Incoming President Mike Payne's Message!

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome, everyone, to 2023!  I hope all our members had an enjoyable end to their 2022 and a good start to the current year. It is time to look forward to what we hope to be a successful and event-filled year for the Pittsburgh chapter of ICRI.

First, I’d like to thank all past board members for your extended efforts through the COVID years, and extend an extra thanks to Jeff Konkle for his service and helping guide us as chapter president through that time. All of your effort is much appreciated! I would also like to introduce the 2023 Board of Directors, which includes several new members:

Board of Directors

President: Mike Payne (Building Envelope Consultants & Scientists)

Immediate Past President: Jeff Konkle (MAK Construction Products Group)

Vice President: Dante Marimpietri (Tremco Construction Products Group)

Treasurer: Patrick Allen (Atlantic Engineering Services)

Secretary: Phil Elgin (Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates)

Director: Evan Rowles (Atlantic Engineering Services)

Director: David Marofsky (MAPEI)

Director: Chris Smith (Mariani & Richards)

Director:  Lauren Vanderlinden (Surtreat Solutions)

I encourage chapter members who would like to contribute further or have questions/interest in becoming a more involved to please feel free to reach out to any of us. For a listing of Directors, review events calendar, and for general information, please be sure to visit our website (https://icripittsburgh.org/), or the national website (https://www.icri.org/) which should be updated for 2023 shortly. Something new we hope to develop this year is a social media presence for the chapter with a new LinkedIn page which is currently under development. Look out for an update regarding that once it goes live!

We hope 2023 will bring a lot of interesting and exciting events for our members. This will start with our annual Freeze-Thaw ball on February 16th @ 7:30pm at Lumberjaxes in Mt. Lebanon. This will be a fun social gathering to help ring in the new year and introduce new members. Beyond the ability to throw axes with fellow members, there will be great food and door prizes! Please reach out to Pat Allen to RSVP by 2/10/23. We are looking for sponsors for this event as well and appreciate the continued support of our member companies.   

Our annual golf outing has been tentatively scheduled for mid-June and a save-the-date will hopefully be coming soon once venue is confirmed.

As fall months begin to approach, we are also hopeful in hosting a technical demo day for our members to bring product/process information and live hands-on demonstrations for all to benefit.

Of course, we will be scheduling several technical lunch meetings for members throughout the year as well. If members have a certain presenter or topic that they are interested in or can volunteer, please reach out to share. As always, we welcome any member opportunities for case study presentations or site/project tours throughout the year as well.

Lastly, I want to thank the membership for giving me the opportunity to serve as chapter President; it is a great honor. I am looking forward to this year, and hope to see as many of you as possible at the Freeze-Thaw Ball on February 16th. Please reach out to me (mike.payne@becsmd.com), icripittsburgh@outlook.com, or to any other board members, if you have any questions/ suggestions for the chapter or would like to try and become more involved.

Mike Payne

President - ICRI Pittsburgh

ICRI National Convention

The ICRI Fall 2022 Convention in Atlanta, GA is now less than 4 weeks away.

It is time to plan to attend the biggest event in concrete repair this year! Here are 5 excellent reasons to go.

1. Experience three days filled with technical sessions, networking, social events, and committee meetings.

2. Revel in your best opportunity to expand your understanding of concrete repair, protection and restoration.

3. Atlanta is a travel hub and easy to get to from any part of the country.

4. Behind on PDHs now or need more for your next renewal period? Get up to 12 PDHs from sessions at this conference.

5. Join an exclusive group of beta testers and get 6 free months of access to ICRI’s NEW rebar cleanliness app (only those at the Fall event will be eligible). This is the first ICRI digital app designed specifically for the concrete repair industry!

Join us! Its affordable and it’s all about concrete repair and restoration.

Get More Information Here or Click HERE To Sign Up Now!

ICRI Board Votes to Extend Position

Due to the pandemic and it’s after-effects, ICRI National has agreed to allow for local Board Member terms to be extended by one year. The ICRI Pittsburgh will extend the terms of all 8 board positions through 2022 with elections to be held at the end of the year.

We hope to put together a programming schedule for this year that will include technical seminars, an in-person networking event, a golf outing and more.

Thanks for staying with us and here’s to an exciting year!

• ICRI Board of Directors

ICRI Golf Outing (7/16)

Shine up your 9 iron, cause we’re getting back to golfing! The event will be held at Bird’s Foot in Freeport, PA. Shotgun start and a scramble format. Food and drinks afterwards and all the talk about surface prep you can handle!

We’re going to have prizes and good food afterwards too!

Where: Birdsfoot Golf Club 225 Furnace Run Rd, Freeport, PA 16229

Start Time: Shotgun Start at 11:00 AM

Cost: $120.00 per golfer (dinner and drink tickets included)

Hole Sponsorship: $150.00 (Due by June 25th)

Registration Link: Click Here to Register (Registration Must Be Completed By July 9th)

Contact Pat Allen with any questions.

5/4 - Webinar: ACI's Adhesive Anchoring

So you want to hang a 10,000 lb pre-cast element overhead using some epoxy, huh? If so, you probably want to make sure that sucker is installed the right way.

Michael Morrison (Manager of The American Concrete Institute’s Certification Programs) will cover the requirements for Adhesive Anchor Installer certification, and ACI’s newer Post Installed Concrete Anchor Installation Inspector certification programs, as well as both programs connection to ACI 318, Building Code for Structural Concrete. 40+ ACI Chapters and Sponsoring Groups in the United States have added the ACI Adhesive Anchor Installer (AAI) and Post Installed Concrete Anchor Installation Inspector (PICAII) certification programs to their repertoire of ACI certification offerings. The AAI program has been available throughout the US the last 10 years and the Inspector program rolled out late in late 2016 and was then modified and updated in late 2018. This presentation will be of interest to contractors who use these products, engineering firms and agencies that offer inspection services, as well as engineering firms that write repair specifications.

Topics covered in this presentation include:

• Need for the Adhesive Anchor Installer certification program

• How both programs were built and who built them

• Understand the requirements to obtain these certifications

• Understand the process and availability of these programs in your area

• Understand criteria associated with the Post Installed Concrete Anchor Installation Inspector program

Register Here!

ICRI Virtual Spring Convention - 4/21 - 4/22

The International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) is excited to host its Virtual Spring Convention where, over the span of two days, you will experience the best education and networking available to the concrete repair and restoration industry. Each day of convention will consist of technical presentations, product demonstrations, awards and peer recognition, and new insights on the state of the industry. For the first time, ICRI is offering a two-track program, giving participants even more content options. All content will be recorded and available on-demand through ICRI’s Learning Center after the event.

Convention Rates

Early Bird
(ends April 7)

ICRI Members $59

Non-Members$199

Regular
(after April 7)

ICRI Members $99

Non-Members $299

Webinar: Drones and the Construction Community

Join the ICRI Pittsburgh on March 10th at Noon for an exciting webinar on a rapidly emerging technology. Drones offer exciting new possibilities in the construction industry. They can be used for inspections, site surveys, even thermographic imaging. Join Seth Zora, President of Aerdia, for a discussion on what drones can do for the AEC community.

Aerdia’s AEC division supplies aerial data for Architectural, Engineering, Construction, and Inspection projects via 3D-Modeling, Point Clouds, Aerial LiDAR, CAD Overlays, Thermal Data Collection, Photography Inspection Data, Videography, and more.

This will be a proprietary presentation with tons of great information, however it will not count toward AIA Continuing Education.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83499847204

Passcode: 834 9984 7204

LAST CALL: Take Advantage of the ICRI Pittsburgh's CSRT Promotion; Expires January 31!

Marie, Mark and Jeff were among some of the first ICRI Pittsburgh Members to successfully complete the Concrete Surface Repair Technician Training. Who’s next?

Time is running out to get the ICRI Pittsburgh Chapter to give you money for completing the ICRI CSRT Training. Sign up here!

What Is It?

CSRT Education course provides fundamental knowledge and best practices in concrete surface repair. With this online program, you will gain essential information and training from your home or office. Participants will learn about inspection and tests types of concrete deterioration, repair materials and methods, and the requirements for a quality concrete surface repair. Participants who successfully complete and pass all five online training modules and exams, will receive a Certificate of Achievement from ICRI.

NOTE: This is the first step toward receiving a bona fide CSRT Certification, which requires a live video or in person test. Online training can then be applied to take the actual exam at a later date.

Course Content:

Module 1: Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete

Module 2: Quality Requirements

Module 3: Repair Methods and Materials

Module 4: Pre-placement Inspection

Module 5: Post-placement Inspection

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Time Commitment:

The entire course load takes roughly 8 hours. Training is self-paced and can be broken up over several days.

Eligibility:

These discounts are available to the first 50 ICRI Pittsburgh members to register. There is a limit to 4 people per company. You must sign up in the month of January in order to receive the discount and tuition reimbursement.

Discount:

 When registering, members will use discount code “CSRTSTEEL21” during checkout. This will give you a $50.00 discount.

Tuition Reimbursement:

 Once you’ve successfully completed the training, ICRI Pittsburgh will issue a $100.00 reimbursement check to you. Training must be completed by March 31st 2021 to receive the credit.

New Members!

We want new members in the ICRI Pittsburgh! If you join, you can immediately receive all the benefits associated with membership, including the great discount on this training!

Email Jeff Konkle (jeffk@mak-cpg.com) with any additional questions.