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Software Training for Comparing Equivalent Concrete & Asphalt Parking Lots, Feb. 13, 2014
Concrete contractors & Ready Mix Personnel,
don't miss the seminar designed just for you!
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Pervious Concrete Technician Certification, April 16, 2014. For Contractors, Ready Mix Producers, Inspectors, Engineers, Stormwater Engineers, etc. Details & Registration
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Software Training for Comparing Equivalent Concrete & Asphalt Parking Lots, April 17, 2014
Architects, Engineers, Designers. Details & Registration to come in the future.
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Decorative Concrete Overview Seminar
May 12, 2014. For Landscape Architects, Architects, Designers, Specifiers, General Contractors, Anyone with an interest in Decorative Concrete.
Details & Registration to come in the future.
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February can be a busy month. Most of us are gearing up for what we hope to be a busy and productive year. Depending on the weather we hope to be busy in the field and not just in the office.
This February we have one of those rare opportunities to enjoy the Winter Olympics on TV. The athletes who compete are truly amazing people with talent, determination and strong work ethics. The winter events start on Feb. 7 and end on Feb. 23. You can find them broadcast on the television and internet.
It's not that far until March Madness. CPG will send out a reminder to participate in the Annual CPG Bracket Competition when the brackets are ready. There's no fee to enter, it's just for the fun of it and bragging rights for a year. Watch for the email to join the fun. |
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CPG Paving, Parking Lot & Pervious
Committee Updates
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The 3P's Committee wanted our members to have a marketing brief or sales tool to handout or email potential owners or designers on:
They've completed these tools and you can find them on our website. Click on the individual flyer above and save them to your computer. Or know we'll have them on our CPG website for you to find when you may need them. The Sustainable Benefits flyer applies to not only Concrete Pavements but Concrete Homes and Buildings too. The committee has worked hard to set up several educational events this spring to educate ourselves and our customers: architects, engineers, designers, owners, general contractors, sub contractors, etc.
- Feb. 13 For contractors and ready mix producers, Software Training for Comparing Equivalent Concrete & Asphalt Parking Lots
- Apr. 3 For Architects Only, An Introduction to the Software for Comparing Equivalent Concrete & Asphalt Parking Lots
- Apr. 16 Pervious Concrete Technician Certification
- Apr. 17 Training for Architects, Engineers and designers for the Software to Compare Equivalent Concrete & Asphalt Parking Lots
To find out more information about these events or opportunities, see the links in the sidebar to the left.
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| Updating our Membership Directory |
You will be receiving a notice in February,  via email to update the information we have for you and your company in our membership directory. CPG will be uploading the most current version of our membership directory in March to our website. We will also mass email our directory to each of our member too. So if you've moved, have new phone numbers, new employees to list, or new email addresses, please be sure to let us know.
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We've talked about Environmental Product Declarations and Product Category Rules in this newsletter several times before. They will be more and more important in the commercial building market starting this year, as the new LEED v.4 has been released and emphasizes/requires using EPD's for credits.
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association has done an excellent job of making resources available to us to help us understand them and how they are obtained and used:
We encourage anyone working on LEED projects in the future to become familiar with them. |
| CPG Awards in Industry Magazine |
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Concrete Decor Magazine, January 2014
The magazine features 11 of our Excellence in Concrete award winners  that are related to the decorative market. They show beautiful half page and quarter page photos of these 11 projects. You can see them yourself in a hard copy of the magazine or see an online version of the article. Projects featured are:
- Bedsworth Residence, Grain Valley, MO, Decorative Residential
- Santa Fe Streetscape Fountain & Reflecting Pool, Olathe, KS, Fountain/Monument
- District 39, Kansas City, MO, Decorative Commercial
- West Elementary School, Independence, MO, Polished Concrete
- Timshala House, Olathe, KS, Concrete Home
- Leavitt Residence, Leavenworth, KS Residential Flatwork
- Exposed Aggregate Countertop, Olathe, KS, Countertop/Furniture
- Outdoor Living Space, Overland Park, KS, Judges Award
- Cambridge Square Apts, Pool Deck, Overland Park, KS Restoration
- Creamery Bridge, Osawatomie, KS, Bridge Restoration
- Kansas City Zoo Penguin Exhibit, Kansas City, MO, Entertainment
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The Regional Kansas City First Lego League conducted their big competition Jan. 18, 2014 at Union Station. First Lego League is a robotics program for students ages 9-14. Teams are assigned a challenge and a LEGO MindStorms kit and learn how to design, build, and program their robot. This year's challenge, Nature's Fury, requires teams to research and present their own solutions to natural disasters, and discover what can be done when natural disasters occur in our towns and cities.
The "Brick Ops" team from Overland Park, KS was one of 41  teams competing for only 13 trophies. They won first place for best "Project Research". Their creative solution to tornado safety was to develop "ToPAS", Tornado Protection Assurance System; which included a concrete safe room, a family safety plan checklist and a survival products order form. Their research included interviewing Bill Ebel, Overland Park City Manager, Bob Barker, Amvic and Christy Martin, CPG. Congratulations to Libby, AJ, Taylor, Ethan and Michael! Job well done! |
ACI 310.R-13 Guide to Decorative Concrete
The recently updated Guide was just released. For those  involved in the decorative concrete market, this a must have reference tool. Click on the link to find out how to order your own copy. Keep in mind there are not only hard copies and pdfs available, but tablet versions too.
ACI 224.4R-13 Guide to Design Detailing to Mitigate Cracking
Another recently updated Guide just released. Recommendations made in this guide offer performance-based details that can mitigate and control concrete cracking. Structural elements are reviewed individually to identify crack causation and to offer design and detailing recommendations to mitigate crack development. In addition, standard details for various structural members within a building are offered that have been used effectively to mitigate and control crack development in concrete members. ACI 224.4R-13
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Construction Materials Indices
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Since August, the Producer Price Indices (PPI) showed year-over-year increases for each competitive material except steel. December's steel index was down 1 percent. Lumber grew 12.9 percent and was just 8 points off of its high, while asphalt and concrete were up 1 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively.
From November, the indices were relatively unchanged. Steel was up 0.3 percent, concrete increased 0.2 percent, and asphalt fell 0.2 percent. Lumber remained stabled.
Source: Portland Cement Association
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It's not what you think it is! Watch to the end!
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Sincerely,
The Board of Directors
The Committee Chairmen
The CPG Staff
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