

ICPI Hosts Virtual Canadian PICP Symposium
ICPI along with Calgary, AB, London, ON, and Fredericton, NB hosted a successful Canadian Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement (PICP) Online Symposium on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

ICPI and NCMA Update Product Category Rules
UL Environmental (ULE) recently issued Product Category Rules (PCRs) that address creation of environmental product declarations (EPDs) that emerge from environmental life cycle assessments or LCAs.

In Memoriam: John Heslip
John A. Heslip, NCMA’s fourth chief executive, is being remembered for his unwavering passion in promoting the benefits of masonry…

Updated Product Category Rule for Manufactured Concrete Products Published
The updated Product Category Rule (PCR) that covers concrete masonry units, segmental retaining wall units, segmental concrete paving units, manufactured…

2020 SRW Sales Survey Released, 2.3% Increase Reported
Compared to sales in 2019, the overall sales of segmental retaining wall (SRW) units increased 2.6% in the US and…

2020 CMU Sales Survey Released, 1.6% Increase Reported
Compared to sales in 2018 and 2019, the overall sales of concrete masonry units (CMU) increased 1.9% in the United…

ASCE Headquarters Uses PICP in Their Low Impact Development Parking Lot Retrofit – A Suitability Leadership and Demonstration Project
In an ongoing effort to ‘Walk the Talk’ of sustainability and demonstrate the use of low impact development (LID), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) decided to rehabilitate their existing parking lot and retrofit permeable pavement into it.

Did You Know? ICPI Offers Workforce Development Materials for Contractor Businesses!
ICPI and NCMA have partnered to create @HardscapingIs, a workforce development campaign aimed at 17-20 year-olds and their parents.

ICPI Government Affairs Update
The impacts of the pandemic on the operational elements of advocacy have been profound.

North Carolina State University Takes First Place in National Unit Design Competition
Herndon, VA – Four college teams presented their unique, fresh concrete masonry unit (CMU) designs at the 2020 Unit Design Competition…
