The 30th Anniversary Celebration of the
RMC Research & Education Foundation (RMC REF)
It’s the Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Research & Education Foundation‘s 30th Anniversary! The RMC Research & Education Foundation is a lasting resource for increasing quality, professionalism, and sustainability in the ready-mixed concrete industry by funding and implementing research and education programs.
1991
RMC Research & Education Foundation was founded with a modest ambition:
To fund the purchase of a million-pound testing machine at the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA)’s A.H. Smith Research Laboratory in College Park, Maryland. Industry leaders at the time established the Foundation as a non-profit charitable organization in order take in tax-deductible donations for the purchase. The short-term original goal was quickly met, and the million-pound testing machine was purchased. And that piece of equipment is still a valuable resource used in NRMCA’s lab today! Little did they envision the long-term impact their action would have …
Throughout the 1990s
The Foundation continued to serve as a funding vehicle with subsequent campaigns and investments:
• Ground-breaking NRMCA Certified Concrete Sales Professional Program
• Development of the landmark Concrete Industry Management undergraduate degree program
Click on image(s) to go to the PDF of the 30-year celebration from Concrete Products
https://rmc-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-RMCREF-CP.pdf
CONCRETE PRODUCTS:
In the 30 years since its formation, the RMC Research & Education Foundation has advanced the quality, professionalism and sustainability of the ready mixed concrete industry by funding and implementing research and programs in the areas of sustainability, health and safety, concrete applications, plus recruitment, education and training. With these resources, RMC has an impressive track record of achieving quantifiable results. The Foundation’s education and training tools and research deliverables are helping producers meet the challenges of today. However, questions like how to deal with embodied carbon transparency or recruit a qualified workforce make it clear that the industry’s work is just beginning.
MAJOR MILESTONES
1991 – Established as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization with singular project goal
Mid-1990s – Raised and invested funds for NRMCA Certified Concrete Sales Professional (1993) and Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Undergraduate Degree (1995) programs
1999 – Vision to build an endowment as a lasting resource
2004 – Full-time personnel; increased emphasis on fundraising
2009 – Established MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
2016 – Secured $3 million pledge from the Troesh Family Foundation, began Troesh matching gift campaign
2018 – Achieved $9 million in industry fundraising commitments for required 3:1 Troesh gift match
2020 – $25 million Foundation endowment threshold reached
2021 and Beyond – Preserve and continue to build endowment as a lasting industry resource; seed greater innovation and investment in the concrete industry, meet challenges and capitalize on industry opportunities ahead.
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The Foundation is at a pivotal time for the concrete industry, as disruption to old ways of doing business is a reality. The Foundation is facing new challenges and opportunities with climate change, resilience, workforce and productivity, and increasing market pressures, and it has the chance to embrace new technology, and be influenced by others like legislators, regulators and other industries. With the resources of the RMC Research & Education Foundation, and partnerships like the one with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, they are able to take charge of their own destiny and attract and seed innovation investment in the ready mixed concrete industry. However, it will require a coordinated, industry-wide response. With a robust endowment, strong leadership on its Board of Trustees, and collaboration with industry organizations at the local, national and international level, the RMC Research & Education Foundation is poised to help advance the ready mixed concrete industry into the next era of greatness.
Click to go to YouTube Video of RMC REF 30th Anniversary!
For LINKS, please click below:
—VIDEO titled “A celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the RMC Research & Education Foundation”, please click on image above, or go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1MT3rIIIGA
—Join other industry leaders with your support, or to find out more about the Foundation’s programs and progress: www.rmc-foundation.org.
—FLYER-30-year celebration (PDF):
https://rmc-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-RMCREF-CP.pdf
—1-Page RMC Research & Education FLYER: https://rmc-foundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FINAL-30th-Ann-Flyer.pdf
—NRMCA Website: https://www.nrmca.org
—RMCREF: https://rmc-foundation.org
For questions, please go to:
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
77 Massachusetts Ave | Room 1-284 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02139
Website: http://cshub.mit.edu