Your Winter Workshop Resource

The Workshop begins Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - Friday, January 31, 2025

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Join us in Yakima, WA, for the 2025 Winter Workshop. 

Yakima Convention & Event Center
10 North 8th St. 
Yakima, WA 98901-2515

Wednesday, 01.29.25 - Theme du jour: Environmental Compliance 
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Registration and check-in - Lobby 4
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  WACA Board Meeting - Conference Room 2
  • 12:00 PM -  01:00 PM Agency Reports: Dept. of Ecology and WS DOT
  • 01:00 PM - 04:30 PM  Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. with Perkins Coie - Room F
    • Environmental Compliance: Trends, Best Practices, and Administration Change
    • Compliance Inspections: Agency access rights, Best Practices and Preparing for the Inspection
    • Attorney-Client Privilege: What is it, when, and to whom does it apply?
    • Climate Commitment Act: Where does it go after surviving the initiative?  
Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. is an integrated multidisciplinary professional organization consulting in environmental, engineering, health and safety, planning and development services, communication, and GIS and data analysis. Since its inception in 1996, MFA has grown to more than 135 employees with offices throughout Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 
Perkins Coie has over 1,200 lawyers serving clients across the United States and Asia on critical business matters. Chambers USA recognized us as the 2024 "Environmental Law Firm of the Year." Our Environment and Natural Resources team advises on environmental compliance and enforcement, remediation and development of contaminated properties, project permitting and development, environmental litigation, policy, legislation, and rulemaking.
  • 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM  Reception - beverages and canapes; bring your beverage tickets - Room G1 — dinner on your own.

Thursday, 01.30.25 - Morning Theme: National Industry News, Updates, and Opportunities 

  • 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM  Breakfast: Continental buffet and Belgian waffle station - Room F
  • 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM  National  Industry News, Updates & Opportunities - Room F
ACI – Code 323-24  Presented by Nathan Forrest, PE, ENV SP, Technical Director of the California Nevada Cement Association. Low Carbon Concrete—The proposed Code defines Low-Carbon Concrete (LCC) as concrete designed with reduced upfront embodied Global Warming Potential (GWP). The proposed Code is in addition to and does not substitute governing building or structural design codes and standards. The proposed Code focuses on the concrete component, i.e., the concrete mix designs and their associated volumes used on a project.
NRMCA – EPA GRANT Presented by Lionel Lemay, Executive Vice President, Structures and Sustainability, NRMCA Through a five-year project, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) aims to increase the quantity and quality of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for ready-mix concrete. NRMCA plans to provide grants to producers to develop EPDs for an additional 3,000 plants, doubling the current 1,500. Through this initiative, NRMCA will collaborate with all stakeholders involved to ensure its success. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to begin funding the project in the fourth quarter of 2024. Learn more: www.nrmca.org/EPAGrant.
NSSGA – Environmental Update Presented by Emily Coyner, Senior Director, Environmental Policy, NSSGA NSSGA will present information on upcoming rules and discuss environmental compliance and justice. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have introduced Regional Streamflow Duration Assessment Methods (Regional SDAMs) for use across the contiguous United States. These methods allow quick field assessments to classify streamflow duration as perennial, intermittent, or ephemeral based on observable indicators during a site visit.
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM  Morning Break
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sustainability & Resiliency - Room F
    Steve Clem,  Sr. Vice-President of Project Planning, SKANSKA 
    Bill Larson, Chairman Pacific Northwest Building Resilience Coalition, VP Marketing, CalPortland, MBA, Retired
    Dave Walsh, LEED BD+C, Sustainability Consultant, Dave Walsh Consulting LLC 
  • 12: 00 PM - 01:00 PM  Lunch - Washington Country Buffet - Room F
    Legislative Keynote (TBD)

  • 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM  Sustainability Roundtable Discussion - Room F 
    Facilitator Ignacio Cariaga, P. Eng. MBA, Commercial Sustainability Director, Heidelberg Materials
    Panel: Bill Larson, Dave Walsh, and Steve Clem

  • 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM  Break - Tailgate break; giant pretzels, mini brats, beverages, etc. - Room F
  • 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM Committee Updates
    Industry, Agencies, Sustainability Committee
    Environmental Sub-committee
    Technical Committee
    Legislative & Political Affairs
  • 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM  Reception - beverages and canapes - bring your beverage tickets! - Room G1. Dinner on your own

Friday, 01.31.25 - Theme: Safety & Economic Outlook 

  • 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM  Breakfast:  Orchard Buffet -Room F
  • 08:30 AM - 10:00 AM  Safety Presentation and Demonstration  by Troy Mize, PPE Solutions, Regional Sales Manager, Honeywell  - Room F
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  State of the Industry, Economic Outlook TBD - Room F
  •                                           Closing remarks - Room F
  • 12:00 PM                        Brown Bag Lunch - Room F

Accommodations:

We have secured discounted group rates at the Hilton Garden Inn Yakima Downtown.

Hilton Garden Inn Yakima Downtown, 401 East Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98901 

The Hilton Garden Inn Yakima Downtown is a 7-minute walk from the Convention Center.
The group room rate is $129 per night for a King or Double Queen.
Overnight Parking is $10 per night.
Group Dates: 01/28/2025 - 01/31/2025. Group Name: WA AGGREGATES & CONCRETE ASSN - WINTER WORKSHOP
Online Booking Link: WA AGGREGATES & CONCRETE ASSN - WINTER WORKSHOP
Reservations: 509-454-1111 | or www.hilton.com - Special Rates/Group Code: 0128AC

Reserve by Date: 01/07/2025