To support ACI’s expanding focus on technology and innovation, the CIC collaborates with the concrete community and ACI's Director of Concrete Technology to examine and support innovative solutions for industry-wide challenges. The council is comprised of a diverse set of industry representatives - material suppliers, architecture & engineering firms, contractors, academics, owners and regulatory organizations.
- Solicitations
- Forum Presentation Requests
- Guide for Innovators
The ACI Foundation invites the ACI community and the global concrete industry to submit project ideas, research needs and problem statements related to research and innovation. We are interested in supporting a variety of projects, such as: ACI Technical Committee needs; new technologies and innovations, advancing the knowledge and use of concrete materials, structures and construction. Projects may be small in scope or large multi-year initiatives.
Organized by the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council (CIC), the Concrete Innovation Forum is meant to showcase new materials and products, innovative construction, design or engineering methods and proposed quality control and test methods. This annual event 2.5-day event also fosters education and networking. Typical attendance is around 80 people and Forums usually occur in August. Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with a diverse array of professionals, including material suppliers, architects, engineers, contractors, academics, executives, and regulatory agency representatives.
Do you have a transformative initiative that can positively impact the industry? Do you want to collaborate with the broader concrete community, and encourage the development and support of new and existing technology? If so, please submit the following online form to be considered for a presentation opportunity.
If you have questions or would like to discuss your new technology/innovation before submitting a form, please email Tricia G. Ladely (Tricia.Ladely@acifoundation.org) and she and the CIC will contact you.
The ACI Foundation’s Guide for Innovators can benefit anyone seeking to offer a new technology/innovation to the industry, inventors who need help in determining what level their technology is and path to acceptance/use, and ACI or Industry Members who want to highlight a need or a solution to an existing need in the industry.
This free downloadable document was created to inform ACI members and the industry about the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council and what actions the Foundation might take when supporting a new technology or innovation.