In recent years, sustainability and green design/construction have received much-deserved attention. Through its strategic plan, ACI announced its commitment to expand the understanding of sustainability among the membership, expand resources to support sustainability issues, and increase the content on sustainability in ACI documents and products. This free workshop will provide you with additional knowledge and resources to identify opportunities in your ACI committee work, in your work with other organizations, and in your career to make necessary changes to design, construct, and specify buildings and infrastructure in more sustainable ways. Additionally, this workshop will assist the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC71/SC8 in gathering information for a new standard being developed on environmental management for concrete and concrete structures.

Eleven speakers from across the globe will engage Forum attendees through presentations and discussions on the following:

How to Register
This special workshop will be held prior to the ACI Fall Convention on Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Marriott New Orleans. All registered ACI Convention attendees are invited to attend this workshop at no cost, but are encouraged to RSVP to denesha.price@concrete.org to assure adequate space is reserved. For additional information on the Concrete Sustainability Forum and to learn more about each presentation, please visit www.concrete.org/Convention/fall-Convention/program.asp.

To register for the ACI Fall 2009 Convention in New Orleans, please visit www.concrete.org/secured/Convention/ConventionReg.asp.