal process. Their presentations focused on 3D rebar modeling and its review through Tekla for a 13-story hospital in San Francisco, California. Under an Integrated Project Delivery set up, BIM was used to increase efficient coordination and to approve submittals before shop drawings were drawn. Chapter leadership elections were also held, with Kevin Soule (Soule Software)

elected Chair and Bill Williams (Gerdau) elected Vice-Chair.

The next day, December 5th, the Golden Gate Chapter held their Holiday Meeting at the Sunol Valley Golf Club in Sunol, California. 16 members were treated to the same presentation that Charlotte and Matt gave the day before. Numerous questions and a lengthy discussion followed their presentation. It was shown that BIM is much more than just a drawing tool, but also a database that can be queried to produce detailed schedules and lists of the items and quantities in a project. Vacancies in Chapter leadership were filled with the election of Bethany Hennings (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills) as Chair, Stan Johnson (ERICO) as Vice-Chair, and John Galli (Dextra) as Secretary/Treasurer.

Lastly, on December 11th, the Pacific Northwest Chapter met at The Hostess House in Vancouver, Washington for their Holiday Meeting. Thirty-eight members attended to hear Erik Nissen (Nucor Seattle) and Bethany Hennings (Cascade Steel Rolling Mills) lead a discussion between Producers and Fabricators on matters related to the use of high-strength reinforcing steel. Topics included commercial applications, challenges going forward from a production standpoint, industry trends, ongoing research, timeframes for code adoption, and what the future might have in store for the reinforced concrete industry.

Winter Term Guest Lectures Heating Up

It’s the middle of winter and guest lecture season at many of the Western Region’s colleges and universities as we instruct students on the fundamentals of how reinforcing steel is produced,

fabricated, and placed, as well as discuss items to consider for in-place construction to reduce congestion and constructability issues. In keeping with our strategic plan goals, we currently have presentations scheduled at dozens of schools this term, with many of these speaking opportunities being repeat performances. In addition, CRSI will be stepping up our university programs in reaching out to more architecture as well as construction management students. Our aim is to have a generational impact on future architecture, engineering, and construction management decision-makers.

If you would like to join CRSI during one of our many lectures, check for upcoming dates in Rebar-In-Brief as we would love to have you come along.

Cal Poly students learn about CRSI at 25th annual Structural Forum.

PNW Chapter members listen to Nucor’s Erik Nissen discuss high-strength reinforcement at the Holiday Chapter Meeting

TECHNICAL / ENGINEERING


CRSI Spring Technical Meeting, Tempe (AZ)

The STM is just around the corner and the General Session on Thursday, March 12 will feature a technical presentation by Conrad Paulson of Wiss Janney Elstner Associates on the “Top 10 Reasons to Care about HS”. Mark Perniconi with the Charles Pankow Foundation will provide summaries of ongoing research on HS at UC Berkeley, UT Austin and University of Kansas and will make the business case for HS. The presentations will be followed by a general discussion.

High Strength Research

As part of the ATC 115 re-search program on high strength, UC Berkeley will be conducting structural test-ing on reinforced concrete beams that will use high strength reinforce-ment. The steel reinforcement

donated by CRSI members consisting of Grade 100 with a tensile to yield (T/Y) ratio of 1.3, T/Y ratio of 1.18 and a control specimen using Grade 60 will be used to make full scale beams. The three sets of beams will be cast and tested to assess the structural response of beams using high strength.

Future of Seismic Provisions

Mike Mota attended the BSSC (Build-ing Seismic Safety Council) meeting in Burlingame, CA on February 11 where the future of seismic design provisions were discussed. The provisions presented at BSSC where CRSI is a voting member, will inform the 2015 NEHRP (National Earth-quake Hazards Reduction Program funded by the Federal Government). The NEHRP provisions will eventually be adopted by the International Building Code (IBC) and the ACI 318 Building Code. These provisions provide the background on the design earthquake loads used in building construction.

Pile Cap Design Seminars

CRSI Pile Cap design seminars based on the new CRSI design Guide on Pile Caps are coming to a location near you. The seminars will be conducted by Dr. Tim Mays PE with The Citadel in SC in partner-ship with CRSI and the CRSI Regional Manager network. The highly anticipated guide features new design guidelines for very large pile capacities including new de-sign tables for service loads up to 400 tons (800 tons in place). The half-day seminars will be held in at the following locations:

• Greenville, SC (March 20th)• Montgomery, AL (March 24th)• Philadelphia, PA (March 26th)• Additional events will be held around the US from April through August with dates and locations to be determined.

Vibration of Reinforced Concrete Floor Systems Seminars

Mike Mota will be conducting half-day technical seminars based on the new CRSI Design Guide in Philadelphia on February 25th at Jacobs Group and March 26th in Boston to the Structural Engineer-ing Association of Massachusetts. Ad-ditional locations in the Northeast will be determined soon. This program is based on the new CRSI Design Guide that has been developed to assist decision makers on how to evaluate vibration properties of commonly used concrete floor systems during preliminary design and is available for purchase at the CRSI webstore www.crsi.org/webstore.

Engineering UpdateBy Mike Mota, Ph.D., PE, FACI, Vice President of Engineering

Steel Reinforcement donated by CRSI members

Grade 100 with a T/Y of 1.3Three Sets of Beams that Will be Cast and Tested

TECHNICAL / ENGINEERING


Bridges/Transportation UpdateBy Danielle Kleinhans, PhD, PE, Structural/Transportation Engineer

2015 Certificates

Certified epoxy coating and epoxy fabrica-tion plants were sent information about 2015 certification requirements by email in late 2014 and 2015 certificates were mailed the first week of January. Plant quality manuals are currently undergoing review and approval before inspections according to the new standards begin later this year.

If you would like additional information on the above, please contact Danielle Klein-hans at [email protected].

Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program and Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting

Danielle Kleinhans attended the TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. between January 14th and 15th. On

Thursday morning of the TRB meeting, the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program conducted a workshop to update the bridge community on the program. As part of the workshop, Danielle Kleinhans presented a timeline of steel reinforcement specification that is currently being drafted jointly with the Federal Highway Adminis-tration (FHWA).

Epoxy Interest GroupBy David McDonald, PhD, PE, FACI; Managing Director

At the end of 2014 Kuru Varughese retired from Axalta. Kuru has served on the EIG steering committee since 2012 and has been a wonderful contributor to these dis-cussions. Kuru has also been active within the ASTM and NACE communities. We wish him all the best for the future.

EIG exhibited at the ABC Conference in Miami during the first week of December. This conference was attended by over 90 bridge design engineers from Departments of Transportation. Overall, the conference attracted over 750 attendees. EIG also represented the National Concrete Bridge Council at the AASHTO Construction Com-mittee meeting (T-4). This meeting was at-tended by about 20 senior engineers from Departments of Transportation.

In January 2015, EIG presented a talk titled “Options for Corrosion Protection of Concrete Structures” to approximately 80 people at the University of New Mexico Transportation Conference. Please let EIG know if you would like a copy of the presentation.

At the January 2015 TRB meeting, held in Washington, D.C., EIG was active in the Corrosion and Bridge committees. The meeting was attended by 12,000 people from all over the world. EIG was able to represent the National Concrete Bridge Council in several meetings.

In February 2015, EIG exhib-ited at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas. Many thanks are extended to the following people for helping with the booth:

• Marshall Bonds – CMC Inc.• Bill Maniaci – Simcote Inc.• Jim Riemenschneider – Akzo Nobel• Andy Stevenson – Akzo Nobel • Thomas Greenfield – ABC Coating-Company, Illinois• Fred Rocha – ABC Coating Company, Minnesota• Brent Toller – Western Coating• Fritz Herrmann – Western Coating• Steve Hall – 3M• Carrie Sayers – ABC Coating Com-pany, Michigan• Sylvia Rocha – ABC Coating Com-pany, Minnesota• Marcelo Acuna - ABC Coating Com-pany, Inc

The latest edition of Anti-Corrosion Times was sent in February with articles on the cost effectiveness of epoxy-coated re-inforcing steel, the Dresbach Bridge in Min-nesota, the I-65 CRCP project in Indiana and the Miami Science Museum in Florida. Additional information is also provided on the field repair of epoxy-coated reinforcing steel. Please let EIG know if you wish to be added to the mailing list.

A new two-page document on field han-dling and field repair of epoxy-coated rein-forcing steel has been developed. Please let EIG know if you would like copies sent to you.

The EIG/IDOT training occured on Febru-ary 19, 2015 in Springfield, IL from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. More details to come.


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2015 SPRING TECHNICAL MEETING

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

Breakfast

Sustainability Committee

Placing Reinforcing

Bars Committee

Epoxy Fabrication Committee

Break

Material Properties & Bar Producers

Committee

Group Lunch

Durability Committee

Break

Reinforcement Anchorages & Splices

Committee Independent Manufacturers Certification Committee Bar

Supports Committee

Reception

THURSDAY MARCH 12

Breakfast

Reinforcing Bar Fabricating Committee

General Session

Break

Transportation Committee

Group Lunch

Manual of Standard Practice Committee

Break

Engineering Practice Committee

Brewery Tour & Dinner

BreakfastCommittee Chairmen Breakfast(by invitation

only)

Research & Development

Committee

Reinforcing Bar

Detailing Committee

Epoxy Interest Group

(by invitation only)

Group Lunch

Design Aids & Codes

CommitteeEpoxy

CoatingCommittee

BIM Committee Mill

Database Subcommittee

Break

Safety Committee

Reception


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—TUESDAY, MARCH 10— 9:00—10:00 am Research & Development

10:00 am—Noon Reinforcing Bar Detailing

Reinforcing Bar Detailing

1:00—2:00 pm Design Aids & Codes

Design Handbook

Design Handbook

1:00—2:30 pm Epoxy Coating

2:00—3:00 pm BIM

3:30—5:00 pm Safety

—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11— 8:00—9:00 am Sustainability

9:00—10:00 amEpoxy Fabrication

9:00—10:00 am Placing Reinforcing Bars

10:30—Noon Material Properties & Bar Producers

1:00—2:30 pm Durability

Manual of Standard Practice

3:00—4:00 pm Reinforcement Anchorages & Splices

Reinforcing

Bars: Anchorages and Splices

SPRING TECHNICAL MEETING


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2015 SPRING TECHNICAL MEETING

Save the Date!CRSI West Coast Golf Tournament

(Oak Quarry Golf Club, Riverside, CA)and

CRSI East Coast Golf Tournament(Knickerbocker Country Club, Tenafly, NJ)

Monday, June 8

MEMBERSHIP / MEMBER SERVICES


Thank You to Our 2015 World Of Concrete Sponsors

Platinum:

Gold:

Silver:

ArcelorMittal Barsplice Products, Inc.

Commercial Metals Company Davis Wire Corporation

EVRAZ North AmericaGerdau

Mar- Mac Wire, Inc.

CFS Steel Company

Engineered Devices Corporation

Johasee Rebar, Inc.

Katy Steel Co.

Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc.

KRB Machinery Co.

Oklahoma/Iowa Steel & Wire Co., Inc.

Rebar Machine Sales and Service

Sherwood Steel LTD

Tree Island Industries Ltd.

Whitacre Engineering Company



World of Concrete 2015 HighlightsBy CRSI Staff Members

Celebrating 41 years of industry excel-lence, World of Concrete 2015 exceeded expectations across the board. The event drew 55,779 registered professionals, up from just over 48,000 in 2014, and featured more than 1,459 companies exhibiting across more than 675,000 net square feet of space.This was the largest World of Concrete in six years. There was a high volume of traffic ev-ery day and CRSI staff enjoyed seeing the Members who stopped by the booth throughout the week. It was a great oppor-tunity to show off the new Detailer Training Program, which was demonstrated at the

booth along with offering online publication sales and having the CRSI website avail-able to the tradeshow attendees. Thank you to everyone who attended our reception and making it a success with over 600 attendees. This was the largest attendance in over six years. The room was filled with a lot of current, as well as potential, members. Thank you to our 2015 sponsors! John Turner presented at World of Con-crete to about thirty contractors, engineers, and building code officials on support and tying of reinforcement. This is a new topic

for CRSI and is based on the first edition of CRSI RB4.1 Supports for Reinforcement Used in Concrete. The presentation in-cluded ninety minutes of material covering types of supports, selection of supports, general rules for support and tying to main-tain placement within tolerances, and bar support issues concerned with durability and appearance. We hope to expand the content and presentation of this program over the next year as the second edition of CRSI RB4.1 is developed and issued. World of Concrete 2016 will be held February 1-5 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Until Next year...!

CRSI World of Concrete Reception Central Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center

Detailer Training Program Creates Buzz Among Fabricator MembersBy Dave Mounce, Director of Communications

With its official go-live date of Janu-ary 19th, the Detailer Training Program received an enthusiastic reception among Fabricator Members. Within the first few weeks of availability, over 75 individuals have registered to take part in the pro-gram. Users are categorized by either a Learner (trainee) or a Manager (trainer) role.

The Detailer Training Program was also a focal point at the CRSI booth during this year’s World of Concrete with live demon-strations available upon request.

Also part of the Program is the availability

of the Detailer Training Assessment. The assessment is essentially a quiz comprised of the program’s final exam and provides Fabricator Member Managers a tool to evaluate a potential detailer’s experience and knowledge on the subject.

For more information on the Detailer Training Program please contact Tony Felder at [email protected]. An enroll-ment form is available in the Members section of myCRSI or by contacting Aiyana Lopez at [email protected]. Either can be reached by calling CRSI headquarters at 847-517-1200.




Shop TalkSpotlighting an active member/company within the Institute.

MEMBER STATISTICSName: Kevin Cornell Location: Niagra Falls, NY Number of Employees: 25Company: Salit Specialty Rebar Business Founded: 2001 Joined CRSI: 2005

When was Salit Specialty Rebar launched? We started in November of 2001 as a result of increased activity in the stainless steel rebar Market. We felt that in order to do it properly we needed a facility dedicated exclusively to fabricating stainless steel rebar.

How were you introduced to the reinforced concrete construction industry? I started working construction in college. Upon graduating I was hired at a stainless steel mill in Lockport, New York. From there I went to working in the field as construction superintendent on a very large coal fired power plant. There was a lot of concrete. These two events in my working career have had a significant impact on my approach to my current position.

What inventory does your business carry? We stock domestically produced stainless steel reinforcing, stainless steel weld wire mesh, stainless steel tie wire and couplers.

What services does your business offer? SSR fabricates stainless steel rebar. We also thread bars for mechanical couplers.

Where do you see your business in 10 years? Multiple locations across North America.

What is your best business memory to date? The best business decision I have made to date was to close the structural steel service center that I owned and operated and become part of Salit Steel Ltd. This has opened the door for me to expand my business knowledge and to meet people in our industry across North America.

How did you learn of CRSI? When I started my Service center in Niagara Falls, New York I hired an engineer who had been in the industry for a very long time. One day he handed me an old copy of the Manual of Standard Practice and told me that this is the go to reference book for the reinforcing industry. Since we did a small amount of rebar fabrication he felt I should familiarize myself with the industry standards.

If you attend CRSI events, can you describe a benefit of attendance? It seems that the rebar industry is currently experiencing rapid change in regard to the types of rebar available in the market and how the industry is adjusting to these changes. CRSI has impressed me with their proactive and professional approach to bring all this information to the table. The business and technical meetings have been invaluable to me personally and to our company by providing the venue where all this information can be assimilated.

What value does CRSI membership bring to you? The value is twofold. The information that is available from the staff and the committees that make up the technical piece and the members themselves. I have met so many people in our industry from the accessory people to the equipment manufacturers, it’s hard to place a value on that. Camaraderie in any organization is important and CRSI seems to have done a very good job in this regard.

What advice would you give to a new CRSI member? Attend the technical conferences. Try to attend your regional meetings and get-togethers. Ask a lot of questions and get to know the staff.

Welcome New Members!Ironworkers Local #25 Novi, MI President: John P. O’Donnell, Jr.

Ironworker Union Local (Associate) (248) 344-9494

Ironworkers Local #399 Westville, NJ President: Paul W. Lenkowski


Ironworkers Local #405 Philadelphia, PA President: Samuel J. Malone


Ironworkers Local #765 Metcalfe, ON, Canada President: Gaetan Sigouin


Pacific Steel Group San Diego, CA President: Eric Benson

Fabricator (Industry) (858) 251-1102

Ironworkers Local #416 Norwalk, CA President: Hart Keeble



2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE


ANNUAL CONFERENCE MAY 4 – 6, 2015

LA CANTERA RESORT & SPA SAN ANTONIO, TX

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(PRELIMINARY)

MONDAY MAY 4, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration & Refreshments 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CRSI Education & Research Foundation Board of Directors 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CRSI Education & Research Foundation Dinner TUESDAY MAY 5, 2015 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration & Refreshments 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Government Affairs 10:00 a.m. - Noon Marketing Noon - 1:30 p.m. Independent Fabricators Interest Group Noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Membership & Member Services 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Finance

3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Board of Directors Discussion 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Chairman’s Dinner WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 2015 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration & Refreshments 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Executive 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Board of Directors 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Boxed Lunch 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CRSI Education & Research Foundation Golf Tournament 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Farewell Dinner

COMMUNICATION NEWSChairman’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Welcome Aboard! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Fall Business & Technical Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4National Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5New CRSI Products Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

TECHNICAL NEWSEngineering Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7High-Strength Reinforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Technical Library at CRSI Headquarters . . . . . . . .10

REGIONAL NEWSRegion Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

SHOPTALKMember Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

INTEREST GROUP NEWSEpoxy Interest Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Independent Fabricator Interest Group . . . . . . . . .10

EVENTSRegistration Now Open for World of Concrete! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8A Look Back at CRSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23CRSI Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute 933 N. Plum Grove Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60173-4758Tel: 847-517-1200 • Fax: 847-517-1206 • [email protected] • www.crsi.org

CRSI: HEADQUARTERS

AdministrativeRobert Risser, PE x 317President & CEO

FinancialJoe Culligan x 325Chief Financial Officer

Mike Chiappone x 322Controller/Office Manager

Matt Willems x 318Staff Accountant

Joe Rosteck x 310Business & Marketing Assistant

Marketing / CommunicationsSteven Hawkins, AIA (772) 321-6880Vice President of Marketing

Dave Mounce x 320Director of Communications

Technical / EngineeringMike Mota, PhD, PE, FACI (856) 264-3851Vice President of Engineering

Anthony Felder, PE x 315Technical Director

Danielle Kleinhans, PhD, PE x 330Structural/Transportation Engineer

Member Services / ConferencesAiyana Lopez x 337Director of Member Services

Alyssa Milazzo x335Member Services Assistant

Epoxy Interest GroupDavid McDonald, PhD, PE, FACI x 345Managing Director

EVENTS / HEADQUARTERS

20 CRSInsider, February 2015 www.mycrsi.org

CRSI Regional OfficesGreater Southwestern Region ManagerJohn Turner, PE . . . . . . .(214) 281-8830

Midwest Region ManagerTony Johnson, PE . . . . . .(248) 726-0500

Northeast Region ManagerMike Mota, PhD, PE, FACI . . .(856) 264-3851

Pacific Southwest ManagerJose Mendoza, PE, M .ASCE . .(916) 761-7318

Southeast Region ManagerDave Pfanmiller . . . . . . .(910) 318-0895

Western Region ManagerGreg Halsted, PE . . . . . .(360) 920-5119

Government Affairs RepresentativeBarbara Burchett . . . . . .(202) 641-1665

CRSI NatIoNal MeetINgSSpring Technical MeetingMarch 9–12, 2015Tempe Mission Palms HotelTempe, AZ

Annual Conference May 3–6, 2015La Cantera Resort and SpaSan Antonio, TX

Fall Business & Technical MeetingNovember 1–4, 2015The Peninsula ChicagoChicago, IL

CRSI RegIoN CoNfeReNCeSNortheast Region ConferenceSeptember 16–18Lenox, MA

Southeast Region ConferenceSeptember 18Nashville, TN

Midwest Region ConferenceSeptember 23–25St. Louis, MO

Western Region ConferenceSeptember 24–25Olympic Valley, CA

Greater Southwestern Region ConferenceOctober 1–3Biloxi, MS

INduStRy eveNtSACI Spring ConventionApril 12–15, 2015Marriott & KC Convention CenterKansas City, MO

ASTM Committee WeekMay 18–25, 2015Marriott AnaheimAnaheim, CA

ACI Fall ConventionNovember 8–12, 2015SheratonDenver, CO

ASTM Committee WeekNovember 16–19, 2015Marriott Tampa WatersideTampa, FL

World of ConcreteFebruary 1– 5, 2016Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV

Events Calendar

Documents

Chairman’s Message · dramatic reduction of fuel costs would allow a small increase in fuel tax to be all but invisible. Each single cent increase in fuel tax raises a billion dollars,