For Immediate Release - November 29, 2023 Contact: Julia Maldonado, jmaldonado@calcima.org, (916) 554-1000 ext. 109 The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced its 2023 All Star Awards on November 7 at the 2023 Education Conference.  All Star award winners are chosen based on their contributions to advancing and making positive impacts for the industry. This year, All Star Award winners were selected based on their contributions to advance sustainability, safety, participation in the Concrete Testing Adherence Collaboration, and advocacy with the ..read more

For Immediate Release - November 29, 2023 Contact: Julia Maldonado, jmaldonado@calcima.org, (916) 554-1000 ext. 109     Sacramento - The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced its Annual Awards winners at the 2023 Education Conference Banquet in Palm Springs, California on November 8. Individuals can be awarded one of these awards for various reasons, including making an impact on the association and industry, commitment to membership, preservation to industry, and/or values CalCIMA and promotes its benefits to their peers to build a more su ..read more

There are currently many different international, federal, state, and even local standards and proposals regarding what constitutes low carbon concrete.  What we have found is that each agency seems to be developing its own definition or setting its own standard.  Most commonly, these seem to be either a target, such as a global warming potential (GWP) number, a reduction from a threshold, or use of specific supplementary cementitious materials (SCM).  Here is a summary of some of the things happening.   ..read more

Amarjeet S. Benipal, District 3 Director (center) and Amy Miller, Asphalt Pavement Alliance (second from right) celebrated Granite Construction, Teichert, Inc. and Tullis, Inc. for winning the Asphalt Pavement Alliance's Perpetual Pavement Awards for their work on the Sacramento and Tehama I-5 projects. Sacramento - On Thursday, The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) awarded its annual Perpetual Pavement Awards for a consortium of companies, Caltrans, and academia for two asphalt highway projects in Northern California that lowered carbon emissions ..read more

Note: This testimony was coordinated by the National Stone Sand and Gravel Association. CalCIMA thanks NSSGA for their coordination and efforts to secure this testimony and tirelessly represent the construction materials and aggregate industry in Washington D.C. SACRAMENTO, CA –Vice President of land & quarry operations at Granite Construction and NSSGA and CalCIMA member Gary W. Johnson testified today in front of the U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works. He highlighted the industry’s key issues, such as: Infrastructure implementation challenges; permitting reform; Buy ..read more

Sacramento - The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced its 2022 Annual Awards winners at the 2022 Education Conference Banquet in La Jolla, California. Individuals can be awarded one of these awards for various reasons, including making an impact on the association and industry, commitment to membership, preservation to industry, and/or values CalCIMA and promotes its benefits to their peers to build a more successful organization ..read more

Sacramento - The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) announced its 2022 Excellence in Safety Awards winners recently at its Education Conference  in La Jolla, California. These awards acknowledge the exceptional work and contributions to safety in regard to leadership, innovation, commitment, and impact beyond the plant.    ..read more

Sacramento - Governor Gavin Newsom signed CalCIMA-sponsored recycling bill, AB 2953 (Salas), into law on Friday, September 30 ..read more

There are a lot of new challenges and changes in all the new federal legislation, regulations, and policies over the past year for construction and industrial material sustainability. This will soon start to impact state legislation, regulations, specifications, and contract letting with state DOTs and other federal aid infrastructure owners. Whether it’s the IIJA, BIL, IRA, GSA procurement policy, Build American, or defense legislation, there are significant new policy considerations and challenges, but there are also opportunities! From “Buy Clean” to “Buy American,” Congress is driving sign ..read more

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides historic federal investment into existing and new programs to improve infrastructure across the country.  One of the key policy changes made under the IIJA was the creation of new federal Build America Buy America (BABA) sourcing requirements, which include the addition of “construction materials” to Buy America preferences across federal infrastructure programs ..read more