The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to create the future of the concrete industry.All Fellowship recipients receive a $10,000 (USD) educational stipend; paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions; and assistance in finding an i...

For over 30 years the ACI Foundation has been making strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to help create the future of the concrete industry. The ACI Foundation has focused on building a future in which students, young professionals, and researchers have the knowledge and resources needed to implement the use of concrete correctly and innovatively in our changing society. Growth of the Scholarship & Fellowship ProgramTwenty years ago, the ACI Foundation funded 11 aw...

Attend the 2024 Technology ForumThere is still time to join us at the ACI Foundation’s annual Technology Forum. Hosted by the Concrete Innovation Council (CIC), the 2024 Technology Forum will take place May 14-16, 2024, at the Hilton in the historic plaza in Santa Fe, NM, USA. Highlighting innovations, the event focuses on education and networking for all members of the concrete industry.Marc Jolin, the 2024 ACI Foundation Jean-Claude Roumain Innovation in Concrete awardee, will present re...

The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and the re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. The Trustees re-elected — Keith Kesner and elected new Trustee— David Lange. New ACI Vice President, Scott Anderson, also joins the Trustees as part of his new role. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. They join Khaled Awad, Jeffrey Coleman (Chair), Robert Frosch, Frederick Grubbe, Maria Juenger, Brett...

ACI Houston Chapter Funds New ACI Foundation FellowshipThe ACI Foundation partnered with the ACI Houston Chapter to create a new student academic award. Through the Chapter’s generous donation, the ACI Foundation can offer an additional fellowship to benefit students studying in concrete related degree programs: the ACI Houston Chapter Fellowship. The ACI Foundation thanks the ACI Houston Chapter, which has been a continued supporter of students studying in the concrete industry. The ...

Since the ACI Foundation’s establishment in 1989, the organization has striven to influence a future where everyone has the knowledge needed to use concrete effectively to meet the demands of a changing world​. For decades, ACI and the ACI Foundation have been supporting students who are studying in concrete-related fields—making strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to create the future of the concrete industry​—which is exemplified in the tagline “B...

The ACI Foundation is pleased to partner with the ACI Houston Chapter to create a new student academic award. Through the Chapter’s generous donation, the ACI Foundation can offer an additional fellowship to benefit students studying in concrete-related degree programs, the ACI Houston Chapter Fellowship. The ACI Foundation celebrates the ACI Houston Chapter, which has been a continued supporter of students studying in the concrete industry. The Chapter has financially supported students t...

The ACI Foundation is administering a request for proposal on behalf of ACI’s Innovation Task Group 93-12 - Code Requirements for Construction of Additively Constructed Walls (ITG-12). ACI has formed Innovation Task Group 93‐12 ITG‐12 (ITG‐12) to develop code requirements, design, and prescriptive provisions for additively constructed above‐grade concrete walls for residential structures for incorporation into ACI 332 and the International Residential Code (IRC).  There are curren...

The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC) will host its 2024 Technology Forum May 14 – 16, 2024, in Sante Fe, NM. The Forum is an innovation-focused educational and networking event for concrete professionals. With a continued concentration on Technology Showcases and networking opportunities, this year’s Forum will feature extended presentation times that allow for deeper discussion of data, technology adoption, and open Q&A with attendees. With a maximum atte...

Happy New Year to our Concrete Community The ACI Foundation had a fantastic 2023, and I am very thankful for the commitment from our stalwart donors, our energetic volunteer workforce—the ACI Foundation Trustees, Concrete Research Council, Concrete Innovation Council, Scholarship Council, and Development Committee—as well as the solid work of my staff. I value everyone who contributed to our 2023 annual appeal.Here are YOUR accomplishments, facilitated by the ACI Foundation:&nbs...