PA Aggregates & Concrete Association

Builders, Engineers, Contractors - Join us Monday, December 21, 2020 @ the Susquehanna County 911 Call Center for a site visit and a presentation on ICF Constru...ction. This event will feature an ICF project under construction & will include discussion on: The benefits of ICF construction. The specific characteristics of ICF’s. ICF construction advantages and efficiencies. The interaction between trades and ICF installation requirements and techniques. How ICF technology can expand your business opportunities. Please RSVP by December 18th - 570.343.2458 We look forward to seeing you and showcasing this form of construction.

The Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) Board of Directors recently announced its leadership for the next two years. New leadership also was elected for PACA’s Associate Board of Directors and Young Leaders Development Group. Bob Housel of Masters Concrete was elected as chairman of the PACA Board of Directors. Jeff Detwiler of New Enterprise Stone and Lime Co. Inc. was elected as vice chairman, and Jamie Stilley of Amerikohl Stone Quarry was elected as se...cretary/treasurer. Housel holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Clarkson University and has over 30 years of experience in the industry. He began his career in 1990 at Masters Concrete, a third-generation family-owned company started in 1932 by his grandfather, Richard Masters. Housel currently serves as the president of both Masters RMC and Red Oak Sand and Gravel LLC, in addition to his involvement with PACA. Bob is a passionate and experienced voice in our industry, said Peter Vlahos, president of PACA. I look forward to the guidance and expertise he will provide to the organization. The following individuals were elected to the Associate Board of Directors: Adele L. Abrams of Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC Nathan Moore of Continental Placer Inc. Scott Blauch of @R/W Connection Inc. The following officers were elected to the Young Leaders Development Group leadership: Chair: Brianne Jacoby Hastings of Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. Vice Chair: Daniel Ridenour of Union Quarries Inc. About PACA PACA is Pennsylvania's leading voice for the crushed stone, ready mixed concrete, sand and gravel, and cement industries' community. PACA safeguards the industry from common threats; expands market opportunities; trains a productive workforce; educates and communicates the value of construction materials to all Pennsylvanians; serves as the gathering place for industry stakeholders; and unites divergent interests into a shared platform for action to benefit the aggregates, ready mixed concrete and cement industries in Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association (PACA) yesterday signed a four-year, first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand joint activities supporting the agencies’ shared goal of environmental stewardship. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and PACA’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rod Martin, signed the agreement on the third anniversary of the establishment of EPA’s Smart Sectors Program. ...President Trump has been a true champion of American manufacturing since the beginning of his term, said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Smart Sectors is all about increasing communication between EPA and industry. This MOU will help make sensible environmental policies for the cement industry in Pennsylvania a reality. Instituted by the EPA in 2017, the Smart Sectors Program provides a platform to collaborate with regulated sectors and develop sensible approaches that better protect the environment and public health. This agreement builds on the actions our agencies are taking together and with the broader concrete and aggregate community to promote a vibrant economy, clean air, clean water and unprecedented environmental stewardship, said Cosmo Servidio, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator. This MOU formalizes our work together in the pursuit of solutions that are good for both the industry and the environment. Specifically, the MOU formalizes a partnership between the two agencies and expands activities to prioritize funding, coordinate on regulatory programs, recognize concrete and aggregate industry members for environmental stewardship, and enhance opportunities for open dialogue. We are pleased to formalize the engagement with EPA by signing today the Memorandum of Understanding, said Rod Martin, Martin Stone Quarries, Inc., Chairman of the Board of the Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association. Our products are essential and critical to building and connecting our communities in Pennsylvania. The MOU is our commitment to open dialogue and partnership with EPA to deliver environmental stewardship through common sense solutions. EPA’s Mid-Atlantic Region began its Smart Sectors Program in 2019 and is currently the only EPA region in the nation with a Concrete or Cement Smart Sector. All of EPA’s 10 regions have launched Smart Sectors programs. Today’s MOU is the first among a series of events around the country to celebrate the third anniversary of the Smart Sectors Program. Among the program’s signature accomplishments is the development of data driven performance snapshots for each industrial sector. The sector snapshots are web-based tools that show historical environmental and economic performance on a sector basis. Last week, the Smart Sectors program released the first comprehensive update to all 13 snapshots.

Today saw our first in-person meeting in quite awhile - our Environmental Community meeting in Hershey. Social distancing. Masks worn. Safety first. And tons of information exchanged.

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