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Awards/Recognition:
NC State Students honored at NCMA Mid-Year meeting in Boston.
Frank Werner, Oldcastle Adams Products, has been a instrumental in having NCMA use the CCMA NC State Student Design Competition as a model for the NCMA Student Unit Design Competition. The local competition would not have had the success that it has without the full support of Professor Pat Rand and Dean Marvin Malecha of NC State College of Design.
Due to the support of CCMA members including Adams Products, Johnson Concrete, members from NCMCA and the local design community the NC State College of Design’s program has continued to excel.
Trade Shows:
CCMA was awarded ‘Best of Show’ at the 2008 Spring Home Show in Raleigh, NC where they housed a concrete block home showcasing several eco-friendly home products.
This year’s Ideal Home Show was a big success with hundreds of prospective home buyers educated about Concrete Masonry Framed Homes.
This years' exhibit was designed by builder Greg Messer of Palladium Homes, Richard Saba, CCMA Residential Manager, and Kevin Mangum, builder. The 20 x 40 exhibit, one of over 600, was chosen as ‘Best of Show’ for 2008. CCMA members from Adams, Johnson and Fay Block worked the exhibit along with Gil Summers, Builders: Greg Messer, Kevin Mangum and Joe Carter from Columbia, SC. CCMA employed Guest Celebrity Builder, Kristin Beall, to give the exhibit a special flair with media coverage from TV Carolina News 14 and WPTF radio. CCMA also featured Kristin in two special mini seminars on Saturday and Sunday.
We also promoted the Parade of Homes in the Raleigh Area as three Masonry Framed Homes can be toured featuring Palladium Homes, Bost Custom Homes and Mangum Design Build.
Classic Home & Garden Show in Columbia, SC.
Joe Carter assisting Allied Concrete promote Masonry Framed Homes at the South Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show in Columbia, SC.
Recipient of the 2008 Best of Show award -
in recognition of excellence!
CCMA has just received the Best in Show award at the just concluded Southern Ideal Home Show in Raleigh. The display was advertised as the Green Home and which included several Green Systems and products. Several of our members sponsored and participatedwith Greg Messer, Palladium Homes, leading the way with the construction of this great exhibit. The exhibit was also sanctioned by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association.
Outings:
Seventh Annual CCMA Masonry Promotional Golf Tournament was hosted at Foxfire Golf & Country Club in Jackson Springs, NC. Approximately 50 golfers participated in the golf event. CCMA had a record number of sponsors which awarded the association a net earnings of $7,000 toward masonry promotion funds.
Contests:
South Carolina SkillsUSA Contest was hosted at the Fairgrounds in Columbia, SC. For the 2nd straight year Jared Braveboy, Lake City High, prevailed as the ‘South Carolina State Masonry Champion’. He and his instructor, Calvin Cade, will be the masonry industry's' guest in Kansas City for the National SkillsUSA Contest.
NC School Board Conventions:
Greensboro, NC
Exhibits on masonry demonstrations during their Special Reception.
Thanks given to Doug Drye, Masonry Instructor, Mount Pleasant H.S. and his
students: Josh Britt and Allen Boswell for setting up the Josh Britt of Mount Pleasant High School provides bricklaying tips to Board Member Tommy Blake, Troy, NC.Thanks to Todd Hartsell, Masonry Instructor, Central Cabarrus H.S. and his
students: Jacob Belk, Chris Cook, Ryan Sellers and Joseph Wainwright for providing the masonry demonstrations all day Tuesday.
CCMA Annual Meetings:
Crowne Plaza Resort, Hilton Head Island, SC
Workshops:
CCMA Production Workshop hosted fifty plus at Little River Golf Resort, Carthage, NC. Larry Lott, Southeastern Concrete Products, Chaired the event. Several presentations were presented including those by: Billy Wehunt, Regional QC Oldcastle, Charles Freeman, Carolina Stalite; Chris Nichols, Cemex; Dr. Marshall Brown, ACM Chemistries; Duane Rondeau, Besser; Roy Peterson, Columbia Machine and Jack Terhofter, Besser. CCMA will host this annual event Jan. 25,26 2008 at Little River Resort.
Other:
Concrete Tour Rocks Charlotte, N.C.The 2008 Concrete Technologies Tour rocked Charlotte, N.C. this past weekend. Highlighting the various uses of concrete for residential applications, NABH builder attendees got a first-hand look at the durable and versatile advantages of cement-based building systems. Many participated in the pre-tour event the NAHB National Green Building Program verifier training course taught by the NAHB Research Center’s Don Carr. Not only did participants learn about NAHB’s Green Building Certification Program, they learned that concrete is a sustainable building option because of energy efficiency. To kick off the tour, participants visited two concrete masonry job sites. Followed by other sites using fiber-cement siding, ready-mixed concrete and Insulating Concrete Forms (ICFs), day one provided a hands-on look at the variety of uses and benefits of residential concrete systems. Attendees met with builders currently using concrete to inquire about everything from cost comparison to R-value ratings. Across the board builders raved about the range of advantages.
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