Masonry Magazine April 2011 Page. 41
ACI Names Director of Sustainability, Announces Student Winners
Kevin P. Mlutkowski,
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces Kevin P. Mlutkowski, LEED AP as its director of sustainability. In this newly created position, Mlutkowski will work with ACI volunteers, committee members, representatives from other organizations inside and outside the concrete industry, and fellow staff to increase sustainability content in the institute's programs, events, documents, products and student activities. Additionally, Mlutkowski will coordinate as ACT's sustainability activities at events and industry collaborations.
Mlutkowski joined the ACI in November 2003 as market promotion and research analyst and was promoted to manager, marketing in June 2007. Since then, Mlutkowski has been instrumental in publishing "The Sustainable Concrete Guide-Strategies and Examples" and "The Sustainable Concrete Guide-Applications," organizing the annual ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum, and representing ACI at Greenbuild and other sustainability related exhibitions. Mlutkowski will serve as ACT's staff representative to the Concrete Joint Sustainability Initiative.
The ACI announced the winners of its 2011 Student Concrete Construction Competition, which is sponsored by the American Society of Concrete Contractors. The competition, which is open to undergraduate students, presents a project statement to each participating team. The project can comprise anything that a project manager or field engineer may face on a concrete construction project. The teams, which can have up to five members, have one week to submit a solution to the project statement. Responses are judged on the basis of clarity, technical quality, and economy.
This year, the teams were asked to provide a plan for controlling cracks in the overlay and deck placements for a
MCAA Certification Calendar
The following is the MCAA's education calendar for certification:
April 13, 2011
Water Resistant Masonry
Online
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1
April 20, 2011
Understanding Masonry
Codes & Standards
Online
Discipline: Codes & Standards
Credits: 4
April 27, 2011
Restoration Masonry
Online
Discipline: General
Credits: 1.5
May 4, 2011
Masonry Inspection
& Testing
Online
Discipline: Codes & Standards
Credits: 1.5
May 11, 2011
Masonry Wall Bracing
Seminar
Online
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 4
May 12, 2011
Overview of Masonry Special
Inspection, Codes &
Standards (NCMCA Mod 7)
Greensboro, N.C.
Discipline: Codes & Standards
Credits: 6
Online
29 CFR 1926 Subpart R
Steel Erection
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 1
Online
Analyzing Financial
Statements Advanced
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 3
Online
Arbitration and Mediation
Discipline: Ethics & Business
Practices
Credits: 2
Online
Beryllium and Cadmium
Hazards in the Workplace
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 1
Online
Bloodborne Pathogens
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 1
Online
Brick: Efflorescence, Stains,
and Cleaning
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1.5
Online
Brick: Properties, Shapes
and Sizes
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3
Online
Brick: Veneer Wall Systems
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 1.5
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