WA ACI Chapter Meeting ~ Lower Carbon Concrete ~ April 21, 2021 4:30 PM "Lower Carbon Concrete: Market Drivers and Best Practices" Presented by Dave Walsh, AIA, LEED BD+C Director of Sustainability, Sellen Construction will begin a series of Climate, Carbon & Concrete presentations. Join us in welcoming Dave Walsh with Sellen Construction. His timely topic of Lower Carbon Concrete will cover concrete's essential role, legislative changes, baselines and targets and allies. Look for the Zoom Evite in your inbox or contact Mary Stewart ([email protected]) or Bruce Chattin ([email protected]) to receive the link. WA ACI Chapter Meeting ~ Climate Pledge Arena ~ Wednesday May 12, 2021 Presented by Mortenson's Tom Aura, Project Executive, Chris Petersen, Senior Superintendent, Mike Solfelt, Project Engineer, and Jesse Erickson, Quality Engineer " We started our concrete journey with Y-Columns to connect new foundations to the existing historic roof 80’ above. Since then we have placed 250 footings, tied in chevrons, placed sixty-foot tall shotcrete walls around the entire perimeter, completed the south buttress - the most complex reinforcement and placement on the entire project, and placed slab-on-metal-deck and slab-on-grade placements following the steel erection. " WA ACI Chapter Meeting: Ship Canal Water Quality Project ~ Thursday March 18, 2021 Thank you to Ms. Eleanor A. Jackson, P.E. Ship Canal Water Quality Project Design Manager, Seattle Public Utilities for her very informative presentation on this enormous project SPU and King County have partnered on.
Seattle Public Utilities and King County Wastewater Treatment Division in partnership are jointly building an underground storage tunnel. The Ship Canal Water Quality Project includes a 2.7-mile, 18-ft and 10-in internal-diameter tunnel that will extend from Ballard to Wallingford. Along the tunnel path, five vertical shafts will be built (in Ballard, East Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne, and Wallingford) to convey flows from existing neighborhood systems to the storage tunnel. Construction began in 2018 and will continue through 2025. WA ACI Chapter Meeting Presentation on February 10, 2021 Innovations in Concrete Paving by Somero
WA ACI Chapter Meeting November 11, 2020
Thank you to Dr. Fabian Meyer-Brötz, Head of 3D Construction Printing & PERI GmbH in Germany – one of the largest manufacturers of formwork and scaffolding solutions in the world. We enjoyed his very informative presentation on 3D Construction Printing. WA ACI Chapter Golf Tournament Thank you to our generous sponsors and all those who attended for making this a fun & memorable event!
Update Regarding ACI Certification and Events:We continue to work within the Governor’s Guidelines for health and safety. In coordination with our examiners and testing locations we are moving towards meeting certification needs. Where necessary, we created new processes, found new venues, and approaches to certification sessions. It is our goal to return to online listing of certification schedule and registration. You will find when you register online you will need to select a testing time for both written and performance exams. Update on ACI Certification Process RevisionsCertification process changes to accommodate health and safety guidelines. Group gatherings are the challenge, at least for now, perhaps thru the remainder of this year. Changes include:
Performance testing options vary from limited small groups with strict scheduling. Contemplating Remote Performance Review.
Finding a suitable place for written testing with sufficient distancing the challenge. Your (affordable) suggestions welcome. ACI also offers online training for the following to support your efforts: Prepare for your upcoming certification test on-line with the following: Concrete Field Testing Grade I Certification Training (6 Courses) Monthly dinner/chapter meetings are scheduled October through May on the second Wednesday of each month. Topics include live project tours, reports on technical concrete construction applications, and products and concrete construction methods. 2020-21 WA ACI Event Planning Schedule.
Events will be posted in the Event Calendar as they become available. Dates and locations may vary depending on venue or tour availability. If you have suggestions on a possible concrete construction related topic, please contact the Association office at (206) 878-1622. Other WA ACI Chapter events include a joint meeting with the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) in February and the Annual ACI Washington Chapter Golf Tournament (typically held in June). Tournament sponsors include The American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE). |