The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) provides global warming potential (GWP) and other requisite metrics for seven light, medium or normal weight block classes in the premier Industry-Average Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Concrete Masonry Units in the United States. Leading EPD author Climate Earth Inc. factors data from 35 CMU producers in the ASTM International-verified document. The Industry-Average…
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CMHA Hardscape Report tracks minor drop from record 2022 shipments
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association 2024 Hardscape Production Report, reflecting hard figures or estimates of U.S. and Canadian plant output, finds 2023 segmental concrete pavement and retaining wall unit shipments respectively eclipsing 1 billion square feet and 280 million square feet for a third consecutive year. The report shows…
Read MoreCMHA, Checkoff schedule inaugural Block Promoters Conference
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association and Concrete Masonry Checkoff (CMC) are teaming up to host a first-of-its-kind Block Promoter’s Conference, March 4-5, in St. Louis, Mo. They bill Building Blocks of Success: Promoting Concrete Masonry with Confidence as providing “industry professionals the tools and techniques they need to truly…
Read MoreCMHA releases first U.S. Industry-Average EPD for concrete masonry units
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) provides global warming potential (GWP) and other requisite metrics for seven light, medium or normal weight block classes in the premier Industry-Average Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Concrete Masonry Units in the United States. Leading EPD author Climate Earth Inc. factors data from 35 CMU…
Read MoreBesser ushers CMHA lab centerpiece to World Center
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. A small-scale block & paver production line installed in 2007 at the former National Concrete Masonry Association Research & Development Lab is being transferred to the World Center for Concrete Technology at Alpena Community College in northern Michigan. Besser Co., whose world headquarters borders the ACC campus, is supporting the move of…
Read MoreCMHA honors Hein for segmental pavement standards and LCA work
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association has presented David Hein, P.E. with its 2024 Industry Champion Award, a special recognition that extends beyond CMHA and the immediate concrete products industry. Now an independent practitioner, he spent nearly 20 years as transportation infrastructure division manager, principal investigator and principal engineer with…
Read MoreOrganizations – August 2024
The Concrete Masonry Checkoff has named Riley Dvorak as national design technical director. He is tasked with spearheading CMC’s visionary Design Assistance program, a virtual destination where architects and engineers can access complimentary concrete masonry design services. His first order of business will be helping to appoint program directors across five U.S. regions; together, they will collaborate to sculpt a…
Read MoreCMHA champions workforce development through HardscapingIs.com relaunch
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff The newly configured HardscapingIs.com site advances a Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association initiative designed to foster workforce development in paving stone and segmental retaining wall installation or contracting and project design, engineering or marketing. As the construction landscape continues to evolve, CMHA notes, the demand for skilled professionals in hardscaping…
Read MoreEnergy Efficient and Carbon Sequestering Lightweight CMU Walls
Two of today’s major focus areas in the design community are reducing the amount of energy (usually in the form of fossil fuel to heat, cool and operate buildings) and reducing the embodied carbon in building materials. To help meet the moment, the concrete products industry has two readily available and affordable solutions that can be used to address both…
Read MoreCMHA Safety Awards honor producers and contractors
Source: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association 2023 Safety Awards program recognizes 149 production facilities and six contractors throughout North America for exemplary worker protection and accident prevention records. Participants were eligible for awards based on OSHA 300A log or equivalent Canadian injury report data. For 2023, 11 Milestone Awards were presented to…
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