On December 4, 2025, a room full of more than 200 attendees listened intently to a presentation by NEU's President, Charles Nmai, Distinguished Engineer and Director of Concrete Sustainability at Master Builders Solutions , during the ASTM Workshop on Low-Carbon Concrete: Industry Trends and Other Impacts on ASTM Cement and Concrete Standards. Nmai's presentation, “Low-Carbon Concrete: An ACI Past-President Perspective," highlighted the continuing need for collaboration and c

NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete announces the release of a new publication, The Low-Carbon Concrete Guide: Materials . The guide is authored by Mary Christiansen, Ph.D, LEED AP. This guide focuses on practical, data-driven strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of concrete, with particular emphasis on the material and mixture decisions that designers, engineers, contractors, and policymakers make at the project level. The goal is to support

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announced its participation at Big 5 Global 2025, November 24-27, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. As part of the event, ACI will host the “Concrete Talks powered by ACI and the ACI UAE Chapter” conference sessions, an engaging series of expert-led discussions exploring sustainable concrete design and durability, technology, and regional carbon neutrality efforts. The “Concrete Talks powered by ACI” sessions are scheduled for November 2