Mike Hernandez, Technical Director
The Voice Newsletter March 2025
Have you ever been frustrated by what was included or not mentioned in an ACI document? If so, you are not alone which is why numerous contractors, material suppliers, ready mixed producers, engineers and university professors have engaged in the ACI document creation and editing process. As of January of 2025, ASCC Contractors and Associate members are officers and/or voting members on 82 ACI committees. The topics can be Technical such as 302 Construction of Concrete Floors and 544 Fiber Reinforced Concrete, generically the 100 – 500 series committees. There are Educational, the E committees, for example E703 Concrete Construction Practice, responsible for the joint ACI-ASCC Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, with over 90,000 copies sold. Committees can focus on Certification, the C Committees, like C640 Craftsman Certification, responsible for ACI Flatwork Finisher and C641 Decorative Concrete Finisher Certification Committee.
The upcoming ACI Convention will be held in Toronto, ON Canada March 30th – April 2nd. The fall Convention will be October 26th-29th, 2025 in Baltimore, MD. There are sure to be 100+ ASCC member representatives at both of them. Considering joining us and getting involved to provide the contractors’ perspective on more documents. There are presentations, student competitions, lunches and receptions as well at every convention if editing documents is not your thing.
ACI committee membership can change at any time, as the Chair has the flexibility to add voting members or remove someone’s voting status due to non-participation. Every ACI International member is allowed to become an Associate (non-voting) Member of up to 3 ACI Committees to keep up with their activities. Becoming a voting member usually involves attending several ACI Convention committee meetings and volunteering to assist on committee work, either editing or presentations or authoring new documents. With over 100 committees, there are lots of options for most every interest. Among the committees are several super committees that are by invitation, such as ACI 318 Structural Concrete Building Code and 301 Specifications for Concrete Construction, with 41 voting members and 49 subcommittee members organized in 17 subcommittees. All ACI Board Committees, those with numbers below 100, are also by invitation.
ASCC Members that volunteer as Voting members of ACI Committees:
By Popularity, High to Low ASCC Voters
If you are interested in participating and unsure how to start, send me an e-mail at mhernandez@ascconline.org so we can consider some options from residential concrete to tilt-up to bridges and everything in between. ASCC probably has a voting member or an associate member that will be there too and ASCC staff can make an introduction.