Federal Officials Seminar
«Hardscape Applications «Using Concrete Products
Free educational seminar «Exclusive to the federal government community Complimentary continental breakfast & lunch
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Capital Hilton 1001 16th Street NW (at K Street) Washington, DC 20036 «Speakers « Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) – David R. Smith, ICPI Technical Director National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) – Donal J. Armstrong, NCMA SRW Building Officials Task Group Chair Portland Cement Association (PCA) – John Sullivan, PCA Director, Federal Infrastructure Markets
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street NW (at K Street)
Washington, DC 20036
«Speakers «
Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI) – David R. Smith, ICPI Technical Director
National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) – Donal J. Armstrong, NCMA SRW Building Officials Task Group Chair
Portland Cement Association (PCA) – John Sullivan, PCA Director, Federal Infrastructure Markets
«Schedule «
8:30 – 8:55 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:55 – 9:00 am Welcome
9:00 – 9:45 am SRW: Landscape Applications of Segmental Retaining Walls (NCMA) – Design applications and construction issues related to mechanically stabilized earth walls using modular block facing.
9:45 – 10:20 am SRW: How Do Bad Things Happen to Good Walls? (NCMA) – Best construction practices lead to well-built Segmental Retaining Walls. How to avoid pitfalls that lead to poor performance. Proper compaction, soil selection, drainage, and geosynthetic placement.
10:20 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:30 am Solar Reflectivity: A Bright Spot in the Built Environment (PCA) – The right hardscape materials can help minimize heat gain, save energy, reduce maintenance, and increase safety. Improve communities by making durable and sustainable material choices for paved areas.
11:30 am – Noon Interlocking Concrete Pavements (ICPI) – Recent pavement prediction modeling and life-cycle cost comparison, demonstrating the advantages of interlocking concrete pavement over conventional pavements for roads and parking lots.
Noon – 1:00 pm Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:50 pm Permeable Pavement: Low-Impact Development (ICPI) – Case studies on earning LEED® points, and how to reach low-impact development goals through reduced runoff and water pollution.
1:50 – 2:00 pm Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm Open Forum – Q&A Session
3:00 – 3:30 pm Association Resources – Codes and Standards, Lab, TEK Notes, Technical Bulletins, Guide Specifications, Detail Drawings, Certification Programs, and Websites
The Sponsors acknowledge and appreciate the financial support of the Portland Cement Association
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